Another great day in Chicago. First we went to Millennium Park and went to the "bean". It was amazing to see the city in the reflection. Then it was on to Chicago's Institute of Art. We spent a couple of hours here, and still didn't see very much of it. We enjoyed the "Impressionist" area and the Thorne Room. The Throne Room, contained miniature rooms--think doll house size, that had different periods of time/eras. (It is kind of hard to explain--do online and see if you can see what I'm talking about.) Next, we went over to the Shedd Aquarium. They had a nice collection of different types of fish. Our last hurrah was going to the "Skydeck" in the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower). We went up 103 floors, and then stepped out on a clear, glass ledge--where you can look straight down! Dan lasted about 2 seconds, Wendy did okay, and the kids loved it! After we took the train back to our hotel (which, by the way, we love the public transportation in Chicago), Dan and Wendy went for a walk around Northwestern University--it was really peaceful as we walked along the "wooded" paths. Good-bye Chicago--we really enjoyed you (more than we thought we would).
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| The Bean |
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| Institute of Art |
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| 103rd Floor of Sears Tower |
Wendy, Kyle and Erin look very relaxed on 103rd floor. Top of the world. Dan where are you?
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