We didn't go out this morning until midday and by now the temperature was 31c with 70% humidity. The first stop was to get some lunch at Popeye's Chicken in The Loop, Popeyes chicken is supposed to be really good but we could have easily not found something better to eat around here like one of the many food trucks that line the streets of this area.
We then caught a bus to the start of the most famous road in history, Route 66. Depending on which way you are travelling this could be the start or the end of the journey and a 2448 mile trip. Over the years the Chicago end of the route has moved due to the traffic flow being changed but it has always remained within a block or two of here. Who knows, one day we may even end driving this road eventually.
We then jumped on a bus to the very end of Grant Park to Agora Statues which one of the oddest things I've seen. It consists of 106 pairs of legs or more exactly headless and armless bodies but to me, it's more just like legs. Each pair stands 9 foot tall and were designed by a Polish artist in 2006 and are on a permanent display in the park, the iron that they are made from wasn't treated with anything so were allowed to rust which add to the rippled texture of them.
You can't help thinking that they are going to start chasing you at any moment.
Just round the corner was a Trader Joe so got a drink from there while we were waiting for the bus, the heat now was starting to get silly now, there was no shade here and it was a newly laid pavement so the heat just reflected back up to you which made feel like it was over 40 centigrade.
Eventually, the first of two buses we would catch turned up to take us to Union Station to see where they filmed The Untouchables, shame that there was refurbishment work going on so you can't see the famous staircase from the movie unfortunately it was closed off due to construction work. It really is a grand old station, these buildings fascinate me as so much time and money went into them when they were built in the grand old days of steam. We came out the back part of the station the headed along Wacker Drive pasted the bottom of the Willis Tower to look at some of the old buildings around there like the Merchant Building.
The heat and humidity were starting to get to me now so it was time to get on a bus back to the hotel. At least the air-conditioning works on the buses here so that was a nice cool ride back.
