Union Station, Chicago

Another lovely old train station, this is Union Station in Chicago. Confusion reigned, as a rather cold streak of weather had caused pipes to burst and flooding was rampant. Luckily we had only a six hour layover.... It was fun though, as many of the trains that were leaving were packed with Obama-ites, making their pilgrimage to the inauguration in Washington. I found myself crying several times, as it was so clear how blacks were feeling about this amazing transition that was about to happen.

We had several Americans apologize to us for Bush, many practically spitting with disgust. But the air held more optimism than anything else. People really are looking forward to the change.