Since reading the Devil and the White City, a book about the Chicago world fair at the end of the 19th century, I'd wanted to see the remaining buildings of the fair, which was meant to be incredible. After a well deserved pancake breakfast we headed over to the only remaining fair building - Chicago's famous Museum of Science and Industry. It was the fair's art building and was beautiful.We spent several hours looking around as it was really intere...

This morning we went on an architecture boat tour of chicago along the river. The guide was funny, informative and incredibly talkative - he didn't stop speaking for the whole 2 hour tour apart from one 5 minute break! I think that's what they like here.Anyway, the tour was brilliant, and made us appreciate just how much varied and beautiful architecture was around. It's not something either of us know much about, but even we could tell it was amazi...

Today was mostly another insurance write off... pun intended. We spent all morning on the phone trying to get approval so I could see a US doctor for an x ray. Rob fortunately did all the calling, it was so painful, and when we left they still didn't have an answer for us on when we could see someone.Anyway, we eventually headed out and went for a famous Chicago style pizza for lunch, complete with thick pie style crust. I quite liked it, although I do pref...

We got to the airport again this morning and everything was going to plan... right up until the captain said there was a problem with the aeroplane so we couldn't take off. Apparently they'd stacked the bags and it was massively lopsided. He said this had never happened to him before in 20 years of flying... so I wouldn't fly with me and Rob anytime soon the luck we have!Anyway, eventually we set off and landed in Chicago that afternoon. We had an a...