{"id":119,"date":"2005-04-05T01:01:10","date_gmt":"2005-04-05T06:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/?p=119"},"modified":"2005-04-05T12:05:19","modified_gmt":"2005-04-05T17:05:19","slug":"chi-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/2005\/04\/05\/chi-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Chi-town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/faces\/happy.gif\" class=\"face\" \/>So&#8230;Chicago is a nice city and so is the metro area.  The area we stayed was a little yuppy but the Chicago area was also really nice.  On our way back to Michigan it seemed like we were driving into the shadow of a huge cloud.  There was a sign that read: &#8220;Welcome to Michigan. Great lakes. Great times.&#8221;  They should also add &#8220;Great big freaking pot holes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well, not to prolong the suspense, here are the pictures:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/skyline.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Skyline\" \/><br \/>\nThe nice chicago skyline. We never got to go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesearstower.com\/\" target=\"_blublog\" title=\"The Sears Tower website\">The Sears Tower<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/downtown.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><br \/>\nDowntown Chicago is nice.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/navy_pier.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago's Navy Pier\" \/><br \/>\nThe navy pier is cool but not that cool.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/map.jpg\" alt=\"Representing from Anaheim!\" \/><br \/>\nThere was this map that you pay a buck to put your name on.  Representing Anaheim baby!  :yeah:<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/l_station.jpg\" alt=\"L-Train Station\" \/><br \/>\nThe L-Train station.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/l_train.jpg\" alt=\"L-Train\" \/><br \/>\nThe L-Train going by.  We rode it for only one stop.  Haha.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/alicia_keys.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Theatre\" \/><br \/>\nA cool looking theatre.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/me_pizza.jpg\" alt=\"Me stuffing my face\" \/><br \/>\nLook at that stud eating his deep dish pizza.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/ikea.jpg\" alt=\"IKEA - Schaumburg\" \/><br \/>\nSeeing this huge IKEA brought tears to my eyes. :sob: IKEA is seriously an amusement park made for adults.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/tray_cart.jpg\" alt=\"IKEA tray cart\" \/><br \/>\nThey had these cool carts in the cafeteria.  Those Swedish meatballs are damn good.  A little smallish though.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/full_truck.jpg\" alt=\"Full truck\" \/><br \/>\nOh yeah.  Lots of money and 6 hours later.  :wallbash:<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/build_ikea.jpg\" alt=\"Angeline actually building\" \/><br \/>\nA rare sight. :clap:<\/p>\n<p>More pictures.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/hotel.jpg\" alt=\"Wingate Inn\" \/><br \/>\nOur cool hotel with free internet.  The floors were thin though and Angeline was pretty annoyed.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/map2.jpg\" alt=\"Tacking up my flag\" \/><br \/>\nTacking up my flag.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/downtown2.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown at night\" \/><br \/>\nDowntown at night.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/tribune.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown at night\" \/><br \/>\nTribune building.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/shuffle.jpg\" alt=\"iPod ad bus stop\" \/><br \/>\nBus stop.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/nbc.jpg\" alt=\"NBC Chicago\" \/><br \/>\nNBC Chicago.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/us_pizza.jpg\" alt=\"Us and the pizza\" \/><br \/>\nOur Chicago deepdish.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/geline_pizza.jpg\" alt=\"Geline enjoying her pizza with her thumbs\" \/><br \/>\nAngeline enjoying her thumbs.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/tribune_lobby.jpg\" alt=\"Cool lobby in the Chicago Tribune\" \/><br \/>\nThe cool Chicago Tribune lobby.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksarse.com\/blog\/images\/chicago_2005\/escalator.jpg\" alt=\"Cart escalator\" \/><br \/>\nIKEA&#8217;s nifty escalator for carts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So&#8230;Chicago is a nice city and so is the metro area. The area we stayed was a little yuppy but the Chicago area was also really nice. On our way back to Michigan it seemed like we were driving into the shadow of a huge cloud. There was a sign that read: &#8220;Welcome to Michigan. 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