Since it was raining when we went out today, we decided to visit the Field Museum of Natural History. We could have spent days in the Field Museum and we only scratched the surface in the four hours we were there. We wandered through the permanent Ancient Egypt exhibit and the Ancient Americas exhibit, as … Continue reading →

After Navy Pier, we walked south along the lakeshore through Grant Park, turning east before reaching the Field Museum, then returning north to visit Millennium Park. We were intrigued by the Frank Ghery designed Pritzker Pavilion, named for its main donor, Jay Pritzker, owner of the Hyatt hotel chain; that’s it on the left, below. … Continue reading →

We’ve been in Chicago for the last two days, on our way to visit Dale’s brother, Tim, in Michigan and then to my godson’s wedding in Wisconsin. During our time here, we took in a view of the downtown from the top of the John Hancock Building, 95 floors up. Here’s a panorama view of … Continue reading →