Blogs from Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America - page 13

Comme vous avez pu le constater j'avais oublié un jour ! Aujourd'hui je dois quitter l'auberge avant de ne prendre que le soir le bus pour notre cher Canada. Objectif le musée de la monnaie ou des feds, bref musée de la banque des banques, celle chargée de la régulation de l'inflation et des prets en dernier recours. L'idée c'est d'y aller à pied depuis l'auberge, ca fait une petite trotte mais c'est faisable. Je découvre donc les quartiers moins agités de Chicago bordés d'arbres, et les grandes avenues. Je n'ajoute pas les parcs coupés en deux (ou plus) par les routes. Le musée est pas mal du tout. On y passe pas la journée, mais ca explique la création de la monnaie et le fonctionnement de cette institution. On peut même se prendre en photo ... read more

So after a night time drive up to London to check in at 6:45, I slept like baby for most of the 8 and half hour flight over here. This process has pretty much eliminated jet lag for me however Mandie didn't so well and we have decided to have a chilled one. After a bit of a hairy rush hour drive across Chicago, (with my brain still on the left hand side of the road!) we made it to our first hotel just out of the city centre. The Jeep 4x4 is pretty sweet and comprises of about 50% of my photos so far so the scenic panoramic views are a bit sparse so far! We headed to a local bar/grill called Mullen's for some epic steak sandwich and Mac and cheese then back to ... read more

Today is Pam's birthday. Had nice lunch downtown and ate some chocolate, otherwise it would have been nice to do something more for scholtz. Dodged rain for most of the day, but when the sun was out it was nice. E are currently waiting for our shuttle to the airport. With all the thunderstorms and a tornado, our flight may be delayed. We will see. Hope to see the Baltic Sea in the 14 hours.... read more

We will be staying in Chicago for a few days prior to flying Helsinki on June 15 2015. We drove uneventfully to Chicago, except for summer slowing, crawling, stopping summer construction delays as we made our way down the Tollway. We (Pam and I) will be staying with my cousin Ann in Ravenswood Manor neighborhood in Chicago. It is near the Chicago river. It is surprisingly pretty, cleaned up and with several parks. We made an attempt to go to the Chicago Blues fest, but rain altered these plans. Walked around downtown, near the Art Institute - whose lions, whom guard the entrance to the Institute, had Chicago Black Hawk helmets on. The Black Hawks are currently battling Tampa Bay for the Stanley cup. There is a interesting shiny silver horse with a replica of the ... read more

Flew into Chicago Midway... read more