Blogs from Illinois, United States, North America - page 124

Overnight bus journeys are not the way forward - especially not when you have a two hour delay in Detriot in the middle of the night! Anyway....we made it to Chicago and arrived at our hostel - I don't think there are words to describe it! On the plus side, it was clean(ish) and two blocks from the subway but on the down side you couldn't lock the door to your room, there were no lockers to keep your stuff, the showers were on a different floor and we had some mad woman in our room who held a conversation with herself all night long! Happy days. So, we have spent as much time as possible outside of the buggy hostel and in hot and humid Chicago. We have been on a boat tour up the ... read more

After 2 dull days driving through Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois, we came to the end of our USA travels, back where we started 6 weeks before in Chicago. We were tired, sweaty and very happy after driving 11,000 miles, seeing some incredible sights and getting a really good taste for life in this great country. Approaching Chicago from the West, across seemingly endless plains, we became aware of a huge and stunning city rising majestically from the horizon. The massive Sears Tower (443m / 1454ft) is surrounded by equally beautiful, if smaller, buildings. The city has always prided itself on incredible architecture and even invented the steel framed skyscraper. To the East, the city is bordered by the turqouis, placid waters of Lake Michigan. In summer, this lake and the long line of beaches that ... read more

Terryn Honeycutt Chicago While this trip happened last summer, I thought it might help someone out there wanting to experience The Windy City. The whole decision was based on wanting to see a Chicago Cubs game. So I starting to research and found I wanted to do so much more! I first found that the Field Museum was having a Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit, and knew I had to see it. The process was easy, the Field Museum offers a very helpful website in which you can pre order tickets, quick and easy! This really helps cut down on waiting times once you get there. The museum has many other exhibits that cater to not only kids, but adults as well. The year round Egyptology exhibit was phenomenal. (www.fieldmuseum.org) I ... read more

So unfortunately the blog crashed and all our entries have been lost!! We didn't back them up so if you didn't read them you've missed out! We are currently in Chicago having spent the last week in Detroit and we'll send some more entries soon when we have a bit more time. Chris and Laura... read more

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