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Have a good trip Joe!
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Thanks to all of you for great tips. I'll seev what we are able to do. Just arrived at the hotel.
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Have a good trip Joe!
I definitely envy you for that travel and I hope we can follow you soon.
But the problem for us is, that my wife at this time has only her Thai passport and with that it is nearly impossible to get a visum for the USA. She is doing her german passport now so that maybe we can go to the US next year. Pleqase, do not spare us with too less photos
I definitely envy you for that travel and I hope we can follow you soon.
But the problem for us is, that my wife at this time has only her Thai passport and with that it is nearly impossible to get a visum for the USA. She is doing her german passport now so that maybe we can go to the US next year. Pleqase, do not spare us with too less photos
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daBertl wrote:Have a good trip Joe!
I definitely envy you for that travel and I hope we can follow you soon.
But the problem for us is, that my wife at this time has only her Thai passport and with that it is nearly impossible to get a visum for the USA. She is doing her german passport now so that maybe we can go to the US next year. Pleqase, do not spare us with too less photos
Bert let us know when it's your turn, we'll be happy to cheer from the sidelines then too...
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egghead wrote:I’ll pile on to recommendations by Boots which were excellent
Another thing in Chicago is an architectural tour. It’s by boat and narrated by a docent.
If you make it to Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Devil’s Tower are nearby. A ride through sturgis (stop for a T-shirt ) and Deadwood is nice.
And Deadwood is where Wild Bill Hickock met his tragic end, with a lot of history in that town. Sturgis is a biker's mecca, which draws thousands to a certain somewhat rowdy event mid-August every year. Yours being a family trip, you'll probably not be disappointed to miss the August event. Otherwise, I hear the town is real neat. See links below, maybe something helpful there if needed.
On the way, you COULD stop in Alliance, Nebraska to see... CARHENGE!! The American Neo-Modern tribute to Stonehenge! https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_ ... raska.html
Also highly recommending Cody, Wyoming on the way in, home to the Buffalo Bill Museum which is huge (I think 2nd largest cowboy museum in the US behind the one in Oklahoma City), with literally thousands of artifacts including a 1000+ piece western firearms collection, wagons, stage coaches, you name it. On the way into Yellowstone from Cody as you go from the flats up into the mountains and canyons on US 14, there is also several decent riding stables along the highway that does family and group rides, half days, full days, and outfitted backcountry trips. We rode at the Bill Cody Ranch as I recall, and it was a very good ride, experienced guides and decent, healthy mounts.
https://www.google.com/search?q=horseba ... 2090792677
CARHENGE: Alliance, Nebraska - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Chicago ... d42.142293
MOUNT RUSHMORE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Home-g54774
STURGIS: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Home-g54818 ... 0274ddcf7f
DEADWOOD: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Home-g54578
CODY: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Home-g60442
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Thanks for all the great tips. We are only staying in Chicago for a couple of days before we're flying to Jackson hole and Yellowstone.
Today stated great with a segway tour. Really fun way to see the city. Beautiful city.
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Today stated great with a segway tour. Really fun way to see the city. Beautiful city.
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Nice Family - - - the weather looks to be very friendly to Y'all
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Www got a lot of rain later on the Segway tour. Got really soaked.OldUsedParts wrote:Nice Family - - - the weather looks to be very friendly to Y'all
Took the architecture boat tour on the river. Great info.
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The architectural boat tour is real enjoyable.
Boots mentioned the museum in Cody - it’s outstanding. We spent 4 hours there one afternoon and an additional 4 hours the next morning after spending the night in a B&B.
Have to have a Bison Burger in the Yellowstone neighborhood.
Boots mentioned the museum in Cody - it’s outstanding. We spent 4 hours there one afternoon and an additional 4 hours the next morning after spending the night in a B&B.
Have to have a Bison Burger in the Yellowstone neighborhood.
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Boots wrote:Bert let us know when it's your turn, we'll be happy to cheer from the sidelines then too...
For sure I will let you know. There would be no better guide than you
p.s. If this would be interesting for you all, maybe our boss could make a section here in the forum for travel reports.
I have a lot of pictures around the world and I´m interested also in pics of your holidays. I think I could speak also for Joe about this interest.
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Another great day.
Found a cool restaurant: Weber grill restaurant. Of course we had to try it out. They had a decent selection of bbq'ed and grilled food.
We started with a sampler consisting of sticky ribs, gulf shrimps and chicken. Tasted good, but we agreed that the ribs were the best.
I went for a 12 hour smoked brisket with mashed potatoes and coleslaw. Wife and kids for filet mignon, aged 28 days and grilled on Weber commercial grill. After the dinner we got a kettle tour by the manager. Started with the history of Weber and some info about the grills used in the kitchen. Cool ending of a great dinner.
I have never eaten brisket so I don't know if it was Texas quality but it was moist and tender and tasted great imo. The steaks was great according to my family and for once they got a steak that was as good as those we grill at home.
Also went up to the top of Willis tower and out on the glass ledges they have. Very touristy but still fun.[img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190703/fabf8fa085328f57825e6093538aaf9c.jpg[/img]
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Found a cool restaurant: Weber grill restaurant. Of course we had to try it out. They had a decent selection of bbq'ed and grilled food.
We started with a sampler consisting of sticky ribs, gulf shrimps and chicken. Tasted good, but we agreed that the ribs were the best.
I went for a 12 hour smoked brisket with mashed potatoes and coleslaw. Wife and kids for filet mignon, aged 28 days and grilled on Weber commercial grill. After the dinner we got a kettle tour by the manager. Started with the history of Weber and some info about the grills used in the kitchen. Cool ending of a great dinner.
I have never eaten brisket so I don't know if it was Texas quality but it was moist and tender and tasted great imo. The steaks was great according to my family and for once they got a steak that was as good as those we grill at home.
Also went up to the top of Willis tower and out on the glass ledges they have. Very touristy but still fun.[img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190703/fabf8fa085328f57825e6093538aaf9c.jpg[/img]
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Looks like good grub, Joe - - - thanks for posting
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How glad I am to be here now. Freezing cold back home with snow many places not far from us. In July!!
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