Eugenie Terrace Chicago

... place was a mad house as it seemed like everyone from the town was in here eating dinner. Coming from Texas, it was a bit different for us to see that there were many groups of people eating at the same table with others that weren't with them. We are used to a big group eating at one table, but here it was typical to see four groups of people eating at a round table and not know each ...

... Thank you' to her, she would reply with a non-committal “Mmm-hmm.”
Oh well, maybe she was having an off day...



Arrived in Chicago at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel at nearly 6, after navigating some pretty serious traffic(makes Auckland rush hour look like a slow day in Kaitaia) – well done Fred! Kids happy to have a swim in the heated pool, and the Chicago specialty of Deep Dish Pizza for dinner – yum!

... CBD streets. Whilst cool and unique it also covers up numbers on the buildings which would have been useful for determining where I was. I finally found a number and remembering what I read about Chicago's street numbering system (thank you memory) I knew I had some distance to go. Eventually I found the number and headed down a lane into an oncoming car. Awesome. Having driven around an hour and knowing I'd followed the arrow properly I wasn't giving way and proceeded to push ...

... We checked into the Amtrak first class lounge; did a little shopping at CVS and it was time to board the City of New Orleans to Memphis. When we got to our sleeper car we were told that there was a problem with our room so we would be in room A instead of room E. Later a conductor showed me why the room change, the door to the room was broken. It was 7:30 and we were hungry.
Chicago, Illinois, United States greg-mary-scott

... addition to the majority of her friends, owns one pair of shoes, very few outfits of clothes, and no money to pay for an education. Once I arrived back in Chicago at the end of the summer, I knew I had to help her out. The one thing Witness and her friends asked for was to attend a good school. Although they sat with me, amazed with such simple technology as a watch or even a mirror, that did not really matter to them. Over the past school ...

... industry, president Obama may get a complaint letter from us. ;)

We are now in the SAS business lounge at Chicago O'Hares international terminal. It's a perk of the Volvo experience, and it's very, very relaxing. We're looking forward to a long flight and hopefully the kids will get a decent nights sleep. Next stop, Copenhagen.

... I had to eventually leave the MM and do what a tourist does best, and that is start doing tourist-y things! In no particular order, I started a walking tour of ...

... to the domestic departures.

we grab a sandwich and set waiting to be told that all flights to the midwest was delayed.
we nothing to do lots of bags and kit carrying we could go far.

Ohare is one of the most less entertaining airports in the world there nothing to do a few shops to buy candy and a few food places thats it

... in the station so that I could call Ingrid in Skillingaryd (pronounced "Shilling-uh-rid") and give her an estimated time of arrival. Public phones are rare as hen's teeth in Sweden, but fortunately I was able to find a few. I had to try three of them though before I found one that worked. Ingrid's English was passable and I was able to let her know I would be about 2 hours later than previously expected. I went and bought a ticket on the Swebus express ...

I've been to Chicago numerous times and I'm a big fan of the architecture in this city. Downtown is full of skyscrapers built in the early 20th century. In the last few years a good number of modern buildings have popped up everywhere, resulting in an incredible skyline. Because my annual trips here are related to a very busy show that I ...