{"id":462,"date":"2010-07-18T20:42:15","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T02:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/blog\/?p=462"},"modified":"2010-07-18T20:42:15","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T02:42:15","slug":"riding-the-el-our-chicago-adventure-part-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/blog\/riding-the-el-our-chicago-adventure-part-iv","title":{"rendered":"Riding the El – Our Chicago Adventure – Part IV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who knew that I could turn a 4 hour trip to downtown Chicago into a 4 day blog-fest? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I’ve ridden on subways and trains all over – St. Louis, LA, Phoenix, Dallas, London, Paris, Germany – but there is nothing quite as fun as the El in Chicago. Why? Just because. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Following our tour guide, Patrick. I was pretty sure I was going to fall off the edge!
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This guy had some serious talent. I’m not even kidding, it was fascinating listening to him play while we waited.
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Standing
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And sleeping
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And praying (she sat holding a pink rosary, mumbling prayers for the majority of the 40 minutes she was on the train)
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This woman was one of the prettiest people I have ever seen in my life. If it hadn’t been so busy, and she hadn’t been so sleepy, I might have asked her if I could photograph her. Well, I did photograph her, covertly. I kind of felt like a spy.
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And one last guy, waiting for the shuttle back to our airport. He had on a funky outfit that I loved, but it was his mohawk, discreetly hidden under his hat, that caught my eye.
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That’s all for now, folks! My next adventure will be to Kewanee in two weeks. In three weeks, my toddler turns two. In four weeks, I run my first 5K. And then my life gets busy again! \ud83d\ude42.<\/a><\/p>\n

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