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The Art Institute Location: Chicago Our first stop on Monday was the Art Institute of Chicago. As we arrived half an hour before it opened, we had time to linger in the sculpture garden (pictured) and trot down to Lake Michigan for the view. - 296 G
Thousands of Avalokitesvaras Location: Chicago A shout-out to Clare. I was really thrilled to see all the Buddhist art. Really. Thrilled. - 301 G
All tuckered out Location: Hyatt Regency, Printer's Row After an exhausting day of romping around downtown Chicago, the task of consciousness proves too much for Bryan. He collapses. - IMG 2340
A.I. Location: Chicago Artificial Intelligence AND Art Institute (the latter being more relevant for this picture). - IMG 2341
Street scene Location: Chicago Not exactly Main Street, but not a bed reference shot of downtown Chicago. - IMG 2342
Lake Michigan Location: Chicago Waiting for the Art Institute to open, they jogged down to the lakefront to see the pretty water. - IMG 2347
Who IS Richard M. Daley? Location: Chicago Haunted by this man (he welcomed them on the highway, provided a complementary newpaper in the morning, and greeted them at the top of the Sears Tower), Bryan and Leslie--who had the vague impression he had been the mayor in the 70s--finally asked a friendly Sears Tower employee: WHO IS THIS MAN, WHO DOGS OUR STEPS? As it turns out, he had been the mayor decades ago, and now his son, also Richard Daley, leads the city. - IMG 2348
Location: Chicago Leslie at the top of the Sears Tower (and it only took an hour wait!), in front of a lovely view of smog. - IMG 2350
Location: Chicago Late night train stop, on their way to Gino's for a dinner of Chicago's self-proclaimed best stuffed pizza.