Wandering Wylies

Well this will be our last blog for a good while :( Last night we went up the Empire State Building. The queues weren't too bad. We paid extra to go up to the 102nd floor which wasn't really worth it. The best views were from the 86th floor as it's outside. We got there just in time to see the sunset which was great although the observatory was heaving and you had to really push to get near the edge to take photos. We got some good pics though and Manhattan truly is a sight to behold from above. We went to the top of the Rockefeller centre last time and we would say that you get a better experience up there as it's not so crowded. We went back to our hotel for something ... read more

We arrived in La Guardia at about 1pm yesterday. We took a taxi from the airport to our hotel (Hotel Metro) which is on West 35th Street. It's a really nice hotel without being pretentious. There is a constant supply of fresh coffee in the foyer which pleased Karen. After unpacking we went to an Irish Bar just a few doors down to watch the end of the Spain match and grab a bite to eat. We then meandered up to Times Square which is probably only a 10 minute walk away at normal pace. It was too hot though to do anything but meander. Times Square is a crazy place but a sight to behold. There was a big yoga event going on in Father Duffy square - don't know how they could focus on ... read more

We started writing this blog at Chicago airport while we were waiting for our flight back to Cincy. Rob watched the first half of the England match there... On reflection it was probably good that we flew during the second half. Rubbish. Our last 24 hours in Chicago were brilliant. We didn't leave the hotel until about 1pm on Thursday after a lazy morning watching the Disney channel. We went back to the Eleven City Diner for brunch before wandering round Grant and Millennium Parks for most of the afternoon. It was really hot and sunny so we took it easy and stopped regularly for liquid refreshments - not beer for a change. Eventually we arrived at Millennium Park and had a couple of drinks in the bar and were treated to some free music by ... read more

Chicago is fantastic! We're having a great time here :) We arrived a little behind schedule yesterday and got the train from the airport into town. It took us about an hour to get to our hotel which is right next door to an enormous Hilton and the contrast is funny. Our hotel has hideous carpets in the lobby and Bananarama were playing on the stereo when we arrived. Classy! Despite our initial impressions our room is fine with the biggest bed we've ever seen and the location is good. We quickly unpacked and then headed out to get some lunch. After lunch we wandered across to Millennium Park which is fantastic. The bean/peanut and the outdoor arena are spectacular. There are also some amazing fountains with peoples faces in which spit water at children (and ... read more

Just in case any of you were confused by our last entry we wrote it one day and published it the next :) OK. So yesterday morning we went to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. This is basically a type of Mecca for Americans who are young earth Creationists. There were cars there from all over the States. The whole place is set up to support the view that the earth was created in 6 24-hour days and to disprove Evolution. They assert that the earth is only about 6 thousand years old and give loads of 'evidence' to prove this. Karen overhead one child say 'Mum I still don't understand abortion'. Mum's reply was 'honey you don't understand abortion because we don't believe in it'. One of the weirdest things was that Creationists believe that ... read more