Day One in Chicago

I arrived in Chicago yesterday around 7pm. The Hostel i am staying at is called the Arlington International House, in Lincoln Park. The area is similar to north Syndey, lots of young professionals in expensive houses although the buildings are really nice, turn of the century castles. I really love the fallen autumn leaves which cover the street and sidewalks.

I caught my first train this morning, they are quite old and noisy and sparks fly off the tracks. My local station is above the street and in areas the platform is wooden rickety boards about 1 metre from the train. The subways are quite old aswell, the lights often flicker and go off, a little scary. But very cool.

The coffee is awful, and really big...i wonder if they have a branch of Campos here in Chicago...although they might serve an espresso in a mug.

Today i wandered through Manchester Avenue, where a lot of the expensive designer stores are and along the Navy Pier, where the exhibition is being held.

The weather is not too bad, around 10 degrees today, the floors are heated in the bathroom and in the bedroom so i am just wearing a shirt inside. I askes the taxi driver yesterday when it usually starts snowing and he said it could snow anyday, i hope so! today it was a little rainy.

I have taken lots of photographs although will have to get them developed and then digitised so maybe not till i get to Montreal atleast.

xx.