Francesrosey

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So I booked my Amtrak tickets to Memphis, and now putting it into my calendar I realise that I now only have a bit more than 24 hours in Chicago. Its ok, because I really want to hang out with Genie. I’m going to have to cut back on the list of things I wanted to do in Chicago though. Ben Folds is playing that night in Chicago. I’m uncertain if I should buy a ticket. I mean I do adore his music, but the tickets are quite expensive and I have no plans sorted properly yet.

The other slightly small issue is that the train gets back to Chicago at 9am on the Tuesday, I fly out to New York at 11:10am. Google Maps tells me that it only takes 24 minutes by car to get from one to the other, but that’s probably hopeful and I will be on public transport. The question is…. will I make it to the airport with enough time to spare for check in?

I will have to find my luggage at Union Station, catch some transport to the airport, find the counter where I’m meant to be, check my bags in, and then stop freaking out about missing my plane.

Check in at O’Hare closes 40 minutes before flights too.

http://xkcd.com/112/

to the smell of someone burning their dinner
to the noise of traffic
to the taste of a cup of tea
to the feeling of cold feet
to the sight of the city lights.
and to the music of Ben Folds.

when all you want is a hot shower, but you can’t figure out the gas hot water system here to turn it on.

So Joff just left Santiago. His flight has departed and I am in the apartment alone. The internet access is patchy at best. I’m glad its working this evening, or I’m not too sure how I’d entertain myself. Joff and I spent most of the last few nights watching the entire of the catalog of Never Mind the Buzzcocks which Hollan put on my hard drive.

I’m just going to put some highlights down of the last few days in Santiago via ripping off Joff’s photos… (I always figure its only worth one of us taking a camera on these day trips)

This is the beer that came with lunch yesterday it was $2000 pesos, that for those playing at home is around $6NZD.

This is the cathedral in Plaza de Armas. We ducked in on our way to see some other stuff… it’s pretty impressively large inside.

This is the info person on the segway. Joff and I lol’d

My arm, Metro Train. I love this Santiago Metro, such an efficient and clean form of transport.

Me at Santa Lucia. It’s one of my favourite places in Santiago.

Santa Lucia

Joff at the top of Santa Lucia

Me at the top of Santa Lucia

Joff with Pedro De Valdivia. (the founder of Chile, we’re staying on his street, and there are statues of him everywhere)

Joff at San Cristóbal Hill… which ended up being a several hour walk down the other side.

This is my impressed face

Joff was really keen to find the playground as we had photos there as children.

I’m going to miss Joff, in spite of our occasional short tempers with each other over the last couple of days, he was a good travel companion. I know he’s happy to go home and back to the easier life of work/money and party times in Melbourne.

I wrote postcards to people, I also wrote some letters very late at night. I apologise to those people if I ever decide to send the letters.

If you leave me a comment I will try and send a postcard to you also.

Chile is in some crazy musical time warp.

For those playing at home this 1 LTR bottle was $739 Pesos. That’s $1.99

Tonight I will sit in the apartment on my own and eat souvlaki, which I will make myself, including cooking the chickpeas for Hummus because I saw a picture of a souvlaki online and have craved one.

Also I will listen to American Football.

Not So Interesting Fact 1:
The last song that played on my ipod before I left Auckland airport was American Football’s Stay Home.

Meet me on the street corner at 11pm and I’ll show you the heavens.

I did

and it was awesome.