Chicago Travel Blogs - Page 6

We left Chicago at about 6 AM in the morning, blasting Sufjan Steven's "Come on Feel the Illinoise" album. Our first excitement of the day occured about 15 minutes after our departure. Auni missed the cash toll area and was headed into E-Z pass territory. She pulled over and Matt backed up on the s…

I woke up with the worst migraine ever, and looking out of the windows I knew why, rain and thunder=heavy headache/migraine... Just had to deal with it, and get ready.... Again we had plenty of time to get ready, we were all up at 4 AM, had our coffe and cocoa (complimentary from the hotel) and go…

Many Chicago museums have major discounts and even days where admission is FREE!  To take advantage of these discounts you just need to know which days they are available.  Below are five major Chicago museums and a link to their discounts.  Enjoy!   Field Museum  http:…

nu is het 22.00 uur in Chicago,wat betekent dat we al 23 uur "op" zijn. Enkel om te zeggen dat we goed aangekomen zijn en nu al de 'car' opgenomen hebben, en ja 't is een Mustang ...We zijn allebei wel degelijk zeer vermoeid ('t is ook 'tsjolen' met dat vliegen, maar morgen denken we een beetje ui…

My flight from San Francisco has taken me to the exotic destination of.... Chicago, Illinois. Actually, this was a planned stop to visit family and see my ailing grandmother.And wow! What a gorgeous day, here in "Midwest USA." (Actually, if you look on a map, Illinois is much closer to the East C…

So I get to the bus station the next day and the bus gate I go to is number 9 (which I thought was ironic because of that song I knew as a kid) and I call all my friends to find a way home...sigh...they all have lives and finally Laurie came to my rescue and agreed to come …

Finally land in Chicago. My bag had arrived on an earlier flight so I grabbed it and went outside to catch the shuttle bus to the rental car company. Another long line, of course. Another 20 minutes in line and finally it was my turn. Sign the contract, get the keys and grab the first available…

Because I haven't driven enough already, I decided to head to Chicago for the long weekend. I wanted to squeeze in a few more good friends, family and an Italy roommate I hadn't seen in 6 years. The timing worked out amazingly well and I was able to see and spend at least some time with everyone. I…

7/16/07 Well the flight wasn’t as bad as we thought.  We did manage to watch the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy on my IPAQ as well as some of the on-board movies including “Blades of Glory” which was good for a laugh.  We were certainly luckier than the poor couple behind us - she…

Bike the Drive is an annual event (started in 2002, I believe) that occurs on the Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend. The City of Chicago closes 15 miles of Lakeshore Drive (Highway 41) that runs along the coast of Lake Michigan to vehicular traffic and opens the lanes for several thousand bicyclis…

Crazy vacations... New York, Wilmington(NC), Ocean Isle(NC), Myrtle Beach(SC), Miami, Key West (FL), Orlando(FL), Atlanta, Chicago and many other small towns in Illinois

Traveling through my personal Interior Design portfolio; although for now I'm just a beginner of Interior Desing; it's more of a personal hobby that I completely love. Planning by next year to start by education in Interior Design; I'm sure it's going to be a great one. Any tips from you, Interior Design Lovers? :)

  Chicago - Baby, Don’t You Want To Go   Chicago has had so many fabulous songs written about it. I’ve decided to include four of my favorites in this blog: two classics on this page and two sports tunes on the next. Sweet Home Chicago Song credited to Robert Johnson   He…

Mainly pictures of signs, both official and unofficial that I found either interesting or funny. I suppose in some cases neither, just representative of where they were taken. Also, some graffiti & vandalism will be included.

Today Steve and I left our home at 5:30 - not so bright, but definitely early.  It's cold here, and we are very ready for some carefree sunshine and happiness. We are excited to get back in the water for some diving, oh, and we also have a secret: we will be getting married while on this vacat…