Sunday, I woke up before Liz and did a drive-around and followed US-14 into Chicago for awhile. Afterwards I went to Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles, one of the first shopping centers built in the US, dating to 1950.
Went to Target and bought Greatest Hits CDs by Cheap Trick, Martina McBride and Judas Priest and an interesting one by the Dropkick Murphy's, Irish music with a heavy edge. Target opens into the mall so took a walk around it as well.
We then drove into Des Plaines, Illinois, and ate at the Choo Choo Restaurant where a model train brings your order to you. Quite an experience. I don't know who enjoyed it more, the little kids or adult kids.
Then went NTNing to Cheeseburger in Paradise, located a couple blocks from the Choo Choo and then up to Frank's in Northbrook which is part of the Algauers Restaurant/Hilton Hotel. Our wedding rehearsal dinner was held at Algauers back in August 1973 and we had never been back since then. We had never played at either of these places.
The rest of the day, we took pictures of homes and apartments Liz and I lived in over the years, including ones in Rolling Meadows, three in Palatine, one in Vernon Hills, one in Round Lake Beach, and the current one.
We also had a shake at Photos in Palatine which is on the site of the old Burger King that I worked at going through high school and some of college.
Lots of Stuff for One Day. --RoadDog
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