The Windy City..
The only way I can truly explain the scene after landing in Chicago and walking into Passport Control is to link to an episode of Supernatural, in which Crowley takes Castiel on a tour of hell. We landed at 3pm, we got to the hotel at 7pm. An eight hour flight, followed by three hours queuing only to be asked "are you off school?". The photo they then took of me must be quite the picture. No apologies, no seating, not even a ride at the end. America, work on your welcome.
I didn't know much about Chicago, all I did came from ER where it seemed to snow all the time. Autumn isn't a season to pack for, especially when the country you're leaving is experiencing an indian summer. I hung the jumpers up and that's where they stayed. I was in shorts by the second day, on the beach by the third. I had to remind myself it was October. My peeling nose wouldn't look too out of place in the middle of July but in October, back in a cold and wet Wales it looks like a contagious disease.
It really did solidify my love for American streets, if anything I found Chicago more architecturally impressive than New York. There seemed to be a lot more buildings of different styles in a small area while still having wide streets. Going into the City, seeing the skyline appear was a reward for the long wait I had to see it. We walked for miles, ate good food, drank the night away while taking in some live music, took a boat trip, a train ride in between buildings, looked up an awful lot, looked down a bit too, went to the zoo and walked along the beach while the sun set. Chicago, kind of has it all.
Hope to see you again fair City.
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I didn't know much about Chicago, all I did came from ER where it seemed to snow all the time. Autumn isn't a season to pack for, especially when the country you're leaving is experiencing an indian summer. I hung the jumpers up and that's where they stayed. I was in shorts by the second day, on the beach by the third. I had to remind myself it was October. My peeling nose wouldn't look too out of place in the middle of July but in October, back in a cold and wet Wales it looks like a contagious disease.
It really did solidify my love for American streets, if anything I found Chicago more architecturally impressive than New York. There seemed to be a lot more buildings of different styles in a small area while still having wide streets. Going into the City, seeing the skyline appear was a reward for the long wait I had to see it. We walked for miles, ate good food, drank the night away while taking in some live music, took a boat trip, a train ride in between buildings, looked up an awful lot, looked down a bit too, went to the zoo and walked along the beach while the sun set. Chicago, kind of has it all.
Hope to see you again fair City.
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