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Day 32: Girl scouts cooked me dinner:
I woke up early to go buy a ticket for an open top tour bus round Chicago. I thought I would do it early so I could garuntee getting a seat - turns out that wouldn't be a problem. When I got on the bus, I was the only one on there. Might have been because it was 9am on a sunday. It turned out to be a good thing, as I had my own private guided tour. I saw some things that I had already seen, but got some information that I didn't know.
Chicago really does have some amazing arcitecture. Nothing too old, as most of the city burnt down in the great fire, I think it was 1871.
I got off my private guided tour at sears tower and took the elevator up to the 103rd floor. Sears tower was the tallest building in the world, now it's just the tallest building in the northern hempishere. Pretty damn tall though. From the top you can see 4 different states - pretty impressive.
I went back after that as I had put my name down for a free dinner, cooked by girl scouts. I guess they are doing it to earn a badge or something. I didn't question it - it's a free dinner. I then watched Dead Poets Society in the tv room - it's pretty good. Last day in Chicago tomorrow :(
NOTE: This is mainly aimed at my mum and dad (well everyone I guess) I know my spelling is nowhere near perfect and I could go back and correct it, but I am updating this very quickly as there are more important things to be doing out here than spell check. So now you know haha.
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