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... do something cheap for the evening. The christmas market was on the way and so we stopped by, enjoyed some Gluhwein (the Chicago'ans are completely unaware of this christmassy spiced drink and seem in complete excitement at it's revelation) and had a ...

... in a hotel which is famous for the creation of the Brownie (an American icon clearly) and is located in the centre of Chicago just off the Magnificant Mile, Chicago's version of Oxford Street.  The food included the likes of Salmon, ...

... paperwork and negotiation, Melanie arrived in Amsterdam on April 6 with 2 cats, a cello and FAR too much luggage. The Chicago airport was relatively easy to navigate due to the availability of porters, but I quickly learned that in the Amsterdam ...

... . It is one of the few parks that is dedicated to preserving the works of humans. Although the Four Corners area of the United States is part of a large Navajo reservation, the Navajo people are only recent residents of the area. Before them lived a ...

... was the first time in America that the heat was a problem. Next day we walked through Lincoln Park & Zoo down to Chicago city centre. We walked down Magnificent Mile where all the posh shops are, saw Sears Tower and Water Tower Place, and visited ...

... place was jumping.A glorious autumn day and streetscapes you could stand back from and get a sense of scale.I had not appreciated Chicago's rich heritage of  architecture and its place in the rankings of the world's tallest/largest etc. We had been ...

... can take it out of you so a quick stop home and then out to a highly recommend Thai restaurant before hitting one of Chicago's oldest blues bars, The Kingston Mines. We had a fantastic night and eventually stumbled home at around 3am...we had to go out ...

... On Tuesday we used our bus passes to have a trip on an 'ethnic tour' which took us through areas just outside the centre of Chicago. We visited Chinatown, Little Italy and Greek Town via a quick stop at Oprah's studios and new shop. Nothing to really ...

... ride. The Forum was the most exciting one to me. While standing in the forum I was thinking like I am in the "center" of Rome. The Forum is were almost everything took place: military campaigns, criminal trials, internal politics discussions, etc. Its ...

The adventure begins.  An early morning flight from Pittsburgh, has landed me here at the Chicago United Red Carpet Club.   What awaits me almost 18 hours from now, has my head spinning.   I didn't sleep last night, by both ...