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Touring Chicago

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August 2nd 2009
After a nice breakfast out in the sun we visited the Chicago Art Institute which has a great collection of Impressionist's paintings. But also the american contemporary collection was very interesting, especially some paintings from Ivan Albright. The rest of the afternoon we spent ... shopping ... and wrapped the day with a vietnamese dinner! ... read more

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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