Fun Facts about Dayton Ohio

I know it isn't amazing but it's sometihng to look at right?

On our way up to Chicago we were able to stop stop in the great state of Ohio, in Dayton to be exact. The reason was road construction.

It was one of those following the directions/GPS and we just had to get onto an on ramp and as soon as we got there the traffic was stopped.

When I say stopped, I mean like not moving, budging, and some people turned off their cars.

We sat there for a while until we too joined the crowd and saved some gas.

We also took this time to fill up our water bottles and pass around a snack or two.

Having been sitting for a few hours already, I got out of the car and started to walk around. I was able to watch a train go by, stretch my legs, and really appreciate how big interstates really are. It was only 3 lanes of traffic with an on-ramp, but walking around them is a lot different them zooming over them.

I thought about stealing a traffic cone but with cops and witnesses around, plus no room in the back, I decided against it.

After about 15 minutes the cars started to turn on, lights blinked on from parking white to break light red. I got in the car, merged onto the interstate, was rolling smoothly long and then...

We stopped again.

One car away from freedom.

One car away from getting on the open road.

One car away from getting to Chicago.

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Facts I learned about Chicago

My "Flight" of beers at Gooseisland

1. Their portion size is not the normal. You might want to try sharing dishes to avoid waste, your pants getting too tight, eating too much, and save a little money.

2. Their taxi's are white.

3. Their subway is called the L Line. The different routes are distinguished by color. I was really confused, because in New York City, you ride numbers and letters which are ALSO colors. However in Chicago, you ride colors. We rode the Red Line.

4. It is cold. Like Frosty the Snowman will never melt type cold.

5. It is windy. Like destroy your hair, cut through all your layers of warmth and get to your bones.

6. People are actually pretty nice. The handful of people I asked about food, directions, what they were fishing for were quite talkative.

7. Chicago Deep Dish Pizzas will make your tummy hurt! This pizza is heavy! Both physically holding and trying to eat. It was amazing, but tons of cheese!