After a wonderful breakfast prepared by grandma and mrs. houser we hit the road. The drive to Chicago was realtively quick, up to toledo, through indiana, then over to Chicago. We did take an unplanned adventure to Michigan, where we ate at a Taco Bell, and then hit up some outlet shopping back in Indiana. Erin found some cute pants, and I saved my precious pennies for our expenses when we get back to SF.
We got into Chicago around 6 and met with our buddy Rob, who we stayed with in Hyde Park. We got a little walking tour of the area then took the Metra into downtown Chicago to see the bean and Millenium Park. We got out before the end so we could walk down the greenway. Chicago has a ton of parks, and they are all well maintained, even in the less afluent parts.
Mellenium park is beautiful. The Pavillion, designed by Frank Gehry, is AMAZING. Classic Gehry styling and a wonderful lawn where they have free concerts all summer long. The bean was oddly wonderful. I didn’t know what to expect, and it really is something you just have to see to understand.
We went to Giordano’s for dinner, and had a sausage and pepperoni stuffed pizza. The debate has been settled in my head. You cannot compare thin crust and stuffed pizza. They are two seperate food groups. One can only compare thin to thin and stuffed to stuffed. End of debate.
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