Chicago, IL September 11th, 2022
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| Hanging Out with Kevin and Vickie in Chicago's Chinatown |
A Great Day in Chicago
On September 11th (yea that date) Donna and I spent the day exploring Chicago. We started the day by exploring around our hotel and then took transit to a brewery and then finished the day hanging with Kevin (one of my work friends from LucasArts) and Vickie. It was a really fun day full of food, drink, and rain.
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| We started out exploring Millennium Park without Francis (he wasn't allowed in the park) |
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| We took some artistic selfies (like everyone else) at the Cloud Gate (The Bean) |
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| It was way cooler in person than I expected it to be. |
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| A view from the inside which smelled like Weed for some reason |
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| We walked the BP Bridge designed by Frank Gehry (same guy that did the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA) |
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| The park has a cool looking Skating Ribbon. Think Roller Rink but not in an oval shape and outdoors. Donna was sad it was closed due to weather |
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| It looked really fun |
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| Then we went to Buckingham Fountain (no relation to the palace with the same name) |
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| Missa thinks this looks like Jar Jar |
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| Honest Abe |
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| Paris Metro Entryway art in Chicago. |
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| After tending to Francis and drying out a bit we hit the L and took public transit in IL for the first time. |
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| The L was really cool. |
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| It looks like Larry Wins |
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| The exit to The L |
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| We had intended to go to Dovetail Brewing based on a recommendation from my brother in law but it was closed due to flooding that day. |
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| Luckily there was another brewery right down the street that was open. |
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| The beer there was great so it was a win |
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| We returned the way we came and then prepared to hang out with friends later that afternoon. |
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| Kevin and Vickie were kind enough to pick us up and we went to Chinatown. It was pouring rain so we ducked into a place to eat and it turned out to be a lucky choice. Everything was very good. |
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| We went to a big bulk candy store |
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| They had all kinds of flavors of Kit Kats |
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| The Lover Plum (Red) was very popular |
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| We also went to a traditional herb shop |
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| They had real swallows nests :( |
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| The Anime shop was pretty cool too |
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| Need a facepalm skeleton? |
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| We went to Forbidden Root for beers and dinner |
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| They had IPAs and Saisons infused with herbs |
It was a really fun day and I look forward to our next visit. Hopefully we can spend a month in Chicago. It's a really cool town.
If you missed yesterday's post you can find it here.
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