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Location: Chicago, almost Pip boldly goes where no marble-and-putty-painted-like-a-hippo has gone before: Pittsburg (because the pictures are not strictly in chronological order). - sun1
Downtown Chicago Location: After a day of driving, we finally arrived in Chicago (downtown pictured) and checked in at the lovely Hyatt on Printers Row. - 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. - 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 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 2342
Lake Michigan Location: Chicago Waiting for the Art Institute to open, they jogged down to the lakefront to see the pretty water. - IMG 2341
Street scene Location: Chicago Not exactly Main Street, but not a bed reference shot of downtown Chicago. - IMG 2340
A.I. Location: Chicago Artificial Intelligence AND Art Institute (the latter being more relevant for this picture). - 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. - 295 G
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. - IMG 2352
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Art Institute: Reprise Location: Art Institute of Chicago Tres Magritte, no? We decided to return on Tuesday to catch what we'd missed of the Art Institute before heading south to the University area. - 305 G
La Universidad Location: Chicago Our big adventure Tuesday was finding and visiting the University of Chicago, which required further exploration of the L and a 3 mile hike. But the trek was worth it--the campus was beautiful and the neighborhood was very cool. - IMG 2380
Fooood Location: Chicago On the advice of Bryan's father, they eat dinner at a boisterous German restaurant. Succulent lamb, turkey, and the best root beer of Bryan's life. - IMG 2379
Location: Chicago (upsidedown)!Finalmente! - IMG 2378
Rm 601 Location: Chicago Bryan's really just taking revenge for a day of posing for pictures. - IMG 2377
Location: Chicago Este es "the elevator." - IMG 2376
Home Location: Chicago Finally, a few shots of their hotel paradise, the Hyatt on Printers Row. Este es "the front door." - IMG 2375
Leslie and Sue Location: Chicago Said museum houses Sue, the largest and most complete Tyranosauras (just let the spelling slide, please) skeleton in the world. - IMG 2374
Downtown View Location: Chicago From the musuem. Of the city. - IMG 2373
Next Location: Chicago After the baseball game, they El-ed back down to the Field Museum for a little natural history, particularly a special exhibit on chocolate (sadly lacking in free samples). - IMG 2372
Location: Chicago Lake Michigan from the "Museum campus," home of the natural history museum, a planetarium, and an aquarium. - IMG 2371
Location: Chicago Hey, it's the pitcher getting knee-capped! [After gawking for a few minutes, they slipped out. They had officially watched half an inning of the Cubs/Reds game.] - IMG 2368
Location: Chicago Hey, it's still the field! In this shot, you might be able to see the crowds watching from the surrounding rooftops. - IMG 2367
Location: Chicago Hey, it's the field! [This picture tries to capture the sense that they were sitting in the Very Last Row. But in the classic old Wrigley Field, as in a Broadway theater, there are no really bad seats.] - IMG 2366
Location: Chicago When it's been ten years since you were in a professional sports arena of any sort, even the concession stands are picture-worthy. - IMG 2365
Root, root, root Location: Chicago That's right. They went to a baseball game--their first professional sporting events since childhood bonding with dads. But hey, it's Wrigley Field. - IMG 2364
Hey! Location: Chicago What do you know? It's Bryan again, posing in front of something (a telephone poll--but a telephone poll In Chinatown). - IMG 2363
Distracted Location: Chicago Leslie would have bought the hat, but her sense of whimsy ran out 5 feet from the cash register.