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New York City (again)

New York City (taken by Daniel] from the Hudson 022

Went all over NYC again - well, lower Manhattan - everything below Central Park. This time went to Queens (Astoria), too, and made another visit to Jersey City.  Wish I'd had time to visit Flushing, but just to see it. If I lived in Queens, it'd be Astoria most likely. Still, like Manhattan far better. What I saw of Brooklyn on the way to the airport last time didn't impress me. This time, we … [Read more...]

Chicago (yet again)

chicago

Fifth or Sixth time here, at least. Hotel Burnham. Wow! What a great hotel, and right in the loop. Explored the North side. Liked most of the areas off the red line. Andersonville was great, if kind of awkward, but Edgewater sucked, other than Francesca's where I had dinner - that was good. The area off the Fullerton exit by DePaul, I liked a lot. In fact, stumbled past the Apollo Theater and … [Read more...]