My lovely niece, Jessica, has come to Michigan for a quick visit. I have to share her with my Mom and Dad. . . but it's nice to have her here for a few days!
Brian and I decided that Jes needed to see Chicago. . . so the three of us took the train and headed out for 6 hours in the city!
Six hours in Chicago . . . is not much time at all. I had a list of highlights, but we didn't even come close! What DID we do?
"The Bean" (officially, Cloud Gate) in Millenium Park. . .
A quick walk down Michigan Avenue (no shopping, though; sadly, no time . . . ).
An introduction to the "rules" of Chicago hot dogs. . .
A spin around the Tribune Tower to discover the treasures of the world. . .
A moment to embrace the skyline. . .
And, of course, a taste of Chicago deep dish pizza!
We stopped to admire the river and the bridges. . .
and then hopped aboard the Chicago Architectural Foundation River Cruise!
And, with that. . . it was time to catch the train back to Kalamazoo! Time flies (especially when the pizza takes over an hour to to arrive at your table. . .), but what a fun afternoon!
What a great day! Don't ya just love the architectural cruise there. Chcago, Chicago! :-)
Posted by: Patty | 08/03/2012 at 08:41 AM
Whirlwind through Chicago! It was worth it just to introduce Jes to a fabulous city!
Posted by: margene | 08/03/2012 at 08:52 AM
Note to self: you need more than 6 hours to see Chicago :) Thank you for the important tip!
Posted by: Rachel | 08/03/2012 at 09:48 AM
Looks like a whirlwind tour of the city! Does pizza always take that long in Chicago?
Posted by: Carole | 08/03/2012 at 02:59 PM
Woo Hoo!
Posted by: Cookie | 08/03/2012 at 07:58 PM
looks like a great day...I've always wanted to take that river cruise - but sara preferred seeing the city from the sears tower (she won!)
Posted by: Mary | 08/04/2012 at 07:14 AM
Looks like it was a fun time!
Posted by: Marilyn | 08/04/2012 at 08:15 AM
My husband is from Chicago, so I have been there many times. So much to see!
Posted by: kmkat | 08/05/2012 at 02:57 PM