Sunday
As luck would have it, my dad was also in Chicago on business while I was there. After I checked into my hotel, my dad picked me up so that we could spend the afternoon together.
First, we went to Navy Pier. This is a boardwalk area that had several carnival rides, activities, and shops. We walked around for a while before heading toward the city. We weren't really sure what to do/see, so we kept walking around until we hit the "Magnificent Mile", which is a portion of Michigan Avenue that is famous for its shopping. We continued along this until we made our way to the John Hancock Tower, which has an observatory on the 94th floor.
Looking down from the John Hancock Observatory
View from the top of the tower. The tallest building on the right is the Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower), which is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
Me overlooking the city. 
Another view from the tower.After we finished up at the tower, we headed back to Navy Pier to get some dinner. I had such a fun time with my dad and I am so glad that it worked out to spend time together on this trip.
Monday
On Monday, I went with my coworkers (the DON and CEO) to the Willis Tower. This building is 104 stories and is the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
Wrigley Field
View of downtown Chicago. The tall building on the right is the John Hancock building.
The Willis Tower has these glass boxes that jut out from the building to overlook the city. It was a little nerve-wracking to be standing in a glass box 1,350 feet above the ground.
Looking down from the glass box.
On our way back to our hotel, we went to Giordano's for some famous deep-dish, stuffed Chicago pizza. It was SO good and SO filling - one slice was more than enough. We also stopped by Grant Park, which is right across from where we were staying. This fountain was pretty interesting and had a mini water show every hour. They were also filming part of the third "Meet the Parents" movie in this park while we were there. Tuesday
On Tuesday we went to lunch at Harry Carey's, then walked around downtown Chicago. Some of the things we saw included...
...the famous Chicago Theater...
...the Chicago Cultural Center...This building was built in the late 1800's and used to be the public library. This glass dome was made by Tiffany's and was AMAZING. The entire building was decorated with elaborate tiled patterns.
...the Chicago "Bean"...as well as some other interesting places, such as the flagship Macy's store, the Tribune Building (made with pieces of other famous places from around the world, like the Taj Mahal and the Berlin Wall), and the Water Building.Wednesday
On Wednesday, we went to the Chicago Institute of Art. Their galleries featured amazing pieces from several artists, countries, and time periods. Some of my favorites were:
American Gothic, by Grant Wood
The Coffin and Mummy of Paankhenamun
Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
On Thursday, we came home. It was nice to get away for a few days, even it technically was for work. I would love to go back and spend more time exploring the city!
1 comment:
i almost passed out looking at the picture of you in a glass box!!! i would never have the guts to do that!!! i'm glad you included lots of pictures because i would love to go to Chicago and eat their pizza! the ceiling is gorgeous....i love architecture! glad you had an amazing trip!
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