So I started my road trip way behind schedule. Instead of
leaving Ithaca at 12 noon, I departed around 12 midnight instead. Packing and
moving ALWAYS takes longer than expected. I will admit that I probably dragged
my feet a little because I was sad to leave Ithaca but once I had hit the road, I was pretty excited to start my latest chapter. Probably, the funniest thing about this whole road trip and everything is that I haven't told my parents about moving to California yet. I plan on surprising them once I get to Cali so hopefully no one has told them about my blog yet!
Cleveland – I arrived in Cleveland at sunrise around 6AM and
drove around the city. Cleveland wasn’t as dirty and ghetto as I had expected
it to be but it certainly is a lot smaller than I had imagined. Shaquille O’Neal
is going to be bored as hell on his off days.
Chicago – I took Route 41 up along the west side of Lake
Michigan to get into the city. I do NOT recommend taking this route because you
go through some pretty sketchy neighborhoods. The Sears Tower does not look
that tall or impressive even though it is still one of the tallest buildings in
the world. And the lines to get to the top are a lot slower than the Empire
State Building. However, it does have the new glass balconies that jut out like
4-5 feet from the edge of the building so that makes the trip a lot more
worthwhile.
One cool feature about Chicago is that it has nice beaches along
the east side of the city where you can swim in Lake Michigan or lie out in the
sand. Who would have expected to find beaches in Chicago? (Certainly not me)
I also tried the famous Chicago-style pizza at some famous place called
Giordano's. I prefer New York-style
pizza better because in my opinion the crust is the worst part of the
pie so why would you want more of it?
NYC Thin Crust Pizza >
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Tomorrow I head out for Iowa, home of the Iowa caucuses!
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