Indiana wants me, but Chicago, Chicago calls.

Our car trip began at about 9:40 after we had our breakfast in Ann Arbor. Of course, we launched into a very raucous "Gary, Indiana" as we passed said city - a rite of Indiana passage! We stopped later in Indiana to get gas (thanks to Nancy's gas buddy app - saved $.12 a gallon - Wahoo!!) and had a sandwich at Starbucks.  I drove the nasty Chicago drive, which wasn't that bad, and we arrived in Evanston at about 3pm CDT. With a few minutes turnaround time, we got gussied up to drive into Chicago for dinner and a show at Second City, the world famous comedy club.

Because we got to our destination with some time to spare, we walked down Wells Street in the section called Old Town - lots of outdoor seating for the many restaurants.  We ate indoors because our restaurant was in direct sun.  The meals were really great - Bistro Margot offered two different 3 course prix fixe menus, one of which involved way more choices than the other, so we both went with the multiple options.  We also ordered a delicious white Bordeaux -- can't get any better to go with a French meal!  

Escargot

Roasted duck breast

Warm apple tart

Here we are enjoying our meal!

After dinner, we walked up the street to Second City.  The show was hilarious: rehearsed vignettes along with improvisations.  The show had 3 sets, lasting 3 hours!!!  We both felt that the improv could have been cut back a bit, but it was thoroughly enjoyable.

Nancy navigated us back to Evanston, and we arrived back at our hotel at midnight after a very full day.