July 21, 2025
I will take a closer look at my travel capsule wardrobe soon, but the most important thing that I learned was that when someone (outside the US Weather Service) issues a heat warning, they're NOT JOKING! Yes, the temperatures were only 80F, but it was sticky and stifling in a way that I've not experienced before - even in Chicago.
My hotel - the delightful Staunton's on the Green - is directly across the street from this park. Amazing, beautiful park, which was FULL of people during the brief heatwave we experienced. Literally hundreds of people - class groups in deep discussion, friends in deep pizza, lots of couples and small family groups just crashed out on the grass, even some people swing dancing!
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