Okay! Finally! Ready for some good times. New haircut (same shirt). As of this morning, I have my plane ticket(s) and after a brief moment of possible homelessness in Buenos Aires, I have a place to stay! Thank goodness for email and Blackberry(s)!!!! Trying not to overpack! I am determined to only go with two small bags! Of course, it's the sho...

We saw the city by foot, by bicycle & by boat!  This was a pretty cool day & we particularly enjoyed the bike ride.  We got to stop at most of the places of interest in the city that would have taken us 3 days to get to otherwise!  We strongly recommend the bike ride (esp. with Bobby's bike) as well as the boat tour which ...

Revved up the day with a 14 egg hunt to jack the kids up on chocolate.  Hopped on the bus to go to Lincoln Park Zoo. Absolutely excellent...and free!  This city is very easy to navigate and the bus system is straight forward.  (I'd like to go on the el loop next ime here).  Back to Omni then off to the Drake for Tea at 3.&nbs...

5/1/05 Well after a short flight to Chicago our Singapore flight was rescheduled for the next morning. We spent the night in an airport hotel (I had a parlor smoking room - basically a cot and a bar area). We made the most of it and ordered deep dish pizza, Giordano's, to the hotel bar! http://www.giordanos.com/ But can you believe they don't do...

We wake early in the morning and leave IA to head towards Chicago for a full day. During this day, we plan to visit the Sears Tower, meet up with Armen's friends Lisa and Amy, and attend the Taste of Chicago. We probably arrive around 10 or 11 in the morning and leave after dark, as there is a 4th of July fireworks preview this evening.