Travelogues Illinois

Robert and I sat in the back row for biology. It was one of those basic courses that always flew by because we could pass the time with bad jokes and comments. It was also one of...

In the fictional US series The Bear, five-star chef Carmen Berzatto returns to his hometown of Chicago to save his deceased brother's sandwich shop from bankruptcy. The series is...

🇩🇪 "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan With this quote, I welcome you to another entry in our digital travel...

Today we set off on a very special excursion. We wanted to visit the location, at least the exterior location, of the Amazon Prime series 'Shameless'. For many years we have...

'Wahrheit oder Licht?' und quer durch Chicago! Der 22. Oktober bricht an und damit nähern wir uns auch schon in großen Schritten dem Ende unseres Schüleraustausches. Und ja, das...

One week ago we finally started our 3-month trip through North, Central, and South America. Before the actual journey or adventure begins, we spent a week sleeping for free on a...

Dear followers,we are back with spectacular pictures and experiences!But what happened?? We won't keep it from you!Last Wednesday the plane took off for us to Chicago. As...

Breakfast

Hello and welcome to this blog post. I'm glad you all found your way back here.After 2 exciting weeks at Kennedy and Washington High School and with our host families, it is...

Our taxi arrived at 5:15 AM. Off we went to Zurich to the airport. We departed at 09:25 AM on flight number LX 006 to Chicago. We faced a flight lasting 9 hours and 20...

On a coffee break in the lobby...

15./16.05.2023 - Well, we're on the move again... Even though the last blog was in 2019 (Canada/USA), it doesn't mean that we were too lazy to travel between 2019 and 2023, it...

Today we experienced how different the weather and temperatures can be here in the 'Windy City'. Yesterday beautiful warmth with sunny skies. Today also sunny with a blue sky,...

Breakfast in bed ... that's the way it should be ...

Today, we first had a chance to sleep in. Breakfast came from Starbucks, with real coffee and a roll with egg, cheese, and ham. After that, we bought a day pass for public...

Today we drove directly from Grand Haven to the Premium Outlet in Chicago. It's incredible, but there was hardly anyone at the outlet. At times, we were the only customers in...

Big City Life

Our day starts with a wonderful and very delicious breakfast at 'Tweet...let's eat' Pancakes for Flo (also enough for the second breakfast) Eggs Benedict for Myki After...

The day before yesterday evening I picked up my girlfriend at the airport and we went for dinner and then went to bed relatively early. The next morning, we both started early. We...

After breakfast, we went to the Fields Museum. A museum about American history. There was so much to see in the museum that after 2 hours, we felt quite overwhelmed. We then...

Headed east, first on Interstate 94 and then on 90. About 390 miles. It ended up taking longer because there was a lot of traffic on the way to Chicago. The Chicago Getaway...

After the trip to the Southside and the Gallagher family, we were drawn back to the city. The sunny weather led us back to the Chicago River, to the Riverwalk. Following the...

Chapter 3. This morning we went to La Guardia International Airport in Queens and then continued to Chicago O'Hare with United. The flight went smoothly, except for some...

After my flight from NYC to Chicago was continually delayed and I spent 7 hours at the airport, I was finally able to board the plane at 11. Then we had to wait for about half...

Today we slept in and then went a street further for breakfast. We then headed to the Shedd Aquarium and spent quite a bit of time there. It's a truly spectacular aquarium....

Last Sunday I went downtown with a good friend, which was the last time for her. We went to the Bean or the Cloud Gate, which is one of the attractions in Chicago. After that,...

Then on the weekend, I went to the world's first Nutella Café with a friend! And in Chicago :D It has been open for about a month now. Before we could go inside, we had to wait...

HI guys Sorry you had to wait so long, but the WiFi is not always the best 😬 On 07.06 Chicago was on the to-do list. The city is beautifully located on Lake Michigan. With...

Feeling small on Chicago River

15km or about 9.5 miles. From the hostel to the Bean and then on to the Lincoln Park Zoo and back. The zoo was quite large and most importantly, free for us poor students. The...