thanks to peter, my considerate husband, i was able to re-connect with good friends i hadn't seen for ages. magali lives in champaign while gigi is based in waukegan, located 64 kms north of downtown chicago, where she works as a teacher.
before flying to the US, i asked him whether it was ok if i stayed in illinois instead of going with him to buffalo. i explained the circumstances and being a reasonable man that he is, i didn’t have to ‘beg.’ (however, when we got back to munich, he admitted that although he was happy that i saw my friends, he was not pleased that we were apart during the trip. i honestly thought it was sweet of him to express this). so it was settled.
he had booked our flights to o’hare and from there, he took the connecting flight to buffalo. meanwhile, i headed to the union station to meet with val, another friend of mine and magali’s. i saw her in new york city in january. we would take the amtrak to champaign and after a two-and-a-half hour train ride, there would be a european-languages-majors-reunion of some sort.
with val at the luna restaurant
downtown champaign
art theater
a lot of catching up on life, work, relationships and future plans ensued. it was the same with gigi. unfortunately, i only got to spend 2 days with magali and val and 2 days with gigi - better than nothing, of course. i’d always be grateful for the opportunity.
cruising down chicago river with gigi aboard chicago's first lady
sears tower on the left and 311 south wacker on the right
view from the sears tower skydeck
other interesting skycrapers and structures sighted during the architecture cruise
millennium park and downtown chicago images
5 comments:
hey, hey, hey. love the photos!!! i haven't gotten in touch with val for quite some time. last was when i asked her to buy me lula magazine. but she just texted me today with a bit of news. :-)
thanks for the shout-out, jenni! i look forward to reading more blog posts from you. lou has also revived her blog. hurray to both of you. bonne continuation!
And oh, thanks so much to you and val for the visit. I was really happy to see both of you. Looking back, it was fun and funny at the same time.
Hope you also enjoyed your short trip over here. Kahit nasira yung tyan niyong dalawa ni val, nge.
i will never ever forget sam and his diner LOL
You won't definitely and you have photos to prove, haha! Your tummies must have been more sensitive than mine that time.
Did you also eat bopis at my sister's place afterwards? Then, double whammy on your "tyani" (that's how N calls the tummy). :-)
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