Sunday was not a day of rest for us. We decided to go all tourist this morning and headed to the Willis Tower (aka The Big Willy) to try out their Sky Deck. 103 stories above the city we queue through a variety of lines and finally arrive in front of a glas chamber that is suspended out from the building with a glass floor that you can stand on for a completely unique experience.
You watch the groups in front of you in the lineup and giggle a bit when they are scared to step out onto the glass. Until it is your turn. As I looked over the edge my knees got weak and I wondered why I was even standing there. I had to look forward to make the first step but once there we did manage to have a bit of fun while taking in the crazy view.
From here, we made our way to Michigan Avenue and grabbed a burger from the Shake Shack and then into the Chicago Art Institute.
This is an amazing gallery with a fantastic collection of Art from the Impressionism period. Was able to view works by Monet, Toulouse Lautrec, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Seurat.
From here we headed to Millenium Park to view what is referred to as the 'bean'. It is a large silver, bean shaped orb that reflected the skyline of the city and you can have a great time playing 'where's Waldo' while standing in front of it. Very cool art installation for sure.
Daniel and I then head off for a quick and fantastic visit with long time friends Ellen & Mitch ( who I first met in Cozumel in 1993). A short but sweet reunion.
Back on the road we had back to put on some additional layers of clothes and head out to the ballpark. Wrigley Field, home of the 2016 MBA champions, the Chicago Cubs. They were playing the NY Yankees and we had a great time eating hot dogs and drinking beers, all while trying to keep circulation in our fingers and toes. It was as cold as standing in the Yellow Grass rink watching hockey in the middle of winter! But a great time was had by all despite the home team taking a loss.
Back in the hotel we stop for a nightcap and head off to bed after another great day. Still cold.
