Trips for Architecture River Cruise

I love Chicago! I hadn't been there in a few years and had been dying to get back there. So off we went....My friend and I left Wednesday morning on the 6:00 AM flight. Being that I work for a major airline the benefits of taking off and flying …

Arrival We arrived in Chicago at at 1:45pm- earlier than scheduled. We then met up with Stephanie's friend Mina who attends the School of the Art Institude of Chicago, who we were staying with in Chicago. She lives right off the red line at …

When we arrived in Chicago it was pretty late, we got our car and headed for our Hotel in the Hoffman Estates area, which was supposed to be about a 25 minute drive. 45 minutes later we see a "Welcome to Wisconsin" sign, needless to say I was …

The trip begins! Finally I escape the bleakness of mid winter Wellington and the howling southerlies and rain and hail. Nice to catch up with Stu at Auckland Airport for a quick beer and chat. I have also had a chance to try out my new laptop …

Is it exciting!!? We are leaving office and in an hour we are going to start for our road journey to Chicago. A much discussed trip - much discussed with our families and friends. I wouldn't be able to add on to the journal once we start on …

Arrived as scheduled to O'hare at 5pm and within 30 minutes we were on the steps of our building on 30 E Huron in the heart of River North. I decided to rent a condo from www.VRBO.com and what a smart move that was! We were extremely pleased …

First day of sightseeing around Chicago, made my way down to the Chicago Cultural Center on Randolph. Saw a couple of the exhibitions inside, didnt have time to go upstairs and really couldn't find any info directing you to more galleries than …

East to West Roadtrip from Wilmington, MA to San Francisco California.

North Side, South Side, Gangster Side.