One more day

On our last day of vacation we were driving from St Charles, Missouri to our home in Michigan. This took us through Springfield, Ill, where Abraham Lincoln lived before he became president, and where he is buried, so of course we had to stop there!

Here is the home.  It's been restored to look like it did when he left to become President.  It was much smaller when they moved in and had a few additions done while the family lived there.

The plaque on the front door.

 This is the front parlour.

 The black furniture was the actual furniture the Lincolns used.

 The dining room.

The room where the family sat in the evening.

Abraham and Mary's bedroom.  It was said they he often had trouble sleeping.  Our guide said if her room had wallpaper like that, she would have trouble sleeping too!

 His shaving mirror and chest.  Bob noticed the the mirror was up over his head as we walked past, showing how tall he was.

 This is his desk.

The kitchen.  They said this is the actual stove, and that Mary Lincoln wanted to take it to the White House because she liked it so much.

 

They restored not only the Lincoln house, but the neighborhood as well.  It was very interesting to walk around.  It felt like we had stepped back in time.

 The sidewalks were wooden.

After we left the home, we drove a short distance to Lincolns tomb.

It's quite a monument!

 You walk inside and here is his stone.

 Apparently during WWII, soldiers started rubbing his nose for good luck.  You can see by the shine, it's still happening!

Bob rubbed his nose too, but it didn't seem to help us out.  A short time later we were stuck in horrible traffic, trying to go around Chicago.  :)

We got home, safe and sound around 6:30 that evening.  We had such a good time, and are thankful for safety and all the beauty we saw.


Recap of the trip:
Miles driven: 2, 289
Cost of gas for the whole trip:  $168.86
Strange roadkill along the way: 2 coyotes and 2 armadillos
Days we were gone: 8
States we were in:  Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Special people we saw along the way: Andy, Nikki, Lynn Doughty, Susan Joyce, Max and Mariah
Blessings and memories:  too many too count!