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Chilling in Chicago
As most of you know, I don't need much of an excuse to fill up my car's gas tank and take off on an adventure. I'm enjoying life to the fullest! My dear friend Celia gave me the best excuse to go to the Chicago area: she was getting married. So, along with my sister Rosa and her two precious kiddos (Kylee and Salomon) we embarked on a whirlwind of an adventure. I left my home on the morning of Thursday, June 21 and headed to ...
A Searing View (Willising view doesn't work)
... a Picasso. I kept encountering a big group of cyclists and various points who appeared to keep cycling up and down the Loop. They were accompanied by police on bikes and what appeared to be a police helicopter overhead, so I'm assuming it was some form of protest, but it could have as easily been a group of criminal masterminds on bikes who just happened to have been arrested by police on bikes. Who can say.
I worked my way along the ...
Chicago - our observations
... apparently growing trend to advertise some items at their full price. For example, legislation has been introduced to force airlines to advertise the full fare to / from destinations - including taxes. Finance is cheap - very cheap! Especially if you want to buy anything big like a car or a house! I can't remember the exact rates but at the time I think they were below half of what we would be quoted in Australia. Going to any ...
Were off to see the wizard or maybe just the Bears
... same building as where the Obama national re-election headquarters will be....no really, a coincidence....or Karma or something. So we had a great meal and next day found out on our on and off bus about it being the re-election headquarters. The other passengers on the bus cast some strange looks at me as I jumped up in down in jubulation at the news.
Chicago has a beautiful skyline which the pictures you see really ...
We Pray, We're Thankful, We're Blessed !
... to take a few photos of the Cathedral. Waiting about a half block away was Danny, the taxi driver who drove us there. What a guy! What service! I didn't even have to call him! Apparently, he had just arrived a few minutes prior to exiting the church. None-the-less, his service was much appreciated!
On the drive back to our hotel, we engaged a conversation with our taxi driver Danny. We told him we were ...