The Windy City

Trip Start Oct 30, 2006
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Trip End Dec 24, 2006


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Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Next stop is Chicago, which i heard great things about and was so excitied to arrive at after our small town dose. After our 10 hour  train ride we arrived at Union station right in the heart of Chicago's financial district, we arrived at around 4:30pm and as soon as we started walking to our hostel this city had a great feel about it, reminding me slightly of New York, people walking the streets that were lined with snow and ice, bars, students and feeling very safe on every street we turned.
The hostel is the largest in America accommodation 500 people and doubling as a student centre for the colledge accross the road. It was right in the heart of Chicago.
Ed and i  viewed the city at Sunset from the Sears Tower (tallest building in the world) and then enjoyed a free Brazillian meal cooked by some students on the first night and a few rounds of ping pong.We headed to the local bar for a few drinks with a couple from Madison Wisconsin who ran the local hostel there and a guy from Atlanta Air Jordan
Air Jordan
 . It was a very intellectual convo on teaching and US politics so Ed and i tuned out and continued drinking the pitchers and nodding occasionally. Nice people but dead boring!
Next day Ed, Me and the Atlanta guy ( who had a soccer accident and was on crutches) walked slowily around Millenium Park admiring the Architechture and the bean which reflects the skyline in the shape of a jelly bean, amazing. we then walked the Magnificent Mile lined with ritzy shops to Hancock tower for another view of the city. This is the coldest i have been and probably ever will be in my life... with temps in the day of minus 6 plus wind chill factor (they call it the windy city!) we headed to thaw out in shops and lobby's every 20mins before the pain became to great we decided chillin at the hostel would be much more fun. We signed up for a Jazz and Blues show at a famous Blues Club (whre it all started)) Blue Chicago for some great music and onto a nightclub for lots of fun and memory loss. I loved that stage gold plated it was built for me to dance on (no pics sorry).
My second fave city on the east coast Chicago is definatly a city i would like to spend more time in, mabye in summer when its not so bloody cold!. Enjoy.
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