Blog 4: Leaving
It wasn't easy to get up in the morning and jump in the cab to go to the airport. Now I'm back in the old Sweden. It feels OK, but I really wanted to stay in Chicago. But I can admit that I've missed my family. It's a bit colder here in Sweden I think, maybe I just imagine myself that, I don't know.
4 am I grabbed the cab and went to the airport. The flight didn't come until 11 am, so it became quite tedious. I bought a sandwich with cheese, meatballs, cucumber and meat. Meanwhile I was waiting, I played with my new iPhone I bought two days ago, and I watched TV. I watched How I Met Your Mother at the airport. That is an American sitcom and it’s about five friends that have been friends for almost all their lives. Two of them are a couple and live together with another from the gang. He’s called Ted, he lives with Lily and Marshall. Robin and Ted is in love just like *snap* that. And the last one is called Barney, and he’s the womanizer. It isn’t so much to say about him. He wears suit all the time. I love that show. It’s fun, dramatic and remains of Friends.
The flight was half an hour delayed, but it didn’t matter. At the aircraft I just slept, slept, ate, slept and slept. I was really tired, I didn’t sleep so much tonight only like 3 hour or so.
When I arrived in Sweden my family stood there to drive me home. We ate Swedish potatisgratäng with fläsk. I told them all about Chicago and we are planning to travel there in summer! I was really happy when they told me that. At the evening we just relaxed in front of the TV, we watched Melodifestivalen and ate snacks.
And now I sit here and write the last words of this travel blog. I can’t wait to go to Chicago one more time, I really like it there.
It’s time to sleep now, so goodnight and goodbye meightb.blogg.se!
Blog 4: Last day
The last days I tried to do so much as possible, for example yesterday I went downtown and shopped for $1500. I bought an iPhone 5, two chinos, dr. Martin-shoes, three shirts and four pairs of socks.
The reason I went to Chicago is because I heard of a guy called Urooj Khan. This guy won $1000000, and a few days later he was found dead. Poisoned by cyanid. The police hasn't found the murder yet. But they are working on it. So I went here to write an article about all this.
Two days ago I visited Sears Tower (or as it is called now; Willis Tower). The height of the tower is 527 m and it got 108 floors over the ground and if you're standing on top of it, you can see the whole Chicago (almost). The view is beautiful!
I really should pack my bags now, but I can't go away from the computer. You know facebook, twitter, tumblr, youtube, grooveshark, spotify. I get distracted all the time. The cab catch me 4:00 am tomorrow. And now the clock is 21:50 pm now. I can sleep on the plane. I don't have to sleep tonight. I haven't eaten yet, so I guess I have to go down to the hotelrestaurant and eat before I go to bed (if I have time to sleep).
No! I really should become more disciplined. I go to the restaurant, eat food, go up to my room, pack the last things, brush my teeth and go to bed. After all it's nice in bed.
So goodnight blog, see you tomorrow. At the plane!!
Day 3: Lincoln Park Zoo
Now I’ve been here for five days. I have been out for many walks. I’ve eaten on many restaurants. I also went to see a movie on a cinema. The movie is called The Hobbit, and it’s connected to Lord of the Rings. I really recommend it to you! Yesterday I went to Lincoln Park Zoo, it’s a zoo with monkeys, tigers, lions, snakes, birds, kangaroos, hippos, rhinos, cheetahs, gorillas, bears, suricatas, polar bears, giraffes, ostriches, seals, jaguars, zebras, schimpans, cougars, camels, meerkats, turtles, alligators, pigs, cows, fishes, wolfs, all you can imagine! Name an animal and I’m sure they got it. The park had great food, and they also had a show called Lionus. It was a circus show with lions. It was very cool! The lions did flips and talked.
Lincoln Park Zoo isn’t so far from my hotel, so I walked. That’s the easiest way, ‘cause if you take the bus or the cab, it’ll take like an hour or so. It took me 15 minutes to walk.
Today I’ve been in the hotel all day. I’ve gone to the pool, to the gym, the game room, the restaurant, the pub... I DID NOT SAY THAT!
The most people that live here is Christian but some people are Jewish and Muslims.
I like it here in Chicago and I can definitely move here.
Day 2: Lovely Breakfast
The weather here in Chicago is kind of the same as home. Maybe a bit warmer but still cold. It’s winter here, just like in Sweden. But it's no snow here. Today is it raining, no, more drizzle, but it's wet and cold. The temperature is 3°C or 38°F. 1°C is the same as 33.8°F.
Even if the weather isn't that good I think I'll go for a walk. Maybe to Lake Michigan. Well I'm certainly not going to take a swim, but I can go there and take some pictures and "throw sandwich".
And they are serving Italian food (dah). And I really love Italian food! Pizza, pasta... well I guess that's all. Pizza and pasta is Italian food.
Now I think I should brush my teeth and make the best of this day.
Day 1: Arrived
Today at 3 am (Swedish time) I grabbed a cab and went to Arlanda. It was dark outside because it’s winter and the sun shows up later than in summer. The flight was on time (8 am) and the trip went well. I arrived at 2 pm in Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
When the plane left the Swedish mark, the sun had started to show up. But when I arrived in Chicago it was dark again and the traffic was hysterical! It's about 2 695 598 people that live in Chicago. I was lucky I got a cab that quickly because just after my plane arrived it arrived another plane from New York. And that plane was full of people and they pushed and poked to get to the cabs.
Even though it was nighttime in Chicago, it was beautiful. The stars were shining, the American people looked like in my imaginations. I’ve dreamed about this since, I don’t know, all my life. I’ve always wanted to go to USA. And now I’m finally here.
The first thing I did was to check in to my hotel. The hotel is called Inn Of Chicago and it costs 5118 SEK for 10 nights. That’s about $784,25. I thought it was a good price. The hotel is a three-star-hotel but I think it should be a five-star-hotel. I’ve got a hot tub just for myself, a waterbed and a 10 feet bed, 80’’ TV etc. It feels like I’m the king and I live in a castle.
When i checked in to the hotel I started my sentence to say "Hej, jag har bokat ett rum på 9nde våningen", but i stopped quickly. Because I realized I spoke Swedish. And in Chicago they speak English. So I changed the language to English very quickly.
USA isn't a poor country so I am able to call my family whenever I want, i've got hotwater, they got a lot of food, and you don't need to freeze because you have clothes here. The first thing I did when I arrived to my hotelroom was actually to call my family.
Now I'm going out to eat some food somewhere on a restaurant, see ya!
