The Blackstone A Renaissance Ht Chicago

... Experiencing numerous adventures, the beautiful landscape, and inspiring culture didn't hurt either. <br><br>If it wasn't for both of our leases ending this summer we might still be in Chicago right now. But when it came down to it, neither of us were committed to signing on to another year in the windy (not to mention crowded, traffic-congested, parking-ticket writing, rat infested....) city. We had talked about our traveling plans with close ...

... other if it were longer and we want to be friends after this and 2) we're cheap! This trip will be a good test for us to see how we would manage being roommates. Yes, we are continuing our quest of really becoming Will &amp; Grace. <br><br>This trip could not come at a better time for us. For those of you who have not heard, Unilever announced last Tuesday that they're closing our office and moving us to New Jersey. The ...

... a tourist attraction which may have had some bearing on it. Tracey got a Chicago dog &#8211;<br>Sausage, huge pickle, hot/spicy green thingys, chopped onion &amp; something else unidentifiable. I got a Green Bay hot dog which is just a basic hot dog but covered in melted cheese. I also ordered Cheddar Fries which is fries covered in...yes you guessed it, cheddar cheese. No wonder we saw loads of heart defibrillators about the place!<br><br>We then walked to the end of the pier, and all the ...

... I turn to Ben and ask weakly, &#8220;Can we go sit in a coffee shop and stare at each other for like 15 minutes?&#8221; I don&#8217;t cope well under the gun. But all told, I have my working visa. <br><br><br>Next step: Ben needs a passport. We&#8217;re now at the point where even expedited passport service is too slow, so I make an appointment with passport services. Evidently, if you need to get out of the country in 14 days or less, or need a foreign visa in 4 weeks ...

... to check out the "Loop" - which is named for the public transit system that Loops around that area... After living in Boston where tourists are treated like, well, pigeons, I was ShOcKeD when 3 different people asked if they could help us find something... Thanks, Chicago, for being so friendly and making us feel so welcome!<br><br>After running the Miracle Mile, a quick freshen up back at the hotel, and a speedy skype session to check on my pup, we headed to Sears (now ...

... the Entebbe to Cairo flight is four hours in a middle seat in economy (when I requested an aisle), and the Cairo to Frankfurt flight is four and a half hours in economy on the bulkhead window, so I can&#8217;t stretch my legs and I&#8217;m sitting next to a nonstop talkative three year old girl and her mother. When I go to the bathroom the little girl manages to spill juice on my seat, so at least for the last half hour of the flight I get to ...

Today is the first day of our big adventure. In our final weeks in Chicago, Tony and I decided to act like tourists and made a list of all the things we wanted to do. Boy, did we make the best of it. IN between Cubs games, we did a bike tour of the city, ran our last race right to the Taste of Chicago, and visited Navy Pier's IMAX one last time. We rode our bikes to virtually every corner of the city, which helped make up for all the wonderful food we ate along the ...

... we decided to skip the city since we don't have enough time to really explore it, and tomorrow we're off to Mount Rushmore. It will take close to 13 hours so that will fill the whole day. I had to take this photo for my fam- a little bit of home in a walmart in indiana Hope everyone is well and hopefully more updates soon! love, Kate

In early June 2005, I flew to London with my father and mother for a spontaneous weekend trip. After debating the night before about trying to go, I booked a hotel and packed for London. At O'Hare, things didn't look promising as there were weather problems causing delays on connecting flights. The gate agent said my odds were bad and when I saw people getting bumped from business to coach, I figured I would be turning around and ...