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08/31/08
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06/24/08
 Fernanda's Parents Come to Visit
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09/13/07
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Road Trip - Day 2
Through Ohio and Indiana to Chicago My cousin Jade from Rio is spending a year in Chicago with her husband who is doing a Masters in Law, so we arranged at the last minute to stop by and visit with them. So, Chicago was the destination for our second day on the road.
From Ohio where we spent the night we set off; the weather was not as nice today -- it rained most of the way. Fernanda again did the heavy lifting, while I played navigator and radio operator. One audio book down already -- though it was a short one, only 6 disks.
Mostly highway driving until Indiana where we deviated off the highway around South Bend to drive through Indiana Amish Country and have lunch. Looked very similar to Pennsylvania Amish country -- all this driving, and it feels like we haven't come far at all!
Crossed into Central Time zone (Indiana seems to do Daylight Savings now -- boo!), and picked up Chicago traffic. Rain, stop-and-go traffic, and northern New Jersey Turnpike ambiance -- yuck! Fernanda did push the mileage estimate the car gives to 30.5 mpg today though -- woo-hoo!
Twenty minutes trying to find a parking space in vain -- Chicago parking sucks! Met up with my cousin and her husband Miguel, whom I had not yet met, in their 29th floor apartment. While Miguel stayed in to finish some studying, we went out with Jade to see some Chicago. They live right by North Avenue Beach (too bad it was raining). We went and hung out a while at Navy Pier and the Crystal Gardens, then walked down to Millennium Park to meet Miguel under the Bean (a huge shiny stainless steel sculpture shaped like a bean), and then went to Portillos for ribs.
We like Chicago. (view pictures)
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Previous Entries
Our Trip to Ireland
08/09/09
Google Map of our Trip
09/17/07
Road Trip: The End
09/15/07
Road Trip, Day 27
09/13/07
Road Trip, Day 26
09/12/07
Road Trip, Day 25
09/11/07
Road Trip, Day 24
09/10/07
Road Trip, Day 23
09/09/07
Road Trip, Day 22
09/08/07
Road Trip, Day 21
09/07/07
Road Trip, Day 20
09/06/07
Road Trip, Day 19
09/05/07
Road Trip, Day 18
09/04/07
Road Trip, Day 17
09/03/07
Road Trip, Day 16
09/02/07
Road Trip, Day 15
09/01/07
Road Trip, Day 14
08/31/07
Road Trip, Day 13
08/30/07
Road Trip, Day 12
08/29/07
Road Trip, Day 11
08/28/07
Road Trip, Day 10
08/27/07
Road Trip, Day 9
08/26/07
Road Trip, Day 8
08/25/07
Road Trip, Day 7
08/24/07
Road Trip, Day 6
08/23/07
Road Trip, Day 5
08/22/07
Road Trip, Day 4
08/21/07
Road Trip, Day 3
08/20/07
Road Trip! Day 1
08/18/07
Europe 2007
03/31/07
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