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Well it’s time to trade in the city on the river for a city on a lake. Goodbye to Memphis. Hello to Evanston.
I’ve got some great pictures from the road trip below. The most notable thing about the 551 mile journey was the US makes a lot of corn. Seriously. A LOT of corn.
Some first impressions of these new environs. 1: it’s windy. really rather windy. 2: the lake and view is fantastic. 3: Evanston is pretty tiny. Chicago is huge. It took me around an hour to get from my place into the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.
For the active-life enthusiast, there’s a lot of options. Lakefront mixed-use trails offer great views of downtown Chicago – both from E-ton and Lincoln Park. Commuting the 12 miles into the heart of Chi-town is possible by bike. Also, there’s rowing here!!!
Since I’ve spent some time in Memphis and Chicago, both music meccas, I leave you with a few youtube videos:
- Wale’s Chillin ~ once I leave DC, there would be a song about it…
- Walkin in Memphis ~ Classic Mark Cohn. It’s got the soul of the city in it.
- Ingram Hill’s Chicago ~ Memphis band singin’ about coming home from Chicago… hmmm
- Sweet Home Chicago ~ Blues Brother classic
~ Windy Trails ~
Jessica