Traveling towards Chicago 11-27-18

in #travel5 years ago (edited)

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We flew out 5 hours later than scheduled due to weather that caused our flight's plane to arrive Monday morning inside of Sunday night. Between the bad midwest snowstorm and thick fog in Missoula, we had no travel luck- our connection was going to be missed.

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We found out about the delay around midnight on Sunday. Then waited for Delta to re-route or re-schedule us, being patient as there were 2 of us traveling on this business trip and I knew we could lose Monday due to the heavy snow in Chicago. The location we were going to visit was going to be closed due to it so not arriving on Monday was fine.
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Finally, a solution I would accept was offered at about 4 am! We would fly to Minneapolis and stay there overnight, then catch the first flight to Chicago on Tuesday morning.
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But that means we are stuck overnight at Minneapolis, MI... arriving about 2 pm... what to do...

First things first! We booked hotel rooms before we left Missoula in order to ensure somewhere to stay. And changed our Chicago area hotel reservations to start on Tuesday. We got really lucky! Due to the storm and our delayed flights, the Chicago hotel waived the change fee.

My coworker has not traveled a lot so he was unfamiliar with the perk of being stuck at the Minneapolis airport... The Mall of America is nearby! 3 floors of shopping, an Aquarium in the basement, and all built around an Amusement Park!
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A fun shop-
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3 floors of Christmas!
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The Lego shop!
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We had dinner there and then wandered through the building for a few hours as it was too cold outside to do too much otherwise. I found a card game expansion and a pair of Bloomers for my renaissance faire costume. My coworker was overwhelmed by the whole thing and absolutely enthralled as well.

Today we have arrived at the airport and are waiting to board our flight to Chicago. Finally!

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Sometimes things happens unexpectedly right? Enjoy and safe journey! 😊

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