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Spent the night before weighing almost everything in my bag trying to understand why it is so heavy. Total weight is 21.1kg which will be a problem in India where the limit for internal flights is 20kg. The limit in the USA seems to be 23kg for all airlines.
Took it relatively easy today. Went for a 90 minute architectural foundation boat cruise. Should have done this the first day. You here a lot of the same stuff on the hop on hop off bus but this guide is much better. You also learn about things you would not normally notice when looking at buildings. Almost every building along the river especially in the downtown area has something significant about it. It is an architect's and engineer's paradise I think. Then went on a walkabout looking for new walking shoes since my 8 year old takkies are starting to wear out very quickly. I started getting blisters from my time in Rio de Janeiro but they seem to be getting worse now. Shoes are very expensive here so I haven't bought a pair yet.
Took the train to o'hare airport. You are forced to do self check in. The consultants are just there to process luggage. My boarding pass tells me gate and seat not allocated. The self check in kiosk says the flight may be overbooked. Consultants tell me it will get sorted out at the gate and don't help. I was very worried about getting bumped off the flight. After I got through security, I went to the first united airlines employee i found at a boarding gate and complained. She allocated a seat to me and printed a new pass. At least I will not get bumped off now.
To get wifi at this airport you have to pay or download a free app like kindle or hotels.com to get free access for a period of 30 minutes. Facebook still doesn't seem to work. Sitting and waiting for my flight now and still have about 2 hours before boarding so killing time by writing this blog. Flight will be almost 4 hours and there is a 2 hour time difference. Flight departs at 9pm and lands in Las Vegas at 10.48 Las Vegas time. I think that's a 9 hour time difference with SA. LA and San Francisco will be the same.
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