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We arrived in Chicago by plane which took just over an hour. This time there was no mad taxi driver to take us to the hotel. We arrived by CTA train (their underground system). From our hotel into downtown it took just over an hour and we had to get two different lines so it was a bit of a nightmare but we soon got used to it. A 24 hour ticket only cost $5 (2 pounds 50) so I thought that was a bargin (Grace).
We had another tour and had tour guides as it was a hop on-hop off bus. The first was a fat Matt Willis (from Busted fame/I'm a celeb) who said " I may not be the best tour guide but i am the best looking". He was generally not funny but did try. He also changed his name at every stop when new people got on the bus. Our second tour guide said she came from a long line of singers claiming her mother was well know. She sang but I (Andy) thought she was terrible, probably due to the speakers on the bus. She not only sang once but three times! Singing a blues song, Amazing Grace and some opera. The applauses got less after each time.
We went to Navy Pier which is like Brighton Pier. We played Crazy Golf which I (Andy) won twice and we went on the Ferris Wheel. Navy Pier was the only place we could go on the internet.
We managed to get free tickets to see a recording of the Jerry Springer show at the NBC studios. After a long wait we finally got to start recording, there was lots of fighting and boob flashing. We were sitting five rows from the front in the middle so when it is aired we should be seen. I (Andy) was really dissapointed not to have got a photo of Jerry with the Leicester City shirt which we took along especially. One couple were rubbish argying and so they were stopped and it was swiftly moved on to the next story - thats showbiz!
We visited one of the tallesty buildings in the world - the Sears Tower. The viewing deck was all indoors and we saw lots of buildings and the view from there was great.
We went to the Federal Bank and had a look around. It is where they print new money and destroy the old money. They give out free money and gave us over $600 (300 pounds), all you need is some glue and a lot of patience. They used to burn all the used money when it was no longer suitable for use but this was baned because of all the toxins in the ink so now they shred it and pack it in bags for the tourists to take home with them. We also managed to stand next to a million dollors.
There has been a heatwave in Chicago. The marathon got called off half way through because somebody died and many were put in hospital due to the heat. However, the weather changed within days and we are now in jumpers and jeans.
For those wondering why our blog is called Actively Searching for Lisa Stansfield's Baby - it is my fault (Andy). We wanted a funny name and Lisa Stansfield had a hit song called "Been around the world" and one of the lines in there is "Been around the world and I I, I can't find my baby". She means her boyfriend but I for the joke used the line to mean a physical baby (child not boyfriend). So we are going around the world trying to find it - haha. :). I (Grace) have nothing to do with it!!!
Thats all for now, speak soon. xxxxx
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