All good things must come to an end. We enjoyed Chicago very much. It is a very family friendly city with much to do and easy to get around (on foot or by public transportation). But as much as we enjoyed taking in the sites and sounds of Chicago, we were ready to be back home (Little Daniel especially). Getting home, though, was quite an adventure.
Our flight was not until 6:30 p.m., so we figured we had plenty of time to go back to the Humboldt area and chow down once more before heading home. The hotel did a courtesy hold of our luggage and off we went. Somehow time began to evaporate. It was 3:30 and we had not even begun to make our way to the airport. We got back to the hotel, got our luggage, and high tailed it to the airport. Yeah, we were literally that family out of a movie that has everything that can go wrong, go wrong. There was the waiting for a late train, problems with the return ticket, being stuck in the TSA line, running to the gate, panting, seating split into two's, being the last to board and subjected to the glares of all those already seated. Was it worth that hike to have one last taste of Chicago's Puerto Rican food and coffee at Cafe Taino? Absofreakinlutely :)
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| Waiting for the train to take us to the airport |
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| Enjoying the IPad @ Cafe Taino |
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| Ciao, Chicago! |
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| The IPad made the long flight much easier |
