Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel
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Short Weekend in Northbrook Continued...
This morning we let Mom and Dad sleep late - 9am! They were thrilled. We went back to the pool for another round of swimming. After that, we took the hotel's shuttle to the Chicago Botanic Garden. There, we went to the Art Festival and walked around the gardens for a bit. We went back to the hotel and had lunch and did some more shopping before …
Short Weekend Getaway in Northbrook, IL
This afternoon, we took a short ride up to Northbrook to the Renaissance Chicago. We checked in and spent some time checking out the hotel and the grounds. We then went swimming in the indoor pool for a while. Andre, for the first time, enjoyed swimming. I had a great time too! After our showers, we were heading to Northbrook Court (a mall) but I …
HOME AGAIN
Home safe and sound. Hope you all enjoyed the blog. Thanks for the many comments.
One of Rogan's photos was chosen to be featured on Travelblog.com. They said they would notify us when it is up. I'll notify you as well.
We have another adventure planned in the coming weeks. Look for it.
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Gimme two slices of Chicago.
... restaurants, and shops all revolving around Wrigley Stadium the home of the Chicago Cubs.
Shelly, not being content with a Cubs hat, decided to head to the merchandise store and load up. Emma tagged along with Shell, while Mike and I had a beer in one of the bars. So there was about 20 or 30 rowdy Cubs fans and then me with my dorky Giants hat on... I managed to avoid a bar fight, unfortunately (that may have made this entry more exciting).
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The never-ending day of travel
... hostel to the airport, I was reminded that the bus driver to the volcano yesterday was singing along with 80s Spanish power ballads for most of the trip, which was pretty phenomenal.
- The Miami airport failed. We had to wait on the airplane for 40 minutes while they figured out what was wrong with the walkway/gate thing. Apparently there was a gap and it wouldn't move any farther. The pilot kept ...