Written by: Craig
City: Chicago
Weather: Snowing like you wouldn't BELEEF!
Like FULLY FOR REAL IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE BOOYAH! We arrived in Chicago about 3.30pm local time for some chilly drizzle, and took a taxi the 4 blocks from the train station (dragging luggage through drizzle just isn't fun). And it wasn't long after that we saw snow falling out the window of the Hilton. YES THAT'S RIGHT HILTON BITCHES! Okay, we got lucky -- we booked a hotel through a site where it's super cheap, but you don't find out which hotel you've booked until AFTER you've paid the money. Crazy mystery. And for $79 a night, we got a funky room at the Hilton! It's NUTS! We were expecting the Roach Inn. We're happy here. Oh yes.
Here's some notes about the last few days:
San Diego was great -- we stayed (enjoying utmost hospitality!) with Crystal's cousins Jim & Linda, and their daughter, the Energy Tornado that is Barbra! There were restaurants, piano bars, vegan lunches... gold! The hardest part, though, was when Barbra took us to her favourite thing of all, Bikram Yoga. We've taken yoga before, but we've never done it IN 41 DEGREES CELCIUS IN A STEAMY HUMID ROOM GOOD LORD. Crystal stayed the course, I abandoned ship in a crazy fit of overheating and anxiety and made puddles with my dripping head in the change room. Bikram 1, Craig 0.
We were woken the following morning by the Navy Seals training in the military base directly behind Jim & Linda's house, running with their commander at 6am... AND NO SHIT, THEY WERE DOING THE SINGING CHANTING THING WITH THE "YO LEYAAAFT RAAAAHT LEYAAAFT". I thought it only happened in Stripes. America is a funny place.
But anyway, we had a great time in San Diego, thanks again to Jim, Linda and Barbra! Now we're in Chicago, which looks part The Warriors and part Fargo.
And that's that!
Oh yeah... about 15 times between landing in Chicago and getting to the hotel, we saw welcome signs by the Mayor of this town, Richard M Daley. Which lead us to think... "Dick Daley, it's more of a prescription than a name..."
Badoom-CH! Thanks, we'll be here all week. No really, we will.
Photo time:
The sun sets over San Diego
Hands-free "Jedi" bins are in the blood... Crystal's dad has the same one!
Vegan grocery store. Sweet, sweet thaaames...
They even have Bible bread
It looks so peaceful from the outside... not 41 degrees of crying like a beebeee
Crystal & Craig arrive in Chicago
Snow over Chicago, great for tourists, the locals are less excited
Nighttime, and still the snow falls. Outside the HILTON, BITCHES! =POwwraaayt!
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