chicago burst to life

the chicago roadtrip is best summarised as lots of cam-whoring, lots of food (almost-authentic chinese food), an amazing skyline and a terrible crash. and an awful lot of fun. too many photos were taken, so i'll be doing my bit of quality control now. i present the exciting highlights!

navy pier was a major photo-op spot. the wind was in full blast, and the sun was lovely.

one for the "i've been to navy pier!" tourist.

it wasn't a wnder why my camera died so prematurely during the trip. the shutter was clicking away like no tomorrow.

what's that coming over the hill? is it a monster? the monster-loving duo with the gloves of terror!

dinner at PENANG! argh..! there was char kway teow and kway chap and bak ku te and...it was a memorable dinner. i need local fare! like, right now! argh!!

bubble tea party!

go ahead, download this picture. i know you want it. this is the result of a painstaking thirty minutes of squinting on photoshop to stick two photos together. help, my eyes!

everybody's jumping for the chicago jump!

beware one of the tourist traps: the shedd aquarium! i mean, we all knew it was a trap and a minor waste of time, but we're tourists! what would you expect us to do?

look at them leap! it's not superman, it's superdolphin!

tokyo had to deal with godzilla. chicago has to deal with me! RAWRR!

i'm hungry, and concrete and steel ain't gonna fill no part of my tummy!

a godiva cheesecake at the cheesecake factory might do the trick though.

on top of the world? not really, just on top of 90-something storeys at the john hancock tower. cars never looked more bite-sized from up there.

it's funny how an event that lasted less than a minute can change the lives of many. lessons are learnt through experiences, but there're some experiences we'd rather not have.

surviving the crash is only the beginning. now it's time to pick myself up and walk (or drive) again. and face the aftermath. i'm just grateful everyone was almost unscathed.

just because i did quality control doesn't mean you don't have to look at the photo albums! so click here! and here for some other fantastic scenery shots by jinfa. you won't regret it. there's still so much more to see.