On the Road

Day two of the road trip landed me to Chicago for the first time in my life. Despite the drive through the mid-west being about as boring as an 8th grade math class, taking me completely across the "great" states of Ohio and Indiana, all I can say is; Wow. Chi Town is a hell of a city, mainly because Joakim Noah resides there, but for other reasons too. Aside from NYC, the Windy City has the tallest buildings I've ever seen, just daunting, I don't think I've ever felt so small before as I did amidst these giant structures. I enjoyed a authentic Chicago hot dog for lunch, went up to the 94th floor of the John Hancock building for some breathtaking 360 city views, spent the afternoon on the Navy Pier and had one of the best pizza pies in my life at Gino's East for dinner. This was definitely one of the coolest cities I have ever been to. The people are friendly, the cityscape is breathtaking, and the food is good.

Day three I was on the road again. In 20 hours I drove through Illinois (cool), Iowa (miserable) Nebraska (cool) and Colorado (awesome). Let me start off by saying Iowa is awful. My dad and I attempted to stop through Des Moines to get lunch, and not only were there no restaurants to eat at but the people were nasty and not at all helpful. The complete opposite could be said about Omaha, what a cool town. Really the whole state of Nebraska was tight, but Omaha was full of friendly mid-westerners and good food. Known for its music scene, Omaha does have some hipster qualities and a quaint downtown reminiscent of a smaller Clarendon. Would I go on vacation to Omaha? No, but I would recommend stopping through it if you happen to be nearby.

I am currently in a hotel about 90 minutes outside of Denver. The house hunt begins today. When I have more time I will include pictures of the road trip.

Until next time,

Sil