Monday, October 23, 2006

Chicago - The Whirlwindy City

It's been a while since I posted. In that time, I've been around the Twin Cities a little more and spent one 'Walking Weekend' in Chicago. And it had to be this big city where I would meet an acquaintance from 26 years ago. Crazy thing - and it seems crazier the more I think of it - but I recognized him within seconds of seeing him after a score and six years!

Anyway, so we started our city tour on foot a good 45 minutes after the appointed time, thanks to my colleagues full of excuses. I, therefore, had lots of time to click pictures of the Birmingham Fountain in all manners. Here's a group of Segway tourists getting a lowdown on the fountain's architecture.



At $75 an hour we weren't doing the Segway the whole day. So we straightaway hit the Mag Mile walking, and among the towering big brands, I saw some genuine local innovation. Watch this:



Just a few empty paint cans, a couple sticks, some skill, and lots of dollars. But after a while, it was just noise. Downtown Chicago was crawling with these guys on the weekend.

Later, we did lunch, the Art Institute, many invigorating cups of coffee, and the mandatory climb up the Sears.

There was also a public wedding underway. The bride and groom walked hand in hand



looking longingly into each others' eyes



and finally sealing it with a kiss



Ah! a Kodak moment.

We rounded off our day with dinner at the Navy Pier. It was too late for Ben & Jerry's to keep up with us, so we went home without ice cream.
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