Chicago 2011
October 24 - 25
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Jerry writes on the ‘Jerry’s News’ page. Extracts placed in ‘pages’.
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Report for each city
ITINERARY AMERICA 2011
October 19, 2011 (Wednesday)
Dublin - London - New York
October 20 - 21, 2011
NEW YORK REPORT click for more
October 22 - 23, 2011
WASHINGTON REPORT click for more
October 24 - 25 - 26, 2011
CHICAGO REPORT click for more
October 26 - 27, 2011
DENVER REPORT click for more
October 28, 2011
GRAND JUNCTION click for more
October 29, 2011
DURANGO click for more
October 30 - 31 Nov 1, 2011
FLAGSTAFF click for more
November 1 - 2, 2011
LOS ANGELES click for more
November 3 - 4 - 5, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO click for more
November 5, 2011
San Francisco - London - Dublin
November 6, 2011
Return to Dublin
CHICAGO - The Windy City!
GALLERY - 10 images
Visited the Smithsonian Museum devoted to Native American culture this morning before I left Washington. An amazing exhibition that makes you realise the wealth of culture that was in danger of being lost.
Song plays a huge part in Native American ritual, and I found it very moving listening to these ancient songs.
19th Century Locomotive, Smithsonian Museum
19th Century Trolley Car
View from Sears Tower
Another Monument to Mammon, Trump Tower Chicago
Gallery
GALLERY - 10 images
The Silver Bean art installation in Millenium Park Chicago
Giant Statue of Marilyn Monroe
“Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.”
Marilyn Monroe
“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”
Marilyn Monroe
“I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I’ve tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.”
Marilyn Monroe
“I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.”
Marilyn Monroe
“I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it.”
Marilyn Monroe
“I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.”
Marilyn Monroe
“I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.”
Marilyn Monroe
and more
23rd October 2011 on the Amtrak train for Chicago
Well, here we are on the train to Chicago. It’ll take almost 20 hours including a “sleepover”. It’s a beautiful day here and the sun is shining from a cloudless blue sky.
Visited the Smithsonian Museum devoted to Native American culture this morning before I left Washington. An amazing exhibition that makes you realise the wealth of culture that was in danger of being lost.
Song plays a huge part in Native American ritual, and I found it very moving listening to these ancient songs.
The train is speeding through the countryside with stops scheduled through the night. We’ll be getting fed by Amtrak as part of the deal so I’ll be able to report on this tomorrow.
The tour group is starting to get to know each other a little and with the evening to spend together I wouldn’t be surprised if some singing broke out!
I’ll make the report tomorrow before we arrive into the windy city.
Jerry
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