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Day 23- FIRST DAY OFF

Without much hesitation, a group of 20 of us set off to Chicago. The hardcore ones got onto the 8am train, while the “I need sleep to survive” crowd hopped on the 10am train. Being hardcore, I woke up at 6am, because we thought the train left at 7am. With an hour to putts around the lovely town of Pontiac, we found a breakfast place not far from the train station that had a fantastic deal. It was called the “1,2,3 special” 1 egg, 2 pieces of bacon, and 3 pancakes for $1.23, how much better can it get? We boarded the train with full stomachs and little energy, aka the perfect opportunity to get some sleep in. Stepping off the train, the first thing was saw was the Sears Tower.

Massive, and too expensive to go up, we admired it’s height and set off. BUT before we saw the sears tower, we saw this beauty.

Walking along the harbor of Lake Michigan, some people asked about the whale watching…

We had a lovely Mediterranean lunch, a stroll through the public library, and a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago (we are so sophisticated).