Sunday, July 02, 2006

Blown Away by the Windy City

So this posting's a bit belated (ok, it's a month overdue), but it's time to tell the tale of Tom in the Windy City.

Tom took a mini-holiday with the two girls who originally found him on Memorial Day weekend. And even though it was a mini-break, Tom, being a Traveling Tile and all, still likes to travel in style. He flew first class. (Or so he likes to pretend.) And he stayed at the Drake Hotel. Because honestly, if you travel to Chicago, would you want to stay anywhere else?

Here's a photo of Tom just after check-in.

Well after a long flight, what does anyone want? A drink, to calm the nerves, relax a little. So Tom took a gander at the vast minibar that the Drake provides for its guests.

But let's be real. It was the Drake, for crying out loud! Take a gander at the minibar prices.

Tom was outraged (can't you tell by the look on his face?)...

...So he grabbed his ticket to the Cubs game, headed over to Wrigley Field, and bought a pint of Bud Light for a much more reasonable price! (And for some reason, Blogger won't let me upload the picture of Tom with his Cubs ticket -- will work on fixing this at a later point!)


Stay tuned for past/future tales in the coming months, including: Tom in Washington, D.C. (if we ever get the pictures developed), Tom at Reinckepalooza (you wish you were going just cause of the name, don't you?), Tom's trip to the Shire (not just for Roaming Gnomes anymore), Tom in the boonies of New Hampshire for a little R&R, Tom in Missouri with Donny and Marie (or so I've heard they're there), and Tom's trip to Ohio for a country-style wedding.

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