Motel6 Waukegan/Gurnee/Great Lakes
Travel Blogs from Waukegan
Day one
... hours driving around on our accord. A moment of comedy when we were on the plane waiting to push back, suddenly all the lights went dark and the air turned off, and everything went silent. From the back of the flight attendant say "we'll this is just great." So we made it safely to Chicago, checked into the Hilton, up and at it tomorrow. 18 hrs of ...
The people, the places, the end.
... of the Sikh temple shooting not far from here while remembering the visit we made to the Sikh temple in Delhi and the trip through the kitchen for the communal dinner. And there is the election aftermath here and posturing over the fiscal cliff which triggers many recollections of discussions of politicians and government workers in India.
I tried to compile statistics ...
Night 28: Ruby Slippers
... sheepishly and laughed, "Dere's one dere, Daddy!"
Soon we crossed Tamm bridge and were in the zoo, passing the new south entrance and the Hermann Fountain, full of sea lion statuary. More fake animals!
We did see real Galapagps tortoises, only slightly smaller than the ones in the park across the interstate. We made a beeline got the brand new pinniped exhibit in the middle of the zoo. They were working on it for over a year and I missed seeing the sea ...
Depth over distance everytime, my dear.
... my friends here in Chi-town that bother to read this (if there are in fact any) you honestly must go and see this place. Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, it's worth it, I promise you.
And my Sydney-siders, apparently one of the other 6 in the world is right by you all too. It's not quite as pretty as ours here but then again, it doesn't look like a space ship so it's still pretty high on the beauty list.
I hope I came close ...
An Entry For The Family
... as the dishes clink in the kitchen and the corks go flying out of the wine bottles. When amongst all that chaos, all that activity, there's this lull where a sense of peace descends, and the only thing to do is sit back and observe, revel in the joy of simply being a part of it all. When all over again, the realisation hits that 'this is my life now' and that brings me nothing but happiness.
UPDATE;
The Aunt from California has come ...
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Amenities
- Free parking