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Halloween
... auch als nicht gerade unnütze herausstellen. Ich bin also gespannt und werde berichten, ich traue den Medien hier nur eingeschränkt und auch in Deutschland hört man ja nur von katastrophenähnlichen Zuständen. Da man das über Chicago aber auch gehört hat und ich hier (außer "dem bisschen Wind") einfach gar nichts mitbekommen habe, bin ich etwas skeptisch ob der Lage ...
Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town
... Haka-esque cocophony that we think started ‘Birthday, dude… and there after was unintelligible.
Chuck’s other trick was to take us the top of the Willis (or Sears as most still call it) and encourage us to go on the sky deck – a glass bottomed view of the world 103 floors up and only an inch of glass between us and the pavement 1353 feet down. We were both very proud of ourselves and the video is here to prove it. Thanks ...
Chicago Chic
... Elliot and a funny bald man. At one point, Graham Elliot offers a contestant the opportunity to work at one of his two Chicago restaurants. "Hey, we're in Chicago now". Look up,the first restaurant, call the concierge - not open on a Tuesday, bummer. Look up the second, a more casual bistro joint - that is open. So we catch a taxi with a Somalian driver and end up having a great dinner with local beer and shared played of fried calamari, oxtail lasagna and saffron risotto with ...
T-Minus 1.5 Hours
... every which precaution I can think of to ease the pain. It hurts a little to swallow, kind of feels like the early stages of what I had earlier this summer but I REFUSE TO FALL TO YOUR TWISTED GAMES SICKNESS! I am going to Bangkok, and nothing, not even my stupid sore throat can stop me now! We will be arriving in Bangkok about 9:30 tomorrow evening and we are currently picking out our hotel situation for when we get there. ...
Chicago
... and ended up at the Chicago Art Institute. We don't know too much about art, but it was wonderful nonetheless, seeing work by Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet! They also have ancient religious sculptures that date back as far as the 11th century. Fascinating! Continuing to walk along the popular Michigan Avenue, we went to beautiful Millennium Park to see the 'Bean'- an architectural wonder. It's a huge structure in the shape of a butter bean and is made up of stainless steel plates ...