Thursday, September 08, 2005

Labor Day Weekend

Hi guys!
Had lots of fun last weekend. Went to Chicago to meet my sister. On Saturday, we went to Devon Street, which apparently is the Karol Bagh+Purani Dilli of Chicago. Had dinner buffet in a restaurant called Sher-e-Punjab. The food sucked big time. Anyway, bought lots of stuff like achar and all from Patel Brothers, "The" Indian store on Devon.
Sunday - We took the architectural boat ride on the Chicago river. It's a one hour ride, and the guide tells you about most of the buildings in Downtown Chicago - when, why and how they were built. I have clicked lots of pictures. Let me just upload them real quick.
Apparently, hundreds of years back, some tribals came and settled in Chicago. Obviously there were no buildings at that time. Chicagoland was a huge marshy area. So they named that place Chi-Ca-Goo, meaning stinky onion place! That is how Chicago got its name.
Well, It's thursday today, and I am back in Normal. I have got loads of assignments. And yeah, a quiz on tuesday.
Initially the profs also took it lightly - very few questions for assignments in the first two weeks. Now they probably think that the kids are getting used to the system, so they have started giving huge assignments.
awright, time for me to sign out..gotta work.

Love you all.

3 comments:

maYank said...

Nice pics there... Concrete jungle alright, but what splendid concrete structures!!! beautiful buildings. specially the Sears.

btw, good luck with the quiz and assignments ;)

Kunal said...

Yaar hamne kya paap kiya hai jo hummey photos ka link dekhne ko nahin mila.

Unknown said...

kunal bhai....sori..

apna email address bata de bhai..