L2O2 » 100 years later … http://www.l2o2.com travels, thoughts, ideas, and things we find of interest in our lives Mon, 13 Jan 2020 06:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Chicago http://www.l2o2.com/2012/08/06/chicago/ http://www.l2o2.com/2012/08/06/chicago/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:50:31 +0000 http://www.l2o2.com/?p=1750 We have had a pretty interesting time here. And as I sit here on the train back to Detroit, pondering what to say, the memories of the days gone by flit through my mind. Not coming here with more than a desire to see the temple, say prayers there and just experience life in a different place, I’ve not been disappointed. The Baha’i House of Worship is very beautiful and in ways that are just not visible in photographs. The interior is beautiful but photos are not encouraged there so you will need to take my word for that. The building of the temple has a fascinating story too, but that is beyond my scope here. The weather has been warm, humid, and for an hour very spectacularly stormy. The people we have had an opportunity to engage in conversation have been warm and friendly too. Altogether a nice sojourn with plenty of time for reflection on our lives and being very grateful. Ruth and Lawrie seem to be enjoying this time as well.

Yum!

Hey, our last name, once-upon-a-time!

Beautiful Chicago flower boxes

A canal bridge

I love lunch

The 100th anniversary of Abdul-Baha's visit to North America

You have to visit to see the rest!

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Then just to add insult to injury, Amtrak was late, but to make up for it we had a time change and managed to catch our Metra train, but then it had a totally unexpected slow-down because another train on the track had engine trouble. Off load and reload to a different train and we missed being able to pick up our rental car. But whatever, 1st world problem, as son Chris would say!

The Westin North Shore is lovely, we picked up the car the next morning and all is well in our world again. Now we are able to drive to the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.

Front of the amazing House of Worship

Side view

One of the Nine Fountains

Three Musketeers

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