Monday, July 4, 2011

Chi-Town Fun





We have been enjoying Chicago and beautiful weather the past few days. On Saturday evening we finished a great meal at Salpicon where I ate lime sorbet flavored with serrano chile peppers. It was delicious!

Upon recommendation from our waitor, we caught a late evening show at Second City- I laughed so hard I cried!





Yesterday morning we skipped the observation deck (94th floor) at the John Hancock Building (the third tallest skyscraper in Chicago) for the Signature lounge
(96th floor)- complete with festive drinks and truly breathtaking views of Chicago. (The cost of sitting down for a drink and small plate in the Signature Lounge is pretty much equivilant to the ticket fee of the observatory deck, so take your pick). Watch the below video for a peak of us at the Signature Lounge.












Aferwards, we hopped on the El and watched a Cubs/ White Sox game in nearby Wrigleyville.









I sampled a "Chicago hotdog" while in the ballpark, complete with grilled onions, neon relish and dog on a poppyseed bun.






This morning we took a bike tour alongside picturesque Lake Michigan











and visited the Field Museum and snapped a photo with Sue, the museum's famous dinosaur.










Did you know that Sue is named after the paleontologist who found this T-Rex in Utah?









The front of the Chicago Field Museum- me atop the steps in "Rocky" position:









We then marveled at "The Bean" in Millenium Park.





























Tonight we will sample authentic deep dish pizza in this town's hot spot- Lou Malnati's Pizzeria before catching fireworks on the Navy Pier. This vacation rocks!




Happy Fourth of July, everyone!

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