Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Chicago Part 4

We went to Chicago the second week in May. Here are pictures from the last couple of days.

Navy Pier

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Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

Caught LittleB in a moment. It almost looks like she is posing under the sign.

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Where is the food?

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This is how you get the wait staff to stop at your table. You change Run Forrest Run…

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…to Stop Forrest Stop.

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Mmmmmm…Shrimp, shrimp, and more shrimp.

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B’s concoction of something salmon. Did I mention this also has shrimp on it and B isn’t much of a fan of shrimp? So guess who gets the extra shrimp? :D

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Chicago Children’s Museum

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She put on a raincoat to come in here and play.

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Big Dominoes!

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She’s in the queen position!

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She loved this slide so much she would have kept going up and down if we didn’t find somewhere else to direct her to.

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She was definitely tuckered out after all of the running around she did! She slept for nearly three hours!

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More Navy Pier

At the end of the pier

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Coming back towards land

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Going upstairs to see the stuff on top of the buildings

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Navy Pier Ferris Wheel – 150 ft high and 40 gondolas for seating up to six passengers each.

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Inside one of the buildings is a beautiful garden.

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Out and About

LittleB got this for free from the ladies at the Disney Store.

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Hershey’s…mmmmmm

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Train Ride Home

R wearing the mouse ears!

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LittleB hams it up with her mouse ears on backwards!

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~R

Chicago Part 3

We went to Chicago the second week in May. Here are pictures from Thursday.

Shedd Aquarium

Family shot

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LittleB loved the dolphins.

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LittleB really liked it up on the ledge.

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I believe this is a Beluga Whale

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Outside

What a beautiful day!

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Outside – with Chicago skyline in the background

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Chicago friends that we were with on Thursday

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We walked from Shedd Aquarium up to Millenium Park

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Millenium Park

The BP Bridge – a pretty bridge…

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Jay Pritzker Pavilion - this is a definite work of art

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The beams are supposed to signify sound waves.

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Cloud Gate - this is known as the bean to Chicago natives.

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We were pretty small up next to this thing.

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You can get dizzy on the inside if you look up!

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The Crown Fountain – see faces, get wet.

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Why the long face?

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Some runners stopped by to get soaked

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M and his daughter head out into the pool.

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Chasing a duck

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Walking to Dinner

The elevated rail system looked historical.

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The famous Chicago Theater

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Interesting building

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People back their cars up to the little wire at the edge of these round parking garages. I’d be a little worried parking in here.

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Dinner at Brazzaz

The other couple we were with smiling for the camera

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You have a coin with two sides – this side is for no food.

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When you flip your coin over, you start getting food.

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A Brazilian cowboy stopping by with a sharp knife and meat on a stick to hook you up with some good food.

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John Hancock Observatory

The Observatory is on the 94th floor

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A night view from inside

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~R