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Cheers!
So I was determined not to update as my laptop is in the shop & I hate writing on a foreign computer (let alone foreign notebooks in random cafe's but that's a whole other story) but I felt the need to as it's Thanksgiving!
I've literally just arrived home from the grandparents house, listened to christmas carols on the drive then fell asleep in the backseat, waking up only when we pulled into the garage. I felt like a little ...
Home
"You know that point in your life where you realise the house you grew up in isn't relly your home anymore? All the sudden even though you have a place to keep you sh*t that ideal home is gone... Like feeling homesick for a place that doesn't even exist." - Garden State
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C-H-I-C-A-G-O
... and of the whole pier. After that I went for a boat ride out on the lake, I figured that I’m only going to be here once so I have to make the most of it and do everything I can. It was beautiful being able to cruise along the water and look at the city as a whole and take everything in.
The walk back to the hostel didn’t take too long and once I was back I was able to collect my bags and check in. I settled myself in and put on some warmer clothes since ...
The Windy City of Dreams
... Ohio House Motel and thinking to myself, "oh that looks like a cheap place, wonder why we didn't book there." So I rang them up, and luckily they had only 1 room left at $139 for 2 nights! AMAZING! So unbelievably lucky, we could have been on the streets!
After settling into our hotel, we then hit the streets of Chicago. Such a better atmosphere than San Francisco, and it was so clean! If that makes sense? Huge contrast ...
Free day in Chicago
... fun we headed back to the hostel for left over pizza and skyping. The wifi here isnt bad provided you get a good spot and stick to it. Unfortunatey my good spot was in front of the door people kept knocking on! Got to speak to Richard (my boyfriend) for a little while before the wifi gives up. There is an internet cafe across the road if you have even less patience than me.
A few hours later and both groups meet to get the red line undergound ...


