Iowa

After Chicago, we had a nice, short drive to Iowa (only 5 hours!), which was great. We were welcomed with open arms by Mike's aunt and uncle. Thanks Paula and Nasser!

Goodbye Chicago!

Didn't this used to be by our old apartment?

Beautiful library in Des Moines

They sure have some interesting statues here!

Yup.

So nice to eat in this restaurant! 

They have some wonderful cycling trails here.

Complete with ice cream socials on the side!!! I could hardly believe our luck. 

The BBQ queen

Yummy!! 

Facetime!

And off we go! Going to make it home in 2 days.

Chicago (one of the top places)

Chicago is a beautiful city and we loved exploring there! It's definitely one of our top places to return to...we did experience a bit of its wind though! I'd need a hat if I lived there.

Looks tropical here...is this really Chicago?

Love the architecture here...saw this is on the architecture cruise (thanks for the tip Christine and Paula).

Their 2 level streets make things very efficient.

Just off to my local wine store (err, pharmacy). 

Free performance

We seemed to be the only ones concerned about this situation.

View from the Hancock building

Oh dear, yet another one (free too). 

One of his humps was bent. :(

The best healthy food chain ever (also found them in Washington, DC). That's Mike juicing it up. 

Hotel lobby...look up!

There it is! We've travelled this whole country and we finally see an Avigilon camera!