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Chicago Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Chicago, United States
Chicago and the City of New Orleans
... kind of low-ceiling airport type space—much like Penn Station, actually. * * * The City of New Orleans originates in Chicago, continues through Illinois and onto Memphis and New Orleans. It is, in many ways, a trip through the history of American ...
Journey to Chicago
... ! Enjoyed a few toots before boarding and the flight was just fine, no TV but food not too bad. Arrived in Chicago at 8pm, people have been friendly and helpful from the word go!! Found our hostel easily by using their underground system and thought ...
Chicago
... ! J och J svettades naturligtvis också men på något konstigt sätt var det mig det rann om. Vi åkte mest ner till Chicago down town för att Jakob skulle få se stan, vi spankulerade först runt bland skyskraporna, sedan på piren och till sist ...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to, uh, karaoke
... full service and I drank to their memory. Sleeping out under the stars was fantastic, good idea Yannic I believe... Next onto Chicago which was bloody fantastic. A lovely city that I'd highly recommend to anybody! We mixed up our time wandering about the ...
Chicago
Journal: We went to the science and industry museum for dinner we went to hard rock cafe I had to edit the journal entries a little bit for spelling and grammar I was only ...
O'Hare Airport - Chicago
Chicago, our last taste of the west as we head off on the adventure of our lives. Hand in hand we headed bravely to the international terminal with huge grins: we were leaving the world behind and heading for outer space; from here on in the sky was the ...
chicago
... ". We slept in a cool loft space on a bunch of couches, and the next day went straight to "the Mecca" of Chicago house music records: Gramaphone (2843 N. Clark Street). They have everything there, nearly the whole back catalogue of all these artists and ...
Love Affair with Everywhere--Reflections
... ;and not from the club lounge of a hotel or airport, today, I am writing from my home (well, my adopted 2nd home) in Chicago. It is a perfectly gloomy, well foggy, Saturday morning and I have nowhere I HAVE to be...just yet..and I'm loving it! I am ...
Leaving for Europe
... and peacefulness of Indiana behind for London and all that Europe has to offer. Our plane takes off at 3:45 from O'hare in Chicago and continues to Heathrow in London with a layover in Montreal. Be sure to check your e-mail for updates! The Journey ...
Green Bay - Revisited
... for sandwiches, Addie (Glenn and Cathy's mom, who also lives with them) and her niece Cathy, who visited for the weekend from Chicago, made a salad and a desert dish. So it all came together so easily. The guest list that evening: Jim and Mary - next ...
1/2 dog+1/2 cat + 1/2 rat = ???
... way to Chicago, we sped through Gary, IN (murder capital of the world), not stopping for gas (thanks, John). We arrived in Chicago intact and relieved to be in a real city with metropolitan type people. Our hotel is in a nice location and we have ...
I'm back!
Well I'm back at my house. I miss Germany but I'm still glad to finally be home. Well I guess I better start working on ...
Travel Details
... a cloud and moon guard and a red sheath. It all came to a total of $368.00. It should be arriving at my home in Chicago in about two or three weeks. Day Four. Location-Kyoto This morning. I had a wonderful idea. Kyoto is such a beautiful city, why ...
Chicago, the only real American City
... from the Croatian Radio in Chicago. The beer was good, the music Croatian, no further comments :-) I watched the soccer game UIC Chicago (Tonci's team) against Detroid. It was very exiting as I knew half of the team but UIC lost 2:1 With the ...
Sweet Home Chicago
21-23.10.2010 Torontosta lähdettiin torstai aamuna klo 9 aikoihin ajamaan kohti Chicagoa, navi näytti matkan pituudeksi pikkasen reilu 800km. Kunnon ajopäivä siis tiedossa. Alkuperäisen suunnitelman mukaan, seuraava kohde olisi ollut Detroit, ...
Warm but windy!
... to Fort Worth and all the way up to St Louis it was nice to see the sun on my arrival at union Station, Chicago. Even better, the downtown buildings protected me from the famous (and chilly!) winds blowing down from Lake Michigan during my walk to the ...
Spending Totals
Spendings Total: Budget: $3500 Ticket: -$618 7 Nights in Hostel: -$105 Day 1: -$40 Day 2: -$52 Day 3: -$88 Day 4: -$82 Day 5: -$47 Day 6-7: -$195 _______________ $2,273 Left Over ...
Day after Celtic Thunder
... our R&B division out of Atlanta for a Feb/Mar tour so we'll see! In the meantime, I'll be hanging in Chicago through the weekend - visiting Laura, enjoying the sights and sounds of Christmas with Trina and Karen - then it's off to Seymour to ...
Go Blackhawks!
Arrived in Chicago and spent most of my 2 1/2 hour layover trying to find a public computer where I could access the internet. There were signs everywhere saying that O'Hare now has wifi access throughout the airport and lots of places where people ...
Post day 3, April 26, Change trains, Chicago
... so, but he had boarded 6 cruises ago in Miami and was returning in May for 4 Alaska cruises. Not bad. We arrived in Chicago about 20 minutes early. After checking my large bag to Washington and stowing the smaller one in the First Class lounge I set off ...
Bits and Bobs
Ha Ha!! I smell like a lamb chop! The shampoo and conditioner in the hotel (which is very fancy) has this nice shampoo, but it is called Rosemary and Mint!! Now we are hungry so are going off for brekkie before we amble up the ...
I'm leaving on a jet plane....
... to dwell at the dome, but that's another story. The flight was quick and painless, and as I saw the beautiful Chicago skyline, I glanced at my boarding passes and was delighted to find that I was arriving precisely as scheduled: 6:04 ...
Elation/ Disappointment
... made it to the opening ceremonies of the Gay Games last night. First off, the venue. For those who have never been to Chicago here is a quick description of Soldier's Field. This is a huge stadium somewhat to the south of the city that is a ...
The last of my Ypsilanti trip.
... that slaves did to make their lives better by using old stories passed down and the old WPA interviews. After coming back I returned to Chicago. Thursday I got a little bit of a ride in and visited a friend. My friend has gotten back into RC cars, so I ...
Safe in Chicago
Monday, September 11, 2006 Safe in Chicago 5:00pm Chicago Time Dear Readers: My last leg of this trip is shared with a very personable young man from Texas who is returning from Turkey where his sister married a Turkish man she met in College. It ...
The Itinerary and Bon Voyage
... ) ambitious European itinerary, which I stole from Jon's travel blog. September 9, - I fly from Omaha, NE at 1:30 p.m., arrive in Chicago at 3:30 p.m., depart again at 5 p.m., and on September 10 at 8:30 a.m. I arrive in Paris. Jon gets there an hour ...
the Windy city
... walls, while we where here a band was setting up for that nights performance so we got to hear a little bit before heading on. Chicago was a really cool town with a really good vibe - could have stayed here a little longer but we had to head on the ...