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Our chilly walk around Harlem took us past this sacred spot. Ella won amateur night here in 1934.

Gasped at the “chocolat” prices, then headed over to Macy’s for American chocolates. My Valentine flies in today.

View from my Midtown Manhattan room. Arrived at Penn Station this evening, almost 1,400 miles into my train journey.

Posted from this downtown Cleveland Holiday Inn Express. Breakfast, war, and rock and roll.

2:05 a.m., Cleveland. 20-minute walk to my hotel along empty streets.

Explored Tiffany art glass, including this dome at a Chicago Macy’s. (I’m looking up, 6 floors below the dome.)

A contrite email: “We overbooked, we pay for a 4-star hotel.” (My hotel tonight: Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton, $0.00.)

Mile zero of 2,700 Amtrak miles. Posted about the first leg of the journey.

My walking path today: the surface of Lake of the Isles. Next time I visit the lake, the path will be gone.

Sunday: the Empire Builder departed Portland, Oregon. Tuesday: I’ll board this train when it reaches St. Paul.

[Lazy writers insert “Iconic” here] Spoonbridge. Skaters were packing up as I walked past today.

Posted explaining how I’ll travel light despite a wide range of temperatures and activities.

The sun came out and the fresh snow slid off the tree.

Soldered a solenoid for some after-school fun with my nephews. Their joy would be complete if it made vulgar sounds.

Loaded maps for the entire USA and Japan onto this card, with room for 10 times as many maps. I like to travel light.

Lake of the Isles today: Ice-Henge. Various structures are being unveiled on the lake for tomorrow’s Luminary Loppet.