Chicago, aka Chi-town, aka 'The Windy City' December 5th 2007 Saturday 24th November
Train was late as usual. Arrived at about 10-10.30am and walked from the station to Davids hotel. It was only a short walk but having to
carry my huge backpack made it feel a lot longer (I have no idea how I'm gonna lug that thing up a Peruvian mountain). David was
expecting me much earlier and so was about to go out with his buisness partner Jean-Paul. I d ... read more
North America » United States » Illinois » Chicago Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more