From Cafe Koepuur to Chicago o Hare

Nobody said traveling would be easy, but somehow i did not expect the excitement to start already from my bed in Ghent.
After a great little get together in our favorite/only cafe at the faculty, setting my alarm clock, repeat setting my alarm clock, i peacefully went to bed, awaiting this great adventure which was about to start the next day. Unfortunately this idiot decided to ignore the alarm clock, and wake up at 07:00, when his plane takes off at 10:30 in the morning! Two near heart attacks later, a nice little full body check at customs and 17 hours of complete boredom on 2 airplane rides, i arrive in Chicago !
I instantly realize why they call this the Windy City, when i get off the train from the airport to downtown Chicago. It’s about 2 degrees out here, with a -10 degrees windchill factor.... but its awesome! I of course craved for a nice cigaret, and already was 15 bucks lighter. Maybe there’s no better time than now to quit? Well see how the other states are dealing with smokers :-).

After a good night sleep with great neighbors, which apparently have a great sex life, i am now starting my first day in Chicago, getting some breakfast, and if the rain is not too bad, check out the city a bit. Pictures will follow.

Tomorrow will be the big day, picking up my RV and hitting the road!

See ya later!

Eric

PS. Will obviously take more pictures soon, but this one is from a burger place near the hotel!Read more