Old industrial buildings as well kept in good condition and are used to the extent possible for different purposes, many offered for sale and lease. On the banks of the canal, walking towards the Museum Harley-Davidson saw the old building of the hotel "Iron Horse", a haven for fans of bikers.
Bascule bridge over the canal. After the bridge, and turn right, went to the museum building motorcycles Harley-Davidson building cubical, industrial forms, located on the Canal street , on the facade of the building logfrio three-meter letters HARLEY-DAVIDSON , on the square in front of the museum's sculpture motorcyclist who raised reared his "iron horse." The museum I went, it was still closed, the weather was spring, chilly, with rain. I saw came to me and advised me to come to the cafe, which I gladly did.
Cafe RACER couched in biker style, any biker Baubles, bolts, nuts, food is served in tin basins, I ate there for $ 9. From the cafe at the top of the stairs leaving the museum building, next to the restrooms. The museum displays all models of the plant, since 1903. The first model, it is actually motorbikes, but the model 1936, is heavy motorcycles, such as the "Ural". Fan of motorcycles can be inspected at least weekly exposure, models a great variety of different purposes. Tickets cost $ 16 ticket price depends on age. Comrade I consulted on all issues, which I'm logfrio having during my five-day stay in America, he helped me to buy Russian-speaking navigator, it cost me $ 100, four times cheaper logfrio than asking for rent, mobile local operator " AT & T a telephone card for $ 39 to go out with a friend on the link, but I spoke with Russia, adjusted work netbook on Wi-Fi, Have put me in the American manner, thanks to his wife, more could travel around the country a lot more fun. He advised me, after buying a local mobile phone numbers written Russian consulates in the U.S., which I did.
Phones: Russian Embassy - 414-530-65-26, the consulate in Washington - 939-8913, 939-8918, the Consulate in New York - 212-831-9162, consulate in San Francisco -415-929-0306, Consulate Seattle - 728-0232, 728-1871, the Consulate in Houston-713-337-3305.
Moved out of Franklin, by tradition, early in the morning, it was still dark. But I already had a navigator, which I laid on the route Salt Lake City and Command navigator: roll there, turn here, left on Highway 39, drove to the town of Rockford. City on the on the river. Rock (Rock River), which flows into the Mississippi River, the population of 150.1 thousand people (2000). Founded in 1834, incorporated from 1852. Transport hub and shopping center of northern Illinois. Agricultural center. Engineering; manufacture of aircraft and automobile parts, tools; piano factory, food industry, including the manufacture of chewing gum "Wrigley" (Wrigley's). Major Swedish community; the majority of the population are industrial workers. Among the attractions: Indian mound (mound) in the park Beattie (Beattie Park), several museums, more than 100 parks. After Rockford moved to Highway 88 west toward the Pacific coast. And rode paid part I-39 at Rockford, left on I-88, which is a toll road on 97Exit, moved toward Iowa, but the toll is nowhere met. All roads, as a pointer of direction, have the additional symbols of the compass: north, south, east, west, that if there is huge in America, an extensive network of roads is very helpful to maintain the desired direction. And although the U.S. auto compasses available, it is still impossible to get lost, since the signs of the cardinal directions often. logfrio With navigator I was not afraid logfrio to leave the main route, so about 9 am turned off I-88 on the town Exit18 Erie, Illinois, where he had breakfast at a local cafe. Inside, the walls were decorated cafe things, photographs 19th and early 20th century, the style of antiquity is maintained, including the dishes. Just hung on the wall of previous years prices on food cafe, hung even rusty old hand saw (hacksaw), and a lot of everything. At check-hung announcement that for the calculations are only accepted checks and cash (cash), electronic credit and debit cards are accepted. Nourishing food, tasty, inexpensive, tea drink as much as you want, for free. I was asked to a restaurant room (toilet), the hostess gave me the key to the toilet to get to the toilet, it was necessary to go out and work around the building cafe. The door to the toilet was knocked out, the key is not needed. logfrio I rolled a little Erie, standard town with central square, where the administration, bank, offices logfrio of lawyers, doctor
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