Chicago, Illinois. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. US

Finally we got the chance to meet a part of Alok's Family, his cousins in Chicago & Milwaukee. It was a great trip and lovely interaction with our cousins. We found nice blend of Indo-American mix Culture within the family and playing, biking and masti-time with kids was fun. We started our day in Chicago with Nick's Bday, all the kids were excited and playing all around the home, Firstly, they were shy but later we got mixed up with them that we were too running around them... :) Late in the evening we had plans to see Fireworks on the eve of 4th of July-Independence Day at Arlington Heights Racecourse, but we didnt dare to gamble in Horse-racing, as of we had no wishes to lose...:) The sparkling night was awesome...as it was happening right above our heads and we were just lying down under the bright sky full of fireworks.

Next Morning we all went to Science and Industry Museum that was so so big that it took a day to complete it from one end to the other. Next day, we did some shopping in Woodfeild mall and saw unique Rainforest Cafe, place to shop, eat and play with kids. We went for biking with kids by the time Rachna didi prepared delicious Pasta and salad for us. Then we spent a nice time with Taiji and Tauji. Created our Family Tree, enjoyed late night playing cards and talked about old memories. The other day we went to Downtown Chicago, we traversed along the Michigan lake which is very vast that we cant even see the shore, we enjoyed at beach and lakeshore drive. Navy Pier was good attraction and was like a fair on the Lake side. We saw Pirates show and had tasty and chocolate flavoured Garret popcorn.

Next was Sears tower - Chicago's most visited and highest observatory. You haven't seen Chicago until you've seen it from the Skydeck from 103rd floor. The best view of Chicago and beyond from the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Amazing part of the skydeck is Glass balconies, "It's very scary, but at the same time it's very cool," its like first step toward overcoming fear of heights. One can enjoy the view and have virtual experience here - Sears Tower(Willis Tower)

After Downtown , we went to Milwaukee to meet the other half of family. We had fun in Zoo, in the evening we had Salsa-chips by Lisa Bhabhi and Aloo-tikki by Sarit Bhaiya, that were truly mouth watering. We watched movie in Sarit bhaiya's theatre room, that was quite relaxing in own home theatre. Kevin Jiju have good innovative self made furniture.

We had great time with all six kids, qweety was Tara dear. After all the fun, we left chicago with lovely and cherishing memories.