Saw protests with signs “stop kidnapping our neighbors
Nutella breakfast! So much Nutella
Interesting river tour - great tour guide with really interesting factoids about Chicago telling its history through its architecture .
- Reversed the flow of the river! Only engineering feat to do it naturally, costing 10 billion.
- Lake Michigan is five feat higher than the river.
- Went into a Locke to get into the lake!
- The fort, the fire, the fair the fair. (4 f’s)
HOMES- the great lakes
- The Willis tower bathroom water swishes
- Sways 18inches on a windy day
- It was minus 60 in January this year
- Brownies were invented here at the Palmer house
- Saw the corn cobs building
- Tour got soaked with the fountain! Never happens! Kids were soaked. Brought out paper towels.
- Chicago was mistakenly named from Indian words for a stinky onion
Apple Store
Lunch at giordonnos pizza pie - amazing!
Millennium park - saw the bean. Really neat reflections
Crown fountain neat with screens with faces that spit water on the crowd
Walked to a mall and checked out the Lego store.
Sat atop the Hancock building and waited for clouds to part and got some decent views of the city.
It doesn’t sway due to the support beams. It twists.
Uber to dinner at portillos. Had hot dogs and steak sandwich. Was drenched in gravy so it was a little heavy but delicious. Loved the pickle on the hot dog.
Uberd to navy pier and walked to the end and checked out all the shops.
Uberd back to hotel to get our bags and off to the airport.
About 18,500 steps today!