Each summer, we spend a few weeks in Central Illinois with family. Last summer, we planned a 2 day trip to Chicago - a place the kids can't wait to go back to. The trip was so fantastic, I had to post about it over several days - the museums, the food, the heights (oh my) and the fun were all too much for just one little post.
So, here is a snippet of our trip to the Windy City last summer.......
It was a cool 88 degrees when we visited in July. There was always a wonderful breeze blowing off Lake Michigan that could cool these warm-weather Texans down if needed (as if!). And summertime makes this city sparkle with color!
We wanted to do it all and we only had a day and a half to do it in. So on top of the amazing museums, delicious food, and fantastic shopping, there were so many great sites to see!
Did you know it was one of the largest fountains in the world? And NOT named after the Buckingham Palace, but after the benefactor who paid for the fountain and it's maintenance in 1927. The city of Chicago still does not pay for it!
And it is made out of beautiful pink marble from Georgia. Another cool fact- it was the starting point of Season 6 Amazing Race....just one of my favorite shows. Take that trivia to your next Trivial Pursuit night!
Yes. You are looking at a 3-story eyeball, cleverly titled the "Eye". Why? Good question. It is a temporary exhibit in downtown Chicago that the kids & I found fascinating. Amid a bunch of tall buildings, the L clattering by and many business people sits this odd sculpture called art. I didn't get it, but that's ok- it was fun to take a picture of.
And then we found the "art" I'd been looking forward to the most. This is Cloud Gate located in Millennium Park. But you can call it the "Bean". That's what the locals call it.
The Bean is made of what appears to be seamless steel plates that reflects the city back at you. It is the coolest structure that was only just added a few years ago.
We had more fun taking pictures here.
And you can go inside for even crazier images.
This was by far one of our favorite things to see.
And if we had time, we could have sat here all afternoon. In fact, there was so much to do in Millennium Park, we could have spent all day there. But there was much to see still........ and I'll share more of our fun with you this week. Stay tuned.
4 comments:
I always wanted to go to Chicago....because of Oprah.
Now I'd like to go for so much more!
I loved visiting Chicago when I lived in Illinois, it was always a guaranteed good time!
Thank you for not showing me the scary pix of the glass floor 2 million feet up in the air.
Yes I spent almost a hour at the bean taking pictures :)
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