Well on day 1 I got off work and picked up the Family at my mom's. We drove to the rental yard in Hayward and picked up the 32' Nap Wagon (more on this later). We got on the road at 12:45pm and were Eastbound and down. We headed south to Bakersfield …

I wanted to do this journal because I got s0000 much help from reading other journals. I hope this helps someone! It's really just my opinion on the major attractions- with a few good places to eat scattered in. I am in my 20's and my boyfriend …

DAY ONE We arrived Monday afternoon and we were delighted to see snow fall We checked in the Belden-Stratford and on first sight we were overwhelmed. Our suite is a little larger then our home. Bath and a half, kitchen, dining, bedroom and …

The plane ride was fine, I'm a big fan of Southwest. Inexpensive and the crew was great. I didn't mind getting inline for seating. We managed to get "B" section both times so no big fat harry men came into play. We had no problem with the smaller …

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 …

We got off to a late start and did not leave Michigan until 6:40 PM; it happened to be a torrential downpour the whole way to Chicago. It took us about 7 hours in total to get there. :( We finally arrived at the house in Wrigleyville at around …

Although we had some difficulty in Chicago the city proved to be quite charming. To a New Yorker, Chicago is too strikingly similar to be anything exceptional. Except for it's impeccable cleanliness, relative lack of noise pollution, and gorgeous …