February 2010
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trip notes: leaving brum - arriving home
Arriving, de-boarding, waiting, boarding, departing, flying, landing, de-boarding, arriving, departing, riding, arriving. This was how the day went, Birmingham to Dublin to Chicago… what a long-ass day!
The taxi arrived promptly at 5:15 am. A chatty chap. It was one of those traditional-looking British cabs, which I don’t think I got a good picture of. But I did manage to snap a...
trip notes: last day in brum
Finally the sun was out! I quickly ate breakfast and dressed, skipping my usual morning shower knowing fullwell I would be getting sweated up on my last walk around Birmingham. It was warmer so I was able to dress a little lighter in hopes of being able to better regulate body temp and avoid excess sweating; a good plan in theory but that’s about it!
I decided to walk down Pershore to...
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trip notes: in brum - Bodies Revealed Exhibit
Sue wanted to see the Bodies Revealed exhibition, so we went to that. I thought it sounded like it would be pretty cool, and I found a promo code for getting in half-price if you showed your train ticket. The trek to the exhibit hall was easy looking on the map—as most things are—but in reality it you walk quite a ways. Walking in an unfamiliar city when it’s overcast and...
