#Chicago Airport Shuttle

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Affordable Shuttle Service Chicago

Shuttle Bus Service Chicago is available to book today! When you are in an unfamiliar city the first time, getting your direction and knowing how you can go to your next goal is significant. Especially, in Chicago, there are various mediums of transfer accessible to visit that you have at your disposal.

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Travel with Ease: Trusted Airport Transportation Services in Chicago

Introduction

Chicago, the vibrant city known for its architecture, culture, and deep-dish pizza, is also a major hub for travelers. Whether you're visiting for business or pleasure, getting to and from the airport can be a stressful experience. However, with trusted airport transportation services in Chicago, your journey becomes seamless and hassle-free.

The Importance of Reliable Airport Transportation

Arriving at the airport on time and without stress sets the tone for the rest of your trip. Reliable airport transportation ensures you reach your destination safely and efficiently. In a bustling city like Chicago, where traffic can be unpredictable, having a trusted transportation service is invaluable.

What to Look for in Airport Transportation Services

When choosing airport transportation Chicago, it's essential to consider factors like reliability, safety, and convenience. Look for services that offer:

Punctuality: Ensuring you reach the airport or your destination on time.

Professional drivers: Knowledgeable about the city and committed to providing excellent service.

Comfortable vehicles: Clean, well-maintained vehicles for a pleasant ride.

Competitive pricing: Transparent pricing with no hidden fees.

Top Airport Transportation Options in Chicago

Airport Shuttles: Many hotels and private companies offer shuttle services to and from Chicago's airports. These shuttles provide a convenient and cost-effective way to travel, especially for groups.

Taxi Services: Taxis are readily available at Chicago airports and provide a door-to-door service. While they may be more expensive than other options, they offer flexibility and convenience.

Ride-Sharing Services: Companies like Uber and Lyft operate in Chicago and offer on-demand transportation. With their apps, you can easily book a ride and track your driver's location.

Private Car Services: For a more luxurious experience, private car services provide personalized transportation with professional drivers and premium vehicles.

Benefits of Using Airport Transportation Services

Stress-Free Travel: With airport transportation services, you can relax and enjoy your journey without worrying about navigating traffic or finding parking.

Time-Saving: Professional drivers know the best routes to take, helping you reach your destination quickly and efficiently.

Safety: Licensed and insured drivers prioritize your safety, giving you peace of mind throughout your journey.

Why Choose Trusted Airport Transportation Services in Chicago?

Reliability: Trusted airport transportation services in Chicago prioritize punctuality and reliability, ensuring you never miss a flight or appointment.

Professionalism: From courteous drivers to well-maintained vehicles, these services offer a professional and comfortable travel experience.

Local Knowledge: Drivers familiar with Chicago's roads can navigate traffic and construction, getting you to your destination on time.

Tips for Booking Airport Transportation

Book in Advance: Secure your transportation ahead of time, especially during peak travel seasons.

Confirm Details: Double-check your reservation and ensure you have the correct pickup location and time.

Arrive Early: Allow extra time for potential delays and airport security checks.

Conclusion

Traveling to and from the airport in Chicago doesn't have to be a hassle. With trusted airport transportation services, you can relax and enjoy a stress-free journey. From shuttle buses to private cars, there are options to suit every traveler's needs. Choose reliability, professionalism, and convenience for your next trip to the Windy City.

Experience Airport Transportation in Chicago Today!

Ready to travel with ease? Book your airport transportation in Chicago today and enjoy a seamless journey from terminal to destination. Say goodbye to stress and hello to hassle-free travel!

[suburbanrides]

Embracing the Useful Features of Midway Airport Taxis

Traveling can be exciting or annoying, especially when navigating through crowded airports and strange destinations. Whether you've traveled before or this is your first time, you’ll need help getting there. The traditional mode of transportation has changed after serving for decades. Currently, people are looking for faster and more personal alternatives to avoid critical situations during flight departure.

What are midway airport taxis?

It's just a taxi service to pick you up from anywhere to leave at the airport or to pick you up from the airport to leave at the destination you’ve asked for.

We can describe it as personalized transportation for you that is offered through the services at reasonable costs for you.

The midway airport taxi service provider offers a range of Transportation Service vehicles to choose from, including sedans, SUVs, limousines, and vans, ensuring that we can meet the unique needs of every client.

Why choose Midway Airport Taxis? And what are the Advantages of a Midway airport taxi?

Say good-bye to stress and hello to door-to-door convenience, personalized service, and local knowledge. Discover the convenience of transportation with Midway Airport Taxi - your ticket to a comfortable and enjoyable adventure.

Drivers with experience:

Midway airport taxi service providers understand the value of time and the busy schedules of their clients. That's why they ensure that their clients reach their destination on time.

The Midway airport taxi service ensures the recruitment of experienced drivers. Mainly focuses on local drivers to provide a better understanding of nearby restaurants, lounges, cafes, and other destinations.

Provides comfort:

The midway airport taxi service provider ensures the comfort of their customers with the assurance of dirt free rugs, seats,and windows to enjoy a journey in their towns.

Maintain safety: The Midway Airport taxi is best in terms of safety and security, as they come with the latest technology like GPS-tracking and recent traffic updates. To ensure the services are delivered on time without any delay.

Ensures privacy:

The midway airport taxi Service provides customized cars, buses for you and your family to ensure your privacy is at peak. They provide tinted windows and privacy dividers with dividers .They conduct regular inspection of the vehicles to avoid any privacy breaches.

Personalized service:

The midway airport taxi service offers the facility to choose car,bus or small flights of your choice with flexible bookings. They understand the requirements of every professional and tailor their special journey for them.

Flexibility and Availability: The midway airport taxis are available 24x7 without any excuse with other services like catering to travelers arriving at day or night time. They provide picking and drop facilities at various locations.

Conclusion

The Midway Airport taxi services are one of the most reliable, safest, and secure mediums of transportation and one of the wisest choices to go for a midway airport taxi to avoid last-minute rush. The Midway airport taxi includes a wide range of vehicles at affordable prices with efficiency and professionalism ensuring your comfort, privacy, and safety at a time. So why wait? Choose a midway airport taxi for a smooth traveling experience.

[rimouskis]

In the interest of wanting to love life again: what was your favourite moment of the Penguins season this year? Any happy memories?

I had a really great season, man.

I saw games with seven different fandom friends and got to introduce three of them to the city for the first time. I got to see so many wins alongside them, including several friends' first pens wins. I got to watch the Pens win a Pride game, which was amazing and so fun.

I got to see Geno's 1000th game in Chicago (with my family, who'd never been to a hockey game before), and then flew back to Pittsburgh to see them celebrate it on home ice—with Geno winning it in a shootout that was probably the coolest experience I've ever had in a hockey arena.

I got to see Tanger's 1000th game and share that with a friend. Seeing the funky fun little warmups (which I missed for Geno's in Chicago because the arena workers were mean 😂) was super special and cool.

I got to go to the night of assists, which was a lifetime experience, special and made all the better by getting to share it with a fandom friend.

I got to go to a Geno fan signing with another friend, and say hi to him as he signed my jersey and thank him for signing with the pens. he said he was glad to sign, too:)

I got to live through contractgate, which was horrible-at-the-time but also a really unifying experience.

I felt a thousand, no, a million times worse when Geno pulled that dumbass "I'm gonna test free agency 💅" move this summer that made me just SOB in the arrivals lane at an airport on the very first business trip I've ever made in my career ahahaha.

and it's weird and silly, because I'm a person who really needs to reframe those upsetting moments into something good. it's how I live with them. I remember how hopeless I felt—my plane had been turned around, I was late to my first business trip ever, I was about to meet my high-powered boss in person for the first time, I was standing in the Detroit heat waiting for 45 minutes for a shuttle to take me to the grimiest hotel I've laid eyes on because my connecting flight had been delayed until the next day... and I was just crying into my mask as I tried to console my fandom friends and keep my wits about me because it kind of felt like the world was ending.

and it wasn't... about... the team. in a way it wasn't even fully down to being about geno. do not get me wrong: I was personally devastated by the idea of him not coming back. he's one of My Guys. I was in denial about what I would do if he didn't sign with the Pens. I was so torn up about it that I stayed up for hours even though I was exhausted.

but the fear that kept me up in that really weird, shitty hotel room was the thought that my fandom was going to circle the drain because of it. we saw what a ship split did to tk/np, didn't we? their situation was different from sidgeno's... they lacked the amount of history, the sheer years... but nonetheless, I'm really, really aware of how small and tight-knit our corner of hockey fandom is. I was terrified of the possibility of geno leaving and that fracturing this really beautiful chunk of the internet that I've called home for the majority of my adult life, at this point.

that didn't happen. not only did it not happen, but I was in a vacation dreamland, barely needing to work on a business trip in the most gorgeous fantasyland location I've ever seen, having impressed my boss and nailed my part of the trip. all my anxiety—over the trip, over my job, over my fandom, over geno, over sid, over my friends dealing with this—was real, but it didn't win. instead I practically experienced euphoria on the shoreline.

I remember getting the text from a friend at close to midnight or whenever it was. geno had signed. things were going to be okay. things were going to be great.

and they were. I had so much fun this season, man. I really did. I wrote 14ish new fics this season. I participated in three (four? maybe more?) fic fests. I went to so many games that I felt gluttonous about it. I talked to tons of people all over this fandom. my friendships grew stronger. I traveled to two different states to visit fandom friends. I'm flying across the ocean to see more in the coming months.

and like... that's what matters. that ACTUALLY impacts my life, more than a man leaving a team, more than a team losing games. as important as certain players or records are to me, that's all stuff I can come to accept (well... some things I can accept. I don't think I'd ever have gotten over geno had he left. I get nauseous thinking about it. let's not muse on it. it didn't happen and that's what matters).

what I wouldn't have been able to accept was this space—this fandom, this lovely little corner where we talk about and joke about and blog about and meme about and write about the pens—unraveling. I'm not naive enough to expect this place to be around forever, and it already looks radically different from what it was when I joined it, but I'm determined to help preserve it for as long as I can. I want this to be a fun space. A creative one. Someplace where we're having a good time but also talking about things that matter to us and learning about the sport.

I told you all in a post a long while ago after I went to seattle that I want to be more assertive and honest about how much online friendships mean to me. the fact that there's this online community is sick. we're all in this cool little boat together and that is impressive and interesting and unique and I love it. I love fandom, and I love THIS fandom, and I love Sid and Geno and what we do in the name of their friendship. this place has enriched my life in ways I can't even tell you about. it's so cool. it is SO cool.

so.... I don't know what else to leave you with but this picture of the coastline I sat at on a cool July night, with my career changing in amazing ways and my anxieties quelled and my body flooded with adrenaline over the news that Geno Was Back and my mind BURSTING with creativity over a new story idea that was billowing out of me like smoke.

I sat there, headphones in, a song by one of my favorite bands playing on repeat as the sun set and the world turned the most intense shade of blue I'd seen in my life. I kept mouthing along to the words—Die if I must, let my bones turn to dust, I'm the lord of the lake and I don't want to leave it.

I just couldn't get over how lucky I felt. what a life I had. what fortune had come into my life. how crazy it was that things, like they seemingly so often do, worked out.

if I REALLY wanted to be trite, I could say something right now like "well, it was about time my luck ran out." but I don't feel like it has. tonight wasn't fun, but this season isn't about tonight for me.

this season is about:

the look on my friend's face as we caught sight of Sid at the night of assists and had that christ-he's-real moment

starting a podcast with my friends and getting to create silly goofy stuff in fun new ways

my dad being kind of alarmed at me screaming down at the ice and getting to explain to my sister what a power play was

getting to boo and cheer with the fans (and my friends). during overtime and the shootout for Geno's 1001th game, and the ecstasy of him winning it all.

having players walk past me and my friends at our dinner tables randomly in the city and getting to laugh about how cool/funny an experience that is 😂

having geno help me win a game of blackjack, which will forever be one of the coolest things I've been able to experience

organizing trips for people who've never seen the city before and having them tell me how fun experiencing pgh is, which is so meaningful as someone who's done a lot of growing up here

meeting new friends, both online and in person, and getting to learn about them and write with them and create with them

writing. writing. writing. the thing I've loved to do since I was a child. the thing I want to dedicate myself even more fully to.

reading the works people in our fandom write and share, which is such an overwhelming act of community and passion that I need to remind myself of how extraordinary it is

sitting out on the edge of the water and marveling at what a life I had, literally none of it possible without fandom. nothing in my life has shaped my literal life path as much as this fandom and S+G.

this is overly sentimental and perhaps cloying, but god, do I mean it. I mean it so earnestly I can't even be embarrassed about it.

life is good. tonight was hard, and I saw things that are going to stick with me and probably upset me, but the positives outweigh the negatives as a rule in my life. I can't live otherwise. I won't tell anyone else how to deal with stress or fear, and I'm trying to get better at that, but in the meantime I'll leave you with that image of the big blue world all laid out in front of me and me feeling every feeling in the world there was to feel, because I was so overwhelmed with the previous 24 hours that it was all I could do to sit there and let it run its course.

I'm an optimist, for better or worse, because it's the way I make life bearable. and, because I'm also kind of corny, I'm going to go back to that blue dusk eating up the whole sky and melting into the water and remember how I felt.

that's why I'm here. I hope there are moments from this season that made you feel like that, too. I hope you, like me, feel that those moments greatly and meaningfully outweigh bad ones.

it was a good year. I can't wait for whatever comes next.

[fregolicotard]

24.09.2024

Remember when I complained yesterday about my "uber adventurous and packed day". 💀 Such a sweet sweet summer child I was...

07:00 am – Wake up, bleary-eyed, and drag ourselves to the airport. Completely unaware that we won a ticket for an obstacle course disguised as air travel.

12:30 pm – We finally take off from Berlin, fashionably late by an hour. No big deal—just leaves us with a razor-thin 40 minutes to catch our connection in Madrid for Dallas. Who doesn’t love a little adrenaline with their layover?

15:30 pm – Land in Madrid and immediately get an email: Good news: we’re rebooked! Bad news: it’s to New York at 16:20. Because why go straight to your destination when you can collect cities like trading cards?

15:40 pm – Andrzej calls Iberia, and they inform him that, surprise, the New York flight is also cancelled. Meanwhile, the monitor insists it’s boarding. Who do we trust? The airline or reality?

16:00 pm – We run to the gate for New York like two racehorses. The gate agent tells us we can board… but our luggage isn’t coming with us. So we’d have to file a claim in New York to get it to Dallas. Hard pass. She sends us to customer service to get rebooked instead. Because clearly, that’s where all problems are solved.

16:10 pm – Join the purgatory that is Iberia’s customer service line. Forty people ahead of us, two agents “helping” with the kind of enthusiasm you’d expect from people about to perform a root canal on themselves. Meanwhile, Andrzej is calling Iberia and then British Airways, trying to find a way to Dallas.

17:30 pm – Victory (ish): Andrzej books us on a new flight… to Chicago… in two days. I suggest we keep waiting in line, just in case customer service has something earlier up their sleeve. Maybe they'll take pity on us?

18:00 pm – Eighteen people still ahead of us. Food and water? Nonexistent. Assistance? Please. No one gives a tossing fig about us.

18:10 pm – Just as I start wondering if I’ll grow old and die in this line, the agents announce their shift is over and walk out. Mayhem. Everyone starts screaming. We’re directed to another desk—because why stop at one disaster when you can have two? It’s a 30-minute hike across the airport, because of course it is.

19:00 pm – Desk #2. We split up: Andrzej tries to file a luggage claim, while I get in yet another line. I sweat these are actually East European post offices disguised as customer service desks.

20:00 pm – After what feels like eternity, the desk agent tells me to go to bus stop #7 for the hotel shuttle. Which hotel? Who knows. Apparently, that’s classified information. I try to ask, and she snaps at me to “just go to the bus stop.” Customer service is dead, and she’s the one who killed it.

20:20 pm – Standing outside at bus stop #7, surrounded by luggage, rushing vehicles and men who look like they will say at any time: "Hey, gorgeous". A bus finally pulls up, but the driver looks at us like we’ve asked for a free ride to the moon and refuses to take us. So Andrzej heads back inside, leaving me to babysit 123 kilos of baggage, increasingly convinced I’m living in some twisted social experiment. Maybe I died on the flight to Madrid and this is purgatory? Straight to hell old girl?

21:20 pm – An hour later, Andrzej returns, saying the bus stop is somewhere else and that “Jorge” is waiting for us. Whoever Jorge is, he’s our only hope.

22:30 pm – We’ve now been waiting an hour, and shocker: Jorge hasn’t shown. Our fellow passengers are skedadling one by one, calling Ubers, tired of the lie that Jorge is coming to rescue us. What if I made Jorge up?! Maybe I'm so hungry that I'm imagining Jorges is shining armour coming up in a shuttle bus??

23:45 pm – We join the others, booking a hotel ourselves because dignity is for people who didn’t trust this airline. I call an Uber van big enough for our suitcase bonanza.

00:30 am – Arrive at the hotel, a hollow shell of my former self, wondering if life was ever anything other than an endless airport queue. Energy depleted.

00:45 am – Tapas. Flavor profile: Optimal. Resource expenditure: Excessive. Emotional satisfaction: Temporary. Take a selfie because surely they don't allow you selfies in hell?

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[paradoxcase]

I feel like with the popular use of google maps for everything, people have forgotten how to read and understand street addresses. For some reason, if you put my address google maps will direct you to the restricted-access parking garage for the apartment, which is on a different street than the front door of the apartment. That's fine if it's me and I want to use the garage, but every time I have to get an uber or get food delivered or get an airport shuttle or whatever they wind up on the wrong street because they use google's wrong directions, and they can't figure out that the address having "X Ave S" in the name means it's actually on X Ave S and not Y Ave S. They just can't figure it out. Even when I explain to them, they can't figure it out and keep insisting that I must live at the post office. And speaking of the post office by the way, the mail always winds up at the right place, this isn't a hard address to find or one that's easily confused with something else, like, once I lived in Chicago on I think it was 23rd St., and half a block to the south was a street called 23rd Pl. and I always wound up with mail that was for the person on 23rd Pl. and they always wound up with my mail and that was a genuinely confusing address situation (thanks, Chicago), but my current address does not confuse mailmen at all. If I want to direct someone to my apartment, I have to give them the address of a nearby business that I know google doesn't fuck up, because most people just cannot read and understand street addresses anymore. These are not like friends that I'm giving my address to, either, these are people who have chosen to earn their living doing a job that requires them to find unfamiliar addresses.

I remember when I was learning Japanese, there was a word ワープロ馬鹿, which literally means "word processor idiot" that was used to describe people who got so used to typing Japanese on a computer that they forgot how to write the characters by hand. We don't quite have that problem because there's only 26 Latin characters to remember (although, I don't really have the ability to write in cursive anymore), but like, imagine if at some point in the future we completely replaced the need to use handwriting with computer entry and people just started forgetting how to write things by hand entirely. Then your phone dies and you're not able to write anything or fill a form out by hand. I thought it was a funny word back then, but I do see now how having this always-available technology that's trying to completely replace everyday activities like locating an address is making us illiterate in some ways.

[notbeingnoticed]

Bergquam: ‘More than half of the shuttle terminal has been taken over at O’Hare International Airport to house illegals that Chicago can’t handle’ | Chicago City Wire

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Week 1: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (+ a Ferry)

Ciao!

In the past week, I have used Italian trains, buses, taxis, a shuttle van, planes, and taken a ferry ride, so this blog post will be dedicated to transportation. 

To begin, I was supposed to fly from Chicago to Dublin, then Dublin to Naples, where CIS Abroad (the company hosting the program) provided transport shuttles to either the dorms or shared apartment accommodations in Sorrento. The initial long-haul flight wasn’t too bad, I read for the majority of the flight and was fed some half-decent food. 

Unfortunately, due to delays on the tarmac in Chicago, I missed my connecting flight in Dublin and had to figure out another way to Naples. I luckily discovered someone else also in my program in my same flight and we navigated Europe together. Since the next flight out to Naples wasn’t until the following evening, we decided to go instead to Rome and then brave the Italian train system to navigate to Naples. 

(Me and a fellow study abroad student taking a shuttle to our new terminal in Dublin)

To preface, figuring out the train system seemed to be one of the biggest learning curves people that I have talked to have encountered in the past, and as such it was something I was nervous about coming to Italy. Trains (and ferries, as it turns out) are frequently late and don’t align with posted schedules, tickets have to not only be bought but also validated at the station, and the platform numbers commonly change right before arrival. We were supposed to be briefed on how to handle it during our orientation the first day, however we were thrown straight in the deep end! We used one of the most common websites for booking high-speed trains, ItaliaRail, and managed to book a train from the Rome airport to the main Roman train station (surprisingly far from the airport), then one from Rome to Naples for a total cost of around 65 euros.

(Red passenger train with volcano in background)

Since the first train was a regional/local train, there were no assigned seats and thus we had to validate our tickets just before boarding through, however for the high speed cross-country train to Naples, since we had an assigned seat, we did not have to validate (something that stressed us out as you can face fines if you don’t properly validate tickets). Thankfully, everyone we talked to was very nice and helped us figure it out. 

Once in Naples, we shared a taxi to the airport with two other travelers we met along the way (5 euros each) and waited until a few others from the program landed and got the last transfer shuttle to Sorrento. Finally, after over 36 hours of traveling (almost 16 more than intended) we arrive with a leg up on the local transport compared to our peers.

Just earlier today, I took a bus with two other friends from Sorrento to Positano, another town along the Almalfi coast, for 10 euros. Getting the ticket was very easy, as the ticket booth at the bus station was clearly marked. The bus was about 30 minutes late, but that is to be expected for Italian buses. After around 45 minutes and many many curvy and windy roads, we got off at Positano and explored the town. On the way back, we bought ferry tickets for 19 euros (cheaper with cash than online) and waited in a long line to board. As with the bus, the ferry was quite late, but actually took less time to get back to Sorrento. I think the ferry is my new favorite form of transportation as I loved sitting on the top deck and watching the coastline go by. 

(view of Sorrentine peninsula from top deck of ferry)

Overall, I am quite proud of myself for figuring out how to get around on the fly, but I definitely took away some important lessons. First, be patient, both with yourself and the transportation. Everyone gets lost/confused sometimes and navigating a new country is daunting. Be willing to ask for help if you don’t know what to do! It’s better than facing fines or unknowingly breaking any transit laws. Additionally, some places only take cash, make sure to always carry some cash! Lastly, if you can, TAKE DRAMAMINE, especially for the buses. I am not one to get car/motion sick, but the switch backs and coastal curves are no joke and all three of us were very close to turning green by the time we got off the bus. 

This post is getting long, but I wanted to share some details of Italian public transportation as that was one of my biggest questions going into this program. 

See you next week!

Marika Ruppart

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering in Sorrento, Italy 

[alanaisalive]

Okay, so I booked this hotel for one night so we could rest before we get on a bus to get to the corn-focused part of Illinois. So we got picked up at the airport by the hotel shuttle bus, and today we're taking the shuttle bus back to the airport because that's where we get the bus.

Then when we go home it's the same process. We're getting the shuttle from the airport and then back to the airport the next morning.

So as far as the hotel staff will be able to tell, my husband and I are flying into Chicago, spending one night in a budget hotel and ordering a single deep dish pizza and then flying back out the next day twice within a month.

[suburbanrides]

Fredericksburg wine tour: the story of wine

Join us for a journey as we explore the enchanting charm of Fredericksburg's wine tours.

Nestled in the Texas Hill Country, this captivating destination attracts both wine enthusiasts and travelers seeking an experience, amidst breathtaking vineyards and exceptional wineries.

Come with us as we delve into the tapestry of flavors, cultural heritage and warm hospitality that define the world of Fredericksburg's wine tours.

A Proud Heritage Rooted in Winemaking

The winemaking legacy of Fredericksburg wine dates back to the 1800s when German settlers recognized the region's potential for cultivating grapes. Their foresight is evident today as the area boasts a collection of wineries that seamlessly blend Old World charm with techniques.

Each vineyard has its story, showcasing resilience, passion and unwavering dedication to the art of crafting exceptional wines. A wine tour here is not about tasting; it offers an experience into the vibrant history of this region.

An Adventure, through Vineyards

As you venture into Fredericksburg's vineyards you will be enveloped in a paradise setting.

 The gentle rustle of enticing aroma of ripening grapes, and nurtured vines create an ambiance that exudes tranquility. 

Joined by guides who tell stories about the art of growing grapes and provide insights into what makes Fredericksburg wines unique compared to others.

A Symphony of Culinary Delights

When you embark on a wine tour, in Fredericksburg you'll experience a combination of wine and gastronomy. Immerse yourself in the world of delights specifically chosen to complement the wines available. T

Treat your taste buds to cheeses, heavenly chocolates and other gourmet delicacies that will take your wine tasting experience to new heights.

Each pairing enhances the qualities of the wines creating a symphony of flavors that dances on your palate.

The Serenade of Nature

Fredericksburg wine tours offer more than wines and gourmet pairings; they provide an opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

 Enjoy the sun on vineyard terraces and let time slow down as you soak in the breathtaking countryside views. Whether you choose to relax with a picnic or take a stroll through vine covered hills, nature's embrace sets the perfect stage for relaxation and introspection.

Treasured Mementos

As your unforgettable wine tour draws to a close with the setting sun make sure to bring a piece of Fredericksburg with you.

The winery's charming boutiques and tasting rooms are filled with treasures waiting to be discovered.

From bottles of your wines as souvenirs, to merchandise and elegant wine accessories these keepsakes will forever remind you of the enchanting moments spent in this paradise for wine enthusiasts.

Conclusion:

Fredericksburg wine tours offer a blend of sophistication, richness and delectable flavors that enchant both wine enthusiasts and those new, to the world of wine.

This charming Texas Hill Country destination is a blend of history, picturesque landscapes and exceptional culinary experiences.

From the taste to the lingering sensation, there is a captivating journey awaiting anyone who explores this gem. If you want to know more you can contact us at tel:5129683660

[brevicepsmybeloved]

Context (starting with the present and working backwards)

7:30 I make this meme.

6:40 I sit on the floor of the bus depot, put my headphones on, and start sobbing

6:32 I call my mom. I start crying. My mom has to go give a presentation at work so she will call me back to help.

6:31 I realize the next bus is at 11:00. I am stranded in Chicago.

6:29 I go to the information desk. She tells me the bus I needed to be on was the bus I tried to get on but it already left. She also tells me she announced it twice. She did not. I ask if I can book another ticket and she tells me I have to go online.

6:20 I try to get on the bus but the gate agent tells me it's the wrong gate. I wander around reading all the bus numbers. I can't find my bus.

6:15 I arrive at the bus station and go through the check-in booth.

5:33 I realize I left my monster in the mini fridge in my hotel room.

5:30 I get in a cab to go from my hotel to the bus station .

5:25 I throw on my shorts and put my stuff in my backpack.

5:15 I get up to my third alarm.

1:00 I turn off the lights and go to sleep.

00:14 My door dash dinner and snacks for the bus ride arrive (shout out to Juan)

23:00 I wash my underwear in the bathroom sink using shampoo and dry it with the hair dryer. I order door dash.

22:30 We somehow didn't die during the drive. The shuttle from the airport gets to the hotel and we all disembark and go inside. My phone is dead so I plug it in and write my confirmation number on my hand so I can check in. The people at the front desk give me a room key and I go to my room.

22:15 I call the hotel to ask if the shuttle is running. They say to go to door four. I walk there and my shuttle pulls up. The driver asks to see my voucher and I show it to him. My phone promptly dies. The shuttle driver drives us to the hotel like he is being chased by the cops or something.

22:00 I get off the plane and walk towards baggage claim. I find the United baggage help desk and stand in line. I ask if I can get my bag so I can have clean clothes before my flight at eight pm tomorrow. The guy tells me I would have to wait four hours. I leave.

21:08 We finally take off. Four hours late. My phone is at 12%

18:17 The gate agent puts me on a different connecting flight to get home. The flight boards at 20:50. At this point my flight to Chicago is set to leave at 20:00. Because of time zones I should make it in plenty of time.

18:00 I get in line to talk to the gate agent.

17:45 The captain announces that there is too much fuel on the plane because it was supposed to go to Denver yesterday and that did not happen so we have to either defuel the plane or fly over Canada and Nebraska before going to Chicago. People angrily storm off, fixing the overbooking issue.

17:13 I realize my flight is definitely not taking off on time because we haven't started boarding.

16:30 People start lining up to board even though no one has volunteered.

16:00 The gate agent announces we need a volunteer to give up their seat on the flight and we can't board until that happens.

15:30 I get to my gate and sit down

15:00 I get to the airport for my 17:13 flight that boards at 16:38

[holidaytorment]

the items from my recent work trip i'm going to claim reimbursement for, ranked & reviewed:

train fare from the hotel to o'hare - $3 to get from the loop to o'hare in about 45 minutes, the same amount of time it would have taken to drive (without the wait to get an uber or taxi). i support public transit.

parking at logan - but i don't think i green-line-to-red-line-to-silver-line support public transit (i also don't green-line-to-blue-line-to-airport-shuttle support it). $86 which is honestly reasonable for about 40 hours of parking. the sumner tunnel being closed is outside the purview of this review but if it weren't this would rank lower. accidentally parked on the roof during a heat advisory but got back home after dark so it kind of worked out, i think.

one night at a hotel in downtown chicago - hotel was nice enough but the building was about a hundred years old, which means the rooms were small. small enough that the tv was not opposite the bed, which you usually see in most normal hotels. small enough that the bathroom door had to be a double door, opening into the room. smaller rooms than the los angeles biltmore. appreciated that the conference room was above ground. catered food was good. paid $25 to check in early (??????) and this is called an upsell on the bill which i'm sure will make it real fun to justify. but also wouldn't have minded staying two nights. overall like $280 or so.

cab ride from o'hare to the hotel - this took about as long, if not a bit longer, than the train did. driver did not talk to me the entire time, which is a positive. views were uninspiring. $64

potbelly bacon egg and cheese breakfast sub - got this mainly because the line at dunkin was too long. that should've been a sign. $14 for this and an arizona iced tea, but the iced tea is the only thing i finished

items i'm not claiming reimbursement for because they are already paid for, but that i need to mention on the reimbursment form anyway, ranked & reviewed:

flight from chicago to boston: no one sat in the middle seat, so me and the guy sitting in the aisle seat got to spread out. my boss' boss sat two rows in front of me, but i pretended i didn't see her at all and she didn't make conversation with me on the plane or at either airport, which worked out because i was exhausted. read some le carre. got both pretzels and cookies from the flight attendant. could not smell the bathroom, despite being the same seat as below.

flight from boston to chicago: someone sat in the middle seat. flight was at like 8am and i closed my eyes for about an hour without falling asleep because it is a biological impossibility for me to sleep on a plane. opened my water bottle which lead to my water bottle spilling on my pants on account of the pressure difference. also read some le carre but not as much. could smell the bathroom.

items that i bought in and around my recent work trip but can't claim reimbursment for, ranked & reviewed:

hotel bar sazerac: love a sazerac, and this was a good one. i do not mind drinking at hotel bars when the bartenders are actually good at making drinks. i think if i'd ordered a margarita it would not have had much sugar in it. cannot reimburse because of alcohol on a federal grant

limes at wegman's: wegman's has pretty good produce. i needed the limes to make a baked chicken recipe (and a jack rose) on sunday night, both of which turned out alright. cannot reimburse because an item purchased to make food two days after i return is outside the purview of reimbursement for this trip.

iced tea at a o'hare: they only had green tea, but while i prefer black for an iced tea, green is a good change of pace. small size for $4.50 but that's airport pricing for you. cannot reimburse because both breakfast and lunch were provided, we have no reimbursement for snacks, and calling this dinner feels like a stretch.

qdoba burrito: order placed in the logan parking garage and picked up 20 minutes later. exactly as good, bad, and sad as i expected. the guy working there recognized me. won't reimburse because i don't want anyone to see my shame.

[silentstep]

good morning airport, day 1. the shuttle driver told me about his career as a restauranteur. apparently these days you can't get the insurance to cook with flaming cognac at the tables outside of NYC, LA, or Chicago. not like back in his day

[gaydryad]

number 1. Adjust the Pacific Surfliner / Coastal Starlight connection point to be in the Bay Area instead, so that the Jack London Square station is a three-way connection between those 2 + San Joaquin instead of having the Coastal Starlight and Pacific Surfliner randomly meet up in SLO.

it feels like there's no good reason for SLO to be the point where one becomes the other, except to make it infinitely more annoying or slow to get from SoCal to NorCal (since switching Surfliner <---> Starlight is only offered like 1-2 times a day, iirc, and one of those involves an annoying layover in LA). this seems like it should be actually feasible in a short time scale, since the entire length is already covered, it's just a very annoying side-effect of the routing that it costs $$$ to get from the Bay to SoCal.

if the concern is scheduling enough trains between Central Cal and SoCal, maybe instead have a shorter line that runs SLO--LA like the one that runs SAN--LA parallel the Surfliner, I think train #752? don't quote me on that.

number 2. and this one would make me, personally, take Amtrak more often: make it easier to get from Union Station in Chicago to either of the airports. if getting to, say, O'Hare was easier by train, then it'd both be nice for those us who, say, might be coming up from elsewhere in the state and want to shave some money, and would in general just make the commuter train way more useful for those of us stuck in (ugh) non-Chicago Illinois. it would replace a commuter flight that runs between certain minor airports which shall not be named and O'Hare, as well, and with a much lower ticket cost I imagine that many other people would take that instead of the flight.

the issue with this second one is that I have no idea how feasible it really is, but I will say--even just if Amtrak ran a shuttle bus (like it does elsewhere), it would both be nicer and way less of a headache than trying to figure out how to sync up the Amtrak, local public transit, and getting to one's flight on time. like this is a very non-hypothetical problem. it currently Sucks.

Girls, what do you want from a train service and how can Amtrak improve over the next 10 years to better serve you.

[drivelux]

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Events 9.25 (after 1930)

1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan. 1944 – World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek. 1955 – The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded. 1956 – TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated. 1957 – Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops. 1959 – Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day. 1962 – The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government. 1962 – The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency. 1963 – Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair. 1964 – The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins. 1969 – The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed. 1974 – Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John. 1977 – About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon. 1978 – PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground. 1981 – Belize joins the United Nations. 1983 – Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison. 1985 – 3 civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings. 1987 – Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. 1992 – NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion. 1997 – NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station. 1998 – PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people. 2003 – The 8.3 Mw  Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan. 2018 – Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault.