Champaign

After Chicago, our plan was to go to the small town of Springfield, Illinois. We were advised not to. Instead, we should go to Champaign, where there is actually stuff to do. That we did. And this place is just great! This is a college town. Fifty per cent or so, out of a population of around 100000 people, are students. The town is a big campus, or the campus is a small town. There are young, fun-loving, good-looking people all around. The bars are packed on a Tuesday night. The beers are a dollar each. Except for the studying, it’s like being a college student all over.