Roadtrip ”Following the tracks of the Swedish Emigrants”

Tuesday, July 5 After three nights in Chicago we were ready for the countryside. We booked an Uber which took us to the place where we would pick up a rental RV (a motorhome) from Cruise America https://www.cruiseamerica.com/rv-rental-locations/illinois/chicago-ohare-area . It wasn’t ready when we got there at 2.30 PM so we had to wait a …

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Chicago July, 2022

Saturday, July 2 Arrived at O’Hare at 5.45 PM. Took the Blue Line train to Downtown Chicago which took about 45 minutes. Be prepared for a bumpy ride in the old-fashioned and noisy trains. We got off at Clark/Lake and walked the last short part to our hotel, Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, at 1 West …

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Black Friday

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is not a national holiday although a lot of people are off from work. It has been the busiest shopping day of the year for many years now. Many stores have big sales and open early in the morning.  Since many Americans see …

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USA

USA stands for the United States of America. There are 50 states and that is why the American flag has 50 stars. The 13 stripes represent the 13 colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. You can find 49 of the states on the North American continent and one, Hawaii, is located in …

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States and Canada. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October and their tradition of giving thanks goes all the way back to year 1578. It’s an important family …

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