So far our honeymoon has been delightful! The flight to Chicago went smoothly. We did wait about twenty minutes on the runway waiting for ORD to clear us for takeoff in Springfield, but otherwise we had no problems. We took a train to the hotel, and of course, line maintenance meant we had to take a bus partway. I’m glad we had my new iPhone or we’d've gotten lost somewhere in here:

The hotel is great; our room is decorated in our wedding colors! The only downside is that it doesn’t have a fridge.

Our first dinner was at Pizano’s; we had a Vegetarian Deep Dish pizza and it was possibly the tastiest pizza I’ve ever had.

For our first full day, we decided to trek to the Museum of Science and Industry. Of course, before we could do that, we had to track down a camera charger, because we got here without ours. Several Radio Shacks later, we ended up at Central Camera, where we got a travel charger for less than we expected. We took a train, and ended up waaaaaay further away from the museum than we thought we would. So, we walked, and walked, and… walked. It was a nice walk, but we caught a bus back! Some cools things we saw:

Dinner was at Singha, a Thai restaurant. The seats were designed to look like tables to kneel at, but you sat just like you would in a chair. One wall was mirrored in a lotus pattern – very pretty. We ordered potstickers as an appetizer and were glad we did; they were delicious and the dipping sauce was sweet and rich. The food was flavorful and filling, but not heavy. Dessert was Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – yum.

Today we walked to the Adler Planetarium and watched the Night Sky Live! show.

Dinner was at Vivere in the Italian Village near our hotel. Ryan had lasagna and I had a spiral pasta and sausage dish that I can’t pronounce. Both were excellent. The interior of the restaurant was sort of oceanic, even though it was all shades of reds and browns. The light fixtures and design of the seats and wall made me feel like we were underwater! Dessert was Baskin Robbins. Mmmmmm.

Tomorrow we’ll tackle the Shedd Aquarium. Stay tuned!