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Jazzy blues in the "Windy City" of Chi-town!
... District’ where more money exchanges hands than anywhere else in the world, and has also been the set for countless movies - Batman Begins, Transformers 3, Home Alone: Lost in New York (strange). We wandered the streets of the glamorous ‘Chicago Theatre District’ with lit-up ‘Goodman Theatre’ amongst others, and sculptures by Picasso and Miro. Nearby ‘City Hall’ is a perfectly stunning example of ...
Christmas in Chicago - Part 2
... mix with salad) a large entree with all the normal christmas trimmings and a plate of desserts (photo attached for typical arrangement); but then we were full. We had eaten all we could, The meal had taken a good couple of hours and had included about 3 refills of our champagne but in that same time our neighbouring table had managed to down at least double the food quantity. They weren't even the big sort of Americans - they were normal size.
We waddled ...
Chicago International Film Festival & Sightseeing
... me off at the nears blue line train station to take into the
City. I had to transfer at Jackson to the red line to Fullerton and
then find my way to the "Getaway Hostel" in Lincoln Park. It was a
huge hostel, allowing alcohol, which is not usual, but lots of age range
of people and again with free breakfast, same as Avenue but no eggs!
As the Chicago Marathon was happening last weekend I could ...
Late plane
... me, and like the "cow" I am per carol I layer out on them. But the chicken on the plane was bad, and I "took a funny turn" and turned white, nausea, near fainted, all wet with sweat. Carol was worried she would be running a code, lord help me. All was ok. DO NOT EAT THE ...
Heading West!
... Divide, crossed Donner Pass (where in poor judgment) we all remarked about what they might be serving in the Dinning Car.
We glided by the twists and turns of the Colorado River! For hundreds of miles, we were mooned by rafters!. Of course we were all glued to the windows, looking for "old ...


