Thursday Phil and I went to the Chicago Cultural Center.
I think this is the world's largest Tiffany dome.
We also went to the Art Institute. This time I saw American Gothic, The Child's Bath, several paintings by Winslow Homer, etc. that I hadn't seen previously. I revisited the Manets, Monets, Van Goghs, and Toulouse-Lautrecs.
On Friday, we went to the Field Museum, which was really full of kids. In retrospect, we should have done this on Saturday. There we saw Sue, the world's largest and most complete T-rex.
Then we went to the Glessner House, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson in the historic Prairie Avenue district. The docent wasn't so great on this tour, but the house was interesting.
We also went to the Lincoln Park Zoo, one of the nation's oldest and free to the public 365 days a year.
Saturday we took the El to Oak Park where we visited the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Very interesting. Just walking around Oak Park we spotted six other FLW homes and the Unity Temple.
We came back to Chicago and took in the Shedd Aquarium. I think the highlight there is the baby beluga whale!
As we were walking back to the loop, we fortuitously passed the Berghoff and stopped in for a homemade brew. We finally ended up at Daley plaza to see the local Halloween celebrations, which included jugglers and acrobatic jump-ropers, and sliding down the Picasso statue on your coat.
On the way home, I had a moment to visit with the Blues Brothers.
3 comments:
So . . . did you meet up with the Blues Brothers at the tax assessor's office at Daley Plaza? You looked right at home with them. Wait, your name is Carrie--did you have your bazooka with you?
It looks like you guys had lots of fun--the lion video is awesome.
Actually met them at Midway, next to the House of Blues aiport store!
Well, it shouldn't be any surprise to you that my favorite part of your blog was the lion video! Looks like a great trip. Ryan and I will have to go sometime.
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