Blogs from Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America - page 97

Well, the day of departure has finally arrived but I still can't believe I'm really going to EGYPT! I picked up Paul from the airport yesterday (he flew in from St. Louie) and I've put him to work helping me with last minute errands as we get ready for an amazing trip. We have a few contacts set up for interviews, but mostly we're just rolling with the punches...which is really different than most Hamman family trips where every step has been carefully decided upon months before the trip begins. But, it's kind of exciting not knowing where the dusty desert road will lead. Not much else to say here, so I guess I'll just say it like they do in Egypt: mah salema (good bye or, literally, go in peace)! Much love, Laura :)... read more

We're off to the airport for an evening departure. We fly into Paris and arrive early Wednesday morning. We'll rent a mini-van and head toward Rouen before moving on to our house in Normandy. Here's a photo of Mark going over a gear check with the family before leaving the house.... read more

The first stage of our journey has begun. We're in Chicago now, the Windy City, that is living up to it's name tonight. It feels like winter began this afternoon. After a long night of thunderstorms in East Lansing, the morning was warm and pleasant. Leaving work though, the temperature had dropped about 20 degrees. With the newly cold weather and the Legislature in marathon sessions the rest of this week, I couldn't have picked a better time to take off. It was nice to drive into Chicago tonight and see the city all it up. This is the first time I have ever driven in at night. Gary looks scary but Chicago is much more elegant at night. Well, I think we are going to make this a relaxing evening before we head to the ... read more

Welcome baaaack to another Collova & Parker adventure!!! We departed from Southfield Detroit around 9:00am Saturday morning and arrived in Chicago Illinois at 2:30pm having stopped only for lunch and gaaaaasoline (hehehe). For lunch we stopped in a quiet little place (somewhere in Hicksville) called Kalamazoo. We don't even know where the hell that was but we estimate it was somewhere between Detroit and Chicago (hehe) and then it was back in the SUV, cruise control on and all Interstate Hwy. After five hours of driving it was good to finally arrive at the Crowne Plaza where two humble little rooms awaited us. Chicago dominates the state with its cloud-scraping skyline and world-class museums, restaurants, jazz clubs and let's not forget home of the Chicago Bulls!!! The traffic in Chicago is bumper to bumper and the ... read more

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