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Under the 55th street Metra tracks.

Tre Kronor

Tre Kronor Scandinavian restaurant. I've been wanting to eat here for some time. But getting to the northwest side from Hyde Park without a car takes some effort. First, walk 20 minutes to the bus stop.


Wait for the bus. Take the bus downtown.


Take a cab from downtown to Tre Kronor. Eat some Danish pastries, some french toast and some sausage. All very good. Then walk several blocks to the El and take it back downtown.



Then wait around for the Metra back to the south side and walk home.

55th/57th Street Metra at Night in the Snow

Waiting for a late train downtown. No one was around.

Going Up to Evanston

Getting from Hyde Park to Evanston is tough. The trip is even more painful when it's one degree outside. We made it today in a little over an hour and a half, with the help of our friend Naria who picked us up and drove us from the Howard El stop to her place. We watched the Superbowl.


The door leading up to the Metra tracks was covered in ice flakes.



The Metra at 53rd street. Time to downtown is about 25 minutes.


The Red Line to Howard, the end of the line, took about 45 minutes. The temperature inside the train dropped about 45 degrees at each stop when the doors opened.


Huddling under the heat lamps at the Howard stop.


End of the red line.


Super Bears.

The Wire on BET

Unorthodox advertising campaign for the Wire on BET, undereath the Metra tracks on the north side of 55th street.