Chicago 2010
| The Field Museum www.fieldmuseum.org |
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![]() Sue gets top billing for her 10th anniversary. |
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![]() Anyone with a rack like that hanging at home? |
![]() More info on that monster deer. |
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![]() The colors grabbed my eye |
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![]() What's in a label? |
| The Adler Planetarium www.adlerplanetarium.org |
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![]() Future astronauts? |
![]() Future astronauts? |
![]() Looking cool in 3D. |
| Navy Pier navypier.com |
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![]() The views from the Ferris wheel were great, particularly so on such a gorgeous day. |
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![]() Fun on the swing. |
![]() Holey Cow! |
| John Hancock
Observatory hancockobservatory.com |
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![]() On the left (big rectangle), Jardine Water Purification Plant, the world's largest. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardine_ To its right, Navy Pier. |
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![]() More amazing views. |
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The Navy Pier AeroBalloon goes up 350 feet on a tether. |
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A blustery day on the Illinois
bank of the Mississippi River. Yeah, I know, not Chicago. Kids got to meet their cousins, and eat Whitey's (www.whiteysicecream.com) three times in 4 days. |
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| The Museum of
Science and Industry msichicago.org |
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![]() Many interactive exhibits. |
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![]() I grew up in farm country, but the kids got into a tractor in downtown Chicago. |
![]() Big city deer. |
![]() Not the most impressive Hyatt Regency. |
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| Soldier Field www.soldierfield.net (closest covered parking to Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium (didn't take any photos), and Adler Planetarium) |
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![]() I hadn't given Soldier Field's history much thought before. |
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Many Americans need to read this and take it to heart. |
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Cloud Gate (aka the orb) at
Millennium Park |
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| Wendella Boat Tours www.wendellaboats.com Came highly recommended, and I repeat the recommendation. |
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City views from the Chicago
River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ |
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More while moored in the lock. |
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Navy Pier looks great from the big lake. |
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| Great views of the city you can only get on a boat on Lake Michigan. |
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After a evening at Taste of Chicago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ |
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Some more Soldier Field. |
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