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I spent the gobble gobble day showing a friend around Chicago. Actually... 2 friends.
it started on Wednesday. I was planning to rent a car and go to Chicago. my neighbour wanted to see Chicago.. as he hadnt ever seen the touristy side of Chicago. Some other friends were supposed to come... but they couldnt make it. However... we had a last minute addition in this freshman guy who had contacted us before he came to Purdue.. and who we had helped out... by way of advice.. but never actually met. Anywayz... the car was booked.. and Wednesday came up nice and decent. It was raining a bit all day... but hey.. a li'l bit of rain never hurt anyone. right?? So.. we left at 3:30pm... so that we could be in Chicago by evening... go to downtown.. get some Indian food at the famous Devon street there (it's the "Little India" of Chicago). Well... mother nature had other plans. I ended up driving through the season's first snowstorm (my very first time driving in snow... and the other 2 guys dont have licenses here... just my luck!!) Well.. 6 hours later... the three of us trudged into my cousin's place in Chicago.. having eaten at a taco bell on the way... as Devon Street seemed unachievable at the rate we were moving at.
The snow was beautiful. We had a quick breakfast... played a bit in the snow... and headed out to downtown.. to see some stuff. So.. Sears tower.... the museum campus.. buckingham fountain... and navy pier were all explored... with lunch at a subway on the way...We got lost a bunch of times...no thanks to a hopeless set of navigators;). The free street parking on public holidays was a great boon. The weather was nice and clear.. and we got some great shots. Then... off to Devon street to grab a quick bite... and then... back to Purdue. This time.. the lack of snow on the roads let me get back in 3 hours....(though we did get lost... and roam around Chicago due to misreading some signs.. and some terrible navigation again...) Now... am reading a nice book in my warm room munching on some danish cookies that we picked up on the way...(The fourth K by Mario Puzo... seems an interesting read)
Some pics will be up in the next blog:)
hope you all had a great time. Happy Thanksgiving. And Thank You... for being what you have always been.. a nice visitor to my blog... and a great person. I know you may have your faults.. but you definitely have a great bit of good in you... so Thanks for being that special person:)
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