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It was a short drive, only three hours, as we traversed the Illioins "corn plain" and into Springfield. The only purpose for our visit was to be close enough to Chicago that our friends Nettie and Dennis could drive down to visit. We found a great spot at the state fairgrounds, just north of downtown. It was pretty, but we had great services for $25 a night. This made up for this few $70 nights that had us over budget.
The fairgrounds were closed but all of the spaces were open. Huge exhibition halls, animal stalls, and lots of open space made for an interesting daily walk for Bobbie. I rode my bike a few times. We were also across the street from the cemetery where Lincoln's tomb can be found.
Nettie and Dennis drove down on Sunday and we had a really lovely lunch and spent lots of time catching up;. It was great to see both of them. They were at our wedding...and although we see Nettie every other year on our travel club tours, we had not seen Dennis face to face for 18 years.
We visited the Lincoln museum. The library was not open to the public. We had a free small group tour of the Old Capitol building. We and a woman with three kids made up our group and our guide was great at keeping everyone apart. We treated ourselves to an inside lunch at a nice restaurant where only five tables made up the dining room. Well-spaced out and only three tables being used, we felt safe and the food was great. This was the third time we have eaten inside a restaurant since March 2020.
Across the street were the governor's mansion and the Dana Thomas House, an Frank Lloyd Wright design. We tried with no luck to see either. The rest of our short visit was spent wandering the history area of downtown Springfield.
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