Continuing on our Fall break adventure, we drive to Springfield. Now, you see, a place called Springfield has a lot of competition from other Springfields. So what were we thinking picking this one out of the batch to grace with our presence? Well, lucky for it and all its inhabitants it was on our way. But with all this competition, how could it possibly measure up? Oh you would be surprised, this little city/town, not sure what they call it here, compared to HK village, I'll go with village. This little village, of 117,352 people and about 35 statues of Lincoln and 100 buildings named in his honour, was magnificent. We arrived on the perfect day.
Lincoln... one of the 3 billion in this city
Old Capitol
New Capitol! And look! It's Lincoln!
So it's beautiful, it's early. We walk around the little city, sorry, village, and see some of the famous sights. And on our way back to the car we decide to see the main road where... Farmer's Market! Oh, this get's better and better.
There's a dog the size of a Smart car, people are really friendly, live music playing, and the sun is shining. This just can't get any better! But, oh it can. We get to a cafe and have breakfast and as we walk back to the car we discover a vintage store selling old CDs and video taped and games and stuff. It was awesome, I felt like an 8 year old again. It was like travelling back in time, before computers, before MP3 players, before the iRevolution. It was calming. But all good things must come to an end so we continue on our trip towards Chicago.
No comments:
Post a Comment