The Biddle House
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The Windy City is Mighty Pretty....
... to filter down to street level. I have to say I found it a bit claustrophobic - not helped by the weather which was unseasonably wet, grey and rather cold. However, the Chicago Union Station was an impressive building and of course there the "the steps...", the steps from the film The Untouchables (dare I admit I have never seen it..... :-( )
We had a great guide on our coach tour (every city stop started with a coach tour) called Mo who kept ...
More waiting... More flying
Landed in Chicago at 1:30 pm. Found our way to the terminal for our flight to Madrid, Spain, then we had a bite to eat at Reggio's Chicago Style Pizza. Yum yum! Just waiting now for our 4:30 flight... Madrid, then Porto... Will be a long flight, but soooo worth ...
From the Big Easy to the Windy City
... good for wildlife spotting as well as a nice view of the lake. We had had more stuff to see in the city centre, but felt rude not going along with his plans and he was a massive train enthusiast so we didn't want to offend him! Anyway the park turned out to be a lovely day out, it was roasting hot so we wandered through the woods in the shade and climbed up really steep and long sand dunes to get down to the lake, where we could see the Chicago skyline in the distance. Our train back ...
First stop - Chicago
HOT!!! Long taxi ride in furnace taxi from hell then finally arrived in Darragh and Ambers lovely air conditioned apartment!
We head out for our first glimpse of Chicago, wining and dining in a Mexican restaurant and then strolling down Michigan Avenue. We try to push ourselves to stay awake as long as possible to avoid the jet lag and finally conk it around ...
Love Affair with Everywhere--Bucket List
... Egypt Angkor, Cambodia Machu Picchu Rajasthan, India Beach Destinations Playa del Carmen, QR (Mexico) Punta Cana (DR) Negril, Jamaica Dead sea, Jordan Best places to escape routine and the big city Mahone Bay/Nova Scotia Charleston, South Carolina Napa Valley, California Dead sea, Jordan Unexpected Surprises Panama Byblos, Lebanon Khao Yai National Park, Thailand Seven Wonders of the World (new)--this obviously requires ...
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