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Spontaneity is not to be underrated. The only thing that differentiates us from machines is our ability to wild and irrational things at the drop of a hat. Well… that's my excuse for going to Chicago and I'm sticking to it.

Chicago in a Weekend

Nickjenkins
2003-11-20 14:49:05

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Spontaneity is not to be underrated. The only thing that differentiates us from machines is our ability to wild and irrational things at the drop of a hat. Well… that's my excuse for going to Chicago and I'm sticking to it.

My friend Harv (Harvinder) got seconded to Chicago on a couple of days notice and was looking at spending a couple of months with nothing to do. I also know a couple of girls who live in Chicago because I met them while I was in Morocco at about this time last year. That, coupled with the fact I was bored out of my mind and consumed by wanderlust convinced me it was time to visit the "Windy City".

I came to this conclusion on Tuesday night at about nine o'clock while sitting at my computer. In an internal debate lasting all of fifteen seconds I convinced myself it was a good idea, acquired a ticket via the net, asked the boss for Friday off and packed my bags.

Friday rolled around with alarming speed and I was forced to lunge out of bed and grab the nearest transport in order to make my 10.30am flight. The flight itself was uneventful and I managed to acquire the much coveted four-centre-seat-spread to catch a couple of hours sleep before we landed.

The weather in Chicago was the first sign of an imminent good weekend - sunny and nineteen degrees Celsius. After the grey skies of London I felt positively giddy. I felt like stripping off my shirt and prancing around the tarmac singing. Climate does strange things to you.

From the airport I took the "el" (elevated train) downtown to Chicago to hook up with Harv. Getting out at the Washington street station I decided to take advantage of the fine weather and eschewed the classic yellow taxi for more ambulatory form of locomotion. It gave me a chance to see the city as well as catch some sunshine.

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