Wonderful breakfast - sent out Anika to pick up the Starbucks & Clover to get donuts.., tomorrow I might switch that… but tomorrow is our slow start day, so we may finally hit the Creperie 😁
Heading to M. of Science & Industry this morning. Anika's getting the hang of following phone instructions for Chicago's Metro. Awesome to see she & I are getting on the same page with that. She'll need to be on her own in this someday & I want her to not freak out the way I did in London…. Now… it doesn't mean she won't… but she will have been through learning a whole new city transit system before. Love love love them using Google Pay tap with the phones to get onto the train. So much easier than taking an extra card!
Brown Line 9 stops to Harold & Washington… then switching to Red the rest of the way.
Saw a street sweeper with the front painted like a Cubs jersey this morning. Wish I'd gotten a picture. Did get a quick pic of another art deco styled restaurant. Chicago LOVES it's 1920s history.
Switched to the wrong Red Line at the right off exit… or maybe the wrong off exit… but between some Hispanic gentlemen who helped via voice to text and a local on the train (who looked at the phone a bit to interpret) we got everything figured out. Now we're going to the Garfield exit & walk to the museum.
Saw we were passing by Chinatown & commented on thw beautiful architecture to the kids. Nice Chinese local chimed in to tell us that Chicago has the best Chinatown in America… better than Ny or San Fran. Best times between 5-8pm when all vendor are open & active.
Everyone super nice ❤️
Annnddd….. walking would have taken us an hour… so now we're on a bus to S&I. Our Google maps was stuck in our original path and didn't want to deviate…. This is the problem with not having a map on paper…. And my other problem is not being able to read street signs at a certain distance… yay for Anika having young eyes. 😂
We're so late for our scheduled entrance time. At the museum… an hour late… but I'm sure it will be fine.
It was fine, of course! We got inside and it was absolutely magical!
The kids were awed & drawn into the mystical beauty of hands-on interactive SCIENCE!
WEATHER
BRAINWAVES CLICK HERE for the Anika vs Clover Competition
Fairy Castle (a favorite memory from last time I was here - but no book available in the gift shop that details all the pieces like I want!)
Mirror Maze
And the store is DANGEROUS!
NEXT...
Museum of Contemporary Art
Main Floor - Indigenous Peoples' Art Room
After bathroom run I lost the kids....
2nd Floor…. Found video art… and Environmental / marginalization of minority peoples' art blended together
More bus chaos - we've decided to do what it says, not what it shows. We think buildings are messing with GPS. I miss paper.
SOOOO WINDY TODAY! CLICK HERE for video
Sears Tower next!
Was not texting as we went with this, but the entire Sears Tower experience is a wonderful overview of history of the city as well as a fun experience.
For starters, we go down into the basement area, through a maze of museum that covers the origins of a town that was covered in people’s Darkwater….
Through the Chicago fire ….
A history of the buildings - So many beautiful iconic buildings in this city!
And then there’s the people… Obamas….
Michael Jordan…. Oprah….
The culture….
Food…..
All the Chicago things!
And there’s the Oh so High Experience at the Top of the Tower!
Going UP So FAST! CLICK for the floor counter
And how did I recognize that the placement of Ferris Bueler would be there? The movie may have been out when I was there last… but I don’t think so…. But I felt like I was remembering it more than seeing that spot for the first time. I know… deja vu….
So many great opportunities for selfies - Just want to remember this moment forever!
And brave another gift shop.... NOT buying all the tempting things....
Like Stuffed Pizza - because *everybody* needs some Stuffed Pizza.... AND more Cheese in their lives
And go home on a train (purple train took us ALL THE WAY OUT! It was AMAZING!)
And dinner…. At a little Potsticker place with noodle or rice bowls, bobo… and GINGER TEA THAT was to die for! I had to ask after…. They just grate fresh ginger, add sugar… and steep in hot water. Best thing I’ve ever drank I think… I don’t want to have anything else for the rest of my life. (feels that way anyhow… I could live on this).
More cupcakes for desert
I told my kids if ever either of them moved to Chicago I would happily visit them regularly.
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