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Got lunch, I chose Pasta and chicken. Meals cost $5 per pack (+ drink of choice)

There were lots of tourists everywhere, So I didn't look odd taking too much pictures

Took a walk through this university.

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Most of the buildings are soooooooooooooooo tall, you have to basically point your camera towards the sky.

We passed former PlayBoy Mansion.

CHeck out this bicycle stand, you pay some money to rent the bicycle, ride, when you're done, you return it.

Did I mention earlier, he has a motorized scooter, so he hopped on it and off we went.

His checkup took shorter than we thought, in less than an hour, he was done, he decided to take me round the city

who better to give me a tour than someone who grew up in Chicago and has lived here all his life

Ready for more pictures?

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I had to pee, located their toilet, automatic everything...

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I chose a spot by the window from where I got a wonderful view of the world below. Shun, yankee fine.

Some construction work was going on,

Got to the hospital (name withheld for obvious reasons) after checking in at the security desk downstairs (coupled with full "airport standard" checks), we were given name tags and told to proceed. We took the elevator to the 30th floor where he was scheduled for his checkup. I was not required to accompany him to the checkup room, so I went down to their cafe to chill.

The sights that greeted me when we got to downtown Chicago was like something straight out of a movie. Lots of tall buildings, beautiful architecture, obvious police presence, orderly and organized environment, it took conscious effort for me not to open my mouth in awe.

Continued driving....

We drove past "under bridge". Notice the homeless people?

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CHICAGO

So, I posted sometime ago that I got a new client via my caregiving agency. The man and his family are very nice, all shades of nice, honestly. The celebration of USA's independence is coming up pretty soon, These people do not joke with the celebration. So he decided to book a trip for his family (himself, wife and 8year old son) at a resort or so. He asked if I wanted to come with them, I declined and thanked him.

Some days back, he asked if I could help convey him to the hospital on the 26th, that he has an appointment with the doctor and his wife would not be able to take him as she would be at work. I gave it thought and accepted, highest na fuel I go burn. On Sunday (25th) he called to remind me about the trip to the hospital and to inform me that the appointment time was changed from 12:00 pm to 9:00 am, so in order for me to get to his house on time, I would have to leave mine earlier. I grumbled inwardly and accepted.

Made it to his house on time, did some chores (which I normally do) then we entered my vehicle and headed to the hospital.

Are you ready for pictures?

tomisinobm:
you could try screenshooting the pictures, it shrinks a lot of time that way

Yeah, these ones I uploaded now were screenshotted. Notice the low quality?

The problem I'm having right now is time. Like I stated sometime earlier, the photos I take with my phone are too large. So i have to shrink them on my laptop before uploading them. Between my two jobs, I barely have time for myself. I work everyday (even saturdays and Sundays).


Yankee is the true definition of "time na money"

On another occasion, I narrowly missed being issued a ticket. One side of the street was closed down (for parking) so they could sweep it. Lucky me


Anywhere you see "photo enforced" just respect yasef

In Chicago, you cannot park your car anyhow. You risk being issued a ticket, or worse still, your car could be towed. On one occasion, I had parked my jalopy and was about entering a building when one old man who was seated on a rocking chair outside the building beckoned me to come. I contemplated ignoring him and going my way, but I decided against it. On approaching him, he told me to go and park well, that the way I parked at the moment could earn me a $150 ticket.


Apparently, you're not supposed to park on the yellow line. That space is reserved for fire trucks in case of emergency (notice the fire hydrant).

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