The Bean

Chicago - Millennium Park, Grant Park & Navy Pier

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June 4th 2012
Well, we managed to sleep all night in stretches of two to three hours - not too bad considering our body clocks are trying to deal with the six hour time difference between Manchester and Chicago! We went down for breakfast at 8.00am and helped ourselves to juice and fruit before ordering what we wanted from Ray's mouthwatering breakfast menu. Bernie decided on an omelette while I decided on ... 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