Day 4
Slept until 1pm. Woke up. Ate fried rice. Lazed around the basement and played some DotA. At night, I went to the cinema and watch Rango. Pretty good movie.
Day 5
Woke up really early to day, at 7am. Washed up and brushed my teeth. Ate breakfast and left the house to Chicago. I went up the Sears ,or now known as Willis, tower. Interesting building 'cause of the famous Skydeck. It feels like I am standing on air. Haha. Then, I visited the John Hancock Observatory. Another tall building in Chicago. Saw the sunset and the night sky of Chicago. I also went to the fountain but is not working so I went back.
Day 6
Woke up early again. Today, we went to the Shedd Aquarium. Very interesting water creatures. I also got to touch a starfish. Hehe...
Day 7
Today, I went to the Alder's Planetarium and the Field Museum. The planetarium was not that spectacular. but there was a big showcase of the different types of telescopes. One of them was really big. The Field museum was not that bad. There was a huge T-rex fossil on display and also a mammoth too.
Day 8
Today, I went to the Museum of Science and Industry. This place...This place was amazing. It was huge and I could not cover the entire place in the time I was there, which was not much...only 2 hours. There were so many interesting displays/experiments/showcases to see and touch.
I then went back to catch my flight. I arrived at the airport only to discover that I had booked the wrong return flight ticket. I was so angry with myself. I called Ustaz Aziz and he advice me to change the flight. Good advice. I got so worked up for nothing. I need to learn to stay calm. So, I change my flight for $50 and proceeded to board the plane.
Take care, baby. Hope you are cute, happy and safe always. ^_^
Monday, April 18, 2011
Missouri > Chicago (Day 3)
Dear Peng,
Today, is the 3rd day of my journey. We woke up pretty early, at about 9 am. Eric picked us up at about 11 am and sent us to St. Louis Union Station.
When we reached St. Louis, we placed our bags at the station and made our way to the St. Louis Arch. It was a majestic structure. Oh ya, because it was March 14th (a.k.a 3.14 or pi), someone wrote it at the bottom of the arch and it visible only from the top. Very clever, I must say.
Then, we left the arch and headed back to Union Station. We waited for the bus. The bus arrived exactly on time. We boarded the bus and sat down. I slept most of the way, so I did not see what was going on. We reached Chicago at about 10.30 pm. We headed to the train station and took the Metra train to the Ustaz Aziz's house. (He is of the MSD officer). Reached his house at about 1.30am. Ate some rice and slept.
Today, is the 3rd day of my journey. We woke up pretty early, at about 9 am. Eric picked us up at about 11 am and sent us to St. Louis Union Station.
When we reached St. Louis, we placed our bags at the station and made our way to the St. Louis Arch. It was a majestic structure. Oh ya, because it was March 14th (a.k.a 3.14 or pi), someone wrote it at the bottom of the arch and it visible only from the top. Very clever, I must say.
Then, we left the arch and headed back to Union Station. We waited for the bus. The bus arrived exactly on time. We boarded the bus and sat down. I slept most of the way, so I did not see what was going on. We reached Chicago at about 10.30 pm. We headed to the train station and took the Metra train to the Ustaz Aziz's house. (He is of the MSD officer). Reached his house at about 1.30am. Ate some rice and slept.
