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We get to the airport early as ever, but this time our flight is at 4:30 A.M. We are all very tired, because we had a late night last night. Apparently triple scoop ice cream on top of all the food we ate ...
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... how it had all been rebuilt to the city it is today. Chicago is a very nice looking city, so clean with lovely flowers along the road in the middle of the city. From here we boarded the bus & went back into the city and walked along the Magnificent Mile & looked at the amazing shops. At night we went to a restaurant & enjoyed a nice meal, sitting on the rooftop, it was a nice balmy evening with the ...
Chicken in the Car....
... and a piece of red velvet cake and took it back to the hotel room since she was still sleeping. The cake was her "birthday cake" - and it was delicious! Took a nap after all that good food.
Off to the Chicago Art Institute. We got in for free thanks to Mary Dawn's military status. Looked around at the European paintings - lots of nice ones, Renior, Rubens, Bouguereau, El Greco, Tintoretto, Titian, etc. There was also an ...
Six Flags & The Windy City
... time in the World Art sections instead. It was simply art overload, too much to take in and enjoy in just one viewing. Ferris Bueller would be proud of us though.
We made one last stop at Buckingham Fountain near the lakeshore which is one of the largest in the world. It seems that everything in Chicago is larger than life and even walking back to the loop station we passed 2 large Indian Sculptures on horseback. We were quite tired, but absolutely satisfied with our first day ...
Shopping, The Aquarium & Jazz
... was packed...luckily they prebooked. Samantha was not keen at all...she confessed to me that she really does not play with dolls and was not looking forward to it.......guess what....she loved it! (no surprise there). The boys, TJ and myself went for a wander through the city mall and found a Lego shop.......I think you all know what happened there..........
Finished in the shopping mall, we ...
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