What a great day and trip this was! I hadn't been back in some time and luckily still know one family that has the inside line on tailgates and fun.
We wound-up in a tailgate area they always go to, with friends of theirs all around. AND, the game was amazing (though we watched it from a TV in the tailgate!). It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, as it always was.
We wound-up in a tailgate area they always go to, with friends of theirs all around. AND, the game was amazing (though we watched it from a TV in the tailgate!). It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, as it always was.
After the game ended, I went on a bit of a walk-about around the campus, see some of the old haunts.The first stop though was a new statue for Dick Butkus... pretty cool.
Then onward to Wohler's Hall, and on my way saw the band at the Education Building...
For an extra dash of fun, I wanted to take the underground passage through Main Library to the Undergrad Library... still the same, but actually nicer and more user-friendly now...
... Down, down, down...
Excellent mural and usable tables & chairs now too...
Finally, I pop back up outside...
Hit Foellinger Auditorium and the Echo Point...
And then pop-up to Kam's (which we were told all weekend was closing that Sunday - it should be closed now). And that's not to say I even spent that much time there, but it was a bit of a local legend.
Finish up walking back through the Quad...
And then a little more touring and Illini gear shopping the next morning...
... Stately Altgeld Hall
And I believe this was the English Building... love the entryway brass. You don't see that kind of fabrication anymore.
Awesome trip, still a boring flat drive, I'll be back, no doubt. Maybe I'll pay off my last remaining loan someday too.
