3/5 Ray 6 years ago on Google
So,
finding
myself
in
Oak
Park
with
nothing
much
to
do,
I
looked
up
the
local
tourist
attractions.
Boom.
Hemingway
House.
Will
do.
Went
with
two
of
my
buddies
who,
actually,
are
quite
up
on
their
Hemingway
knowledge.
We
were
the
only
three
people
at
that
time,
so
they
and
the
tourist
guide
got
into
some
interesting
conversations.
These
were
stilted,
however,
with
her
being
asked
a
question
and
saying
'oh,
we'll
get
to
that
later
in
the
tour'.
Enter
the
Portuguese
tourist
group.
This
is
where
things
got
sidetracked
a
bit,
but
hey,
that's
cool.
Our
two
groups
combined
to
form
one
super
tour
group
and
now
we're
all
jockeying
for
position,
trying
to
sees
the
sights,
irritable
babies
crying
in
Portuguese,
language
barriers,
etc
But
that
was
all
my
misfortune.
The
house
was
interesting
with
authentic
items
purchased
from
the
Hemingway
family
(with
our
guide
alluding
to
quite
the
hefty
price
tags).
Got
some
history
on
the
family
and
learned
some
things
I
didn't
know
(for
example,
a
bunch
of
the
Hemingways,
not
just
Ernest,
died
from
suicide.
Like,
a
bunch
of
them)
Saw
the
room
where
baby
Hemingway
was
raised,
saw
the
room
where
baby
Hemingway
was
born,
which,
coincidentally,
could
also
potentially
be
the
room
where
baby
Hemingway
was
conceived.
One
of
my
favorite
parts
was
the
secret
hallway
between
the
mom
and
dad's
separate
bedrooms.
At
the
time
it
was
the
appropriate
thing
for
parents
to
have
separate
rooms,
but
this
little
walkway
connector
allowed
for
nighttime
activities
(eyebrow
wiggle).
All
in
all
we
were
there
for
over
two
hours
which
was
way.
Too.
Long.
An
interesting
visit
that
I
have
no
need
to
repeat
in
the
future.
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