Elaine likes to ride the train, so we took the California Zephyr from Denver to Chicago. I pretty much hated the train ride; it was rocky, there were very few electric outlets (which foiled my plan of watching movies all night), and I basically got no sleep whatsoever. Train travel could be great, but it’s not so great right now unless you’re taking a shorter trip or you can afford a sleeping car – which is way more expensive than flying.
Most of the weekend was spent wandering around town via long walks, bus, and train. We ate some great food ranging from David’s famous pancakes to vegan fast food (just as unhealthy as McDonald’s but without the animal products) to a giant Italian sausage deep dish pizza (that meal was sans our friends – see above). We walked through the Lincoln Park Zoo; checked out Hyde Park, including the U of Chicago Art Museum; saw some sketch theatre – Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by the Neo-Futurists; and went the Museum of Science and Industry – which is epic.
Mostly we just enjoyed being with friends that we don’t get to see often enough.
I wish I could write something profound about friendship and how wonderful it is to spend time with people that you feel comfortable being yourself around, but the words are escaping me.
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