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Chicago Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Chicago, United States
Day 9 - Leaving for ChiTown!
Today was the day that me and Mary would be leaving Munich to go back to our good old home town of CHICAGO!!!! Yay, I'm so excited to be seeing all of my family and friends, I miss them so much!!! We went down to have some breakfast after making sure we ...
Day 10 - HOME!
Today I said goodbye to Mary and watched her take off with her family. Shortly after that I found myself being greeted with so much love from my family. I went home, talked about my trip, gave out souveniers, did my homework because school starts soon, ...
The Southwest Chief
... briefly at a Starbucks right outside of Union Station. We also had lunch at some Irish Pub (Dylan's?). Irish pubs in Chicago...silly. Nick really liked the spaghetti. --Celeste P.S. We both really need showers. We did, however, change our shirts ...
Chicago Marathon
... for trucks (60) and cars (70) makes for a frustrating drive. So finally - after more freakin' road construction - we got into Chicago at about 2:30. Well actually, as Jesse and I were unaware, it was really 1:30. For some reason neither of us expected a ...
Night out with the buds-Chicago Style
... was told about "Kelly" ron and tom's new BFF however we had never met. Glad we did as she is the ambassador to Chicago, stunning Italian with some Native blood running like fire through her veins. And yes kids her blood runs thick, as gold. The ...
Here we go!!
It's finally here. And we are ready. What a hectic last couple of days but, with God's help, everything is done and we are ready to head for the airport. Thanks to all who are praying. We'll keep this updated as much as we can so you know where we ...
The journey Begins
... arrived at the Quality in about 7:20 pm; Bev, Mac, & Barbara arrived about 10 minutes later and we drove to the Old Chicago Restaurant down the road for supper. Had a good time and good food Got dropped back off at the hotel about 9:30 and organized ...
Grand Finale
... 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 ...
Back to IU
I went back to Indiana University for another semester. And if you're wondering why I used Chicago for my location, it's because I want the lines between the U.S. and the rest of the world to have a central hub. If you don't like it, too bad I use O'Hare ...
Chaotic Conditions In Chicago
... longest ever. And the weather conditions didn't exactly make it any better. My flight had gotten a bit delayed before arriving in Chicago, but I knew I still had plenty of time before my next flight. It snowed heavily as we landed safely on the runway, ...
One more day
So this is my last day in the US for a year! It's really strange actually. I really love Chicago! I wish I could see my family before I leave. I'm going to spend some of the day in the city, I really have to do laundry and pack but.... it hasn't really ...
Arrive in Chicago
Alrighty I arrived in Chicago and it was fairly uneventful prepped for a VERY long flight to ...
The Windy City
... city in Norway, our expectations were quite high. We got slightly dissappointed though, the wind wasn't much to brag about! The city Chicago on the other hand, was great! We had no idea what to expect, and found everything to be a pleasant surprise. ...
The Windy City
... the beach area on the lake where we took a relaxing walk and watched walkers, cyclists and fitness enthusiasts doing their thing. Chicago is definitely an American city that sits apart from the rest and has many assets that make it a pleasant, ...
Ready, Set,, Go
Dear Diary. Today is March 15th and I am going on my trip to Rome. I started off with $5,500 (not that much money but I have to manage). I bought my plane tickets from Northwest Airlines ...
Day 1 Wednesday 21 July 2010
... , orange juice, bagels, toast, cream cheese, jams and oranges. We started off the day by going for a walk along the Lake, Chicago is just such a beautiful place, a city on the water, just stunning. We then set off the a baseball game which started at ...
Day one
Here we are sitting in Chicago waiting to board our plane to Hong Kong. The first leg on this adventure was not without drama. We started out in front of a kiosk which totally baffled two intelligent people until an attendant showed us we were trying to ...
Sweet Home, Chicago!
... in the jungle a few days ago? isn't this the middle of april? what's going on here? after a wonderful meal at chicago joe's, one that was actually full of flavor, we arrived home. mom and dad had come over and set the furniture back ...
Home
"You know that point in your life where you realise the house you grew up in isn't relly your home anymore? All the sudden even though you have a place to keep you sh*t that ideal home is gone... Like feeling homesick for a place that doesn't even ...
Human Beings
"We are not human beings having a spiritual exerience. We are spiritual beings having a human exerience.' - Since I am in Chicago, I might as well give the Oprah show some love. ...
wait...where am I???
sigh. you know that feeling after a really great trip, you just don't want to let it go. The end of the trip was a whirlwind of travel and planerides, yuck...but 4 more stamps on my passport, yes! (got a little competition going ...
Chicago - Day 2
... from up high I went and looked at the city on the ground starting with Michigan Avenue which is the main Street in Chicago. After walking into Nike-town I visited a few other Chicago shops and then visited Michael Jordan's Restaurant bought a few things ...
Last Minute Packing
So it's midnight and I have spent a leisurely and organized day preparing for my journey. Sort of. By 9:00 p.m., I had packed ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. But with Paul's help, I was able to pack everything I will need for my five-week trip into one ...
Love Affair with Everywhere: Packing....
... it's a 15 hour flight to Dubai, taking the tube to work in London or Millenium Park on Tuesdays in the summer in Chicago. I must say, when I was sitting on a bus in London reading Shantaram on my Kindle and the guy next to me was reading the same ...
One week to go...
So, we have one week until take off. Today, after studying 12 hours for torts (and yet, I still am unsure about damages-guess I shouldn't have watched that awful Madonna has a baby with a gay man movie on TBS) Bridget and I spoke on the phone and this ...
Ah...The Red Carpet Club...
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 ...
Packing, or getting ready
My dad always plans trips when we're on them. So, then we don't have to worry about tickets or the hostels we're staying at. My large, yellow backpack is ready and so is everything else. We're leaving on Saturday to go to Shanghai. My backpack ...
Star Alliance Gold
... to buy something to read on the ride over or else I might go nuts looking for something to do. I sat next to a Canadian hippie on the ride from Chicago to Montreal over. I don't think he spoke very much English, but he said 'thank you' after using my ...
San Soo Gab San!
Being super lazy again and only adding pictures for now. Will update with an entry sooner or ...