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…is about two and a half hours on a bus. Although, between finding an architecture tour and working out the trains and waiting at the ticket booth at the Greyhound station, I ended up two hours early for the bus because I was fifteen minutes late for the one before. I'm staying with my friend M here (I will ask her how she would like to be referred to in my real life internet journal when she gets home from class, to avoid confusion with other Ms.), and M's daughter (whose almost seven), and M's housemate. I have a room all to myself, and there's a lounge room and pets and it is very pleasant to hang out in the kitchen with my laptop and a cup of tea. There are also chocolate cupcakes in the fridge for later.

Chicago is an awesome city. I loved it. It's easy to get around because it's a very strict grid. The hostel was in a great place. It was an easy couple of minutes walk to the Art Institute. ( Lots about art, further comments on previous post and extra stuff )

That's enough for the moment, I think. More about architecture next time, and then about the Museum of Science and Industry where they have Apollo 8 just sitting there! (Okay, in a giant plastic box.)

Milwaukee is very relaxed. Being here, and the two weeks in Chicago, have made me feel very settled, so I don't have the same sort of questing for things to do or same urge to post about it. It's just everydayness to me now (which is so cool!), but it's why I couldn't maintain this journal when I got back from travelling last time. I have booked accommodation in Canada, and I should get to book my tour tomorrow, and then it's the last weekend of Summer and the Labor Day Holiday, so there's a big family-group gathering thing here.