Chicago We finally arrived in Chicago despite the horrendous traffic(Im glad we arent driving in New York!)We said goodbye to the monte at the airport and hopped on the subway to our next hostel, in the Lincoln Park area of the city. We were amazed at how clean Chicago was compared to New York. The Navy pier was our first tourist spot, the air show was on last weekend so we watched them practising for it over lake Michigan. The pier was full of restaurants , boat moorings and kids things. A lot better than the piers back home!Sadly while we were there I found out my auntie mavis died, it was such a shock that I spent ages in a daze, its times like this that you want to be back home more than ever.
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