Sunday at Millennium Park

Snow: Chicago Style

Museum and Skyline Pictures

(Shedd Aquarium, downtown skyline, Cool Globes exhibit)

Chicago at Night

(pictures taken from a boat on the Chicago River)

Sidewalk Sights

(Some sights from Milwaukee Avenue in Bucktown)

"I'll send an SOS to the world..."

If you can identify that song lyric, then you know where I was Thursday night at Wrigley Field.

Yes, that was the Police concert.

Sitting on the field of the Friendly Confines. I can't tell you what a thrill that was. Sitting in left field at one of the best ballparks EVER for a concert. Wasn't sure how many songs I would know, but I recognized almost all.

That was Day 2 of the move to Chicago.

Day 1 consisted of eating at Milk & Honey, a tasty cafe on Division close to the Ukranian Village. Good food & tunes. In addition to a sandwich, I tried their ice tea which for my southern friends was unsweet.

On the evening of Day 3 I took the train up north to Ravinia which is an outdoor venue for concerts, events, and activities. The weekend's theme was classical composers, so vistors were guaranteed a pleasant evening; picnic baskets, wine, and small tables were everywhere. Kind of reminded me of football season in the Grove at Oxford, MS. I hope to go again this summer to see other concerts.

The rest of the weekend consisted of going to the following restaurants:
*Hot Chocolate (owner is a Kendall graduate & James Beard winner)
*Jerry's Sandwiches (opened 7 days ago & has 100 sandwich options--they need an eating contest similar to the Flying Saucer)
*Meritage (several pronunciations, but I think it rhymes with "heritage")
*People Lounge (tapas bar in Bucktown)

PS: this city will put me in the poor house if I continue to go out to eat.

Smart Transportation

As I prepare for the Big Move to the second city/city of big shoulders/city with deep dish pizza, I found two companies in which to rent cars. ZipCars & I-Go are car sharing businesses that position cool cars in neighborhoods for people to use for a day or days at a time. Gas & insurance are included in the price & reservations are made online. The environmental benefits are too numerous to list; in fact, I-Go is a non profit agency partnering with the state government to reduce vehicle emissions & encourages ride sharing as well as public transit.

Renting a Mini Cooper would be a sweet way to spend the day running errands or sightseeing around town.

Chicago's Loss

Da Bears.

What can I say.

They should have won considering the weather elements. Seriously...Indy plays in a dome.

They should have won because of the dramatic opening kick return a la The Ohio State University. But, we know how that game ended.

They should have won for all of those Bears fans wanting the victory. Now some dude in the 'burbs is changing his name to Peyton Manning.

All I can say is better luck next year.

Go Bears!

Looking forward to the Super Bowl in two weeks.

With the Bears' good fortune, maybe this will inspire the Cubs to reach for the post season...

Chicago Hotel

I am sharing my hotel room with a goldfish.

Maybe its supposed to remind me of home, but I don't have any pets, including things that swim. Or maybe its just a reward to returning guests.

I just wonder how long my roomate is going to stick around.