Last day in Chicago

As one of the really dodgy types (Wales, not Bristol based) I can confirm that, having taken a river tour of some of the architectural highlights, we will be jumping on a train this afternoon for the short journey south to UC.

As the temperature rises outside it becomes easier to think about leaving the city, even the attractions of spending more time in Renzo Piano's fabulous extension to the Art Institute. Maybe the temperature and humidity won't be that different a few miles south, but I will be glad to get away from the sheer volume of ambient noise here, much of it from rickety air conditioning.

Already beginning to think that Ann (Rippin) and I need to do some more rehearsing of our session, which is very much a performance piece -- looks like that's the task for the train journey to Urbana Champaign. Pity the other passengers!