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Chicago 2010

We celebrated our 16th anniversary in Chicago. I have to say I wasn't super excited about going to Chicago. If we wanted to visit a big city, why not go back to New York, a city we are already familiar with? Turns out I/we loved Chicago. Easy to get around, amazing diversity of architecture, clean, the parks, the river, the lake, deep dish pizza :)...we ejoyed it all. The Art Insitute of Chicago Museum was as good as I've seen. Chicago felt more casual and the people friendlier. Glad Gina talked me in to going.

Here are pictures from the trip. Select any thumbnail to see the larger picture.

000 At the Chicago River
001 Chicago
002 Lake Michigan to the far right from our hotel

004 Michigan Avenue from our hotel
006 John Hancock Building - 24th tallest building in the world (6th in US) 1,127 ft
007 Gina not really impressed

008 John Hancock Building
008 The view from the top
009 The view from the top

010
011 Looking down (the people are kinda small)
012 Lake Michigan

013 Looking north along Shoreline Drive
014 Navy Pier and Chicago's water treatment plant (to the left) from the John Hancock
015 Looking west

016 At the top
200 Michigan Avenue Bridge with London Guarantee Building in background
202 Michigan Avenue

204 InterContinental Hotel South Tower
206 Tribune Tower
208 Tribune Tower

210 Top of Tribune Tower
211 Wrigley Building (yes, from the chewing gum money)
212 The Chicago River with the 35 East Wacker Drive Building (Jewelers Building)

214 At the Chicago River
215 View from the Chicago River
217 Trump International Hotel and Tower (10th tallest building in the world, 2nd in US - 1,389 ft)

218 Trump International Hotel and Tower
220 Trump Tower
222 Trump Tower

223 State Stree Bridge, one of 45 movable bridges in Chicago
224 Marina City Buildings (the corn cob buildings)
226 300 North LaSalle Building and the Central Office Buliding clock tower

228 Merchandise Mart - largest building in the world when completed in 1930 (4 million sq ft)
230 Merchandise Mart
232 Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge

233 Willis Tower (Sears Tower) 8th tallest building in the world (tallest when constructed in the 70s) (tallest in US - 1,451 ft)
234 Wells Street Bridge
235 Mather Tower to the left, Hard Rock Hotel to the right (gold top)

236 The Chicago Lock separating Lake Michigan from the Chicago River
237 Just past the Chicago Lock in Lake Michigan
238 Lake Point Tower in center with Trump Tower and John Hancock on the left and right

240 Navy Pier with Lake Point Tower
242 Navy Pier and The John Hancock Building
245 Aon Center (center of picture) - 22nd tallest building in the world (1,136 ft)

246 Chicago Skyline - Moving left to right - Willis Tower far left, Aon Center, Trump Tower and then Hancock to the far right - all top 10 tallest building in the US with Willis and Trump top 10 in the world
248 On Lake Michigan
250 On Lake Michigan

252 Willis Tower and they ugly red CNA building
254 One Museum Park
256 Legacy Tower behind Chicago Harbor

258 Aon Center behind Chicago Harbor
260 Lake Shore Drive Bridge with Trump Tower in background
262 Wrigley Building from the river

264 Tribune Tower from the river
300 Art Institute of Chicago
302 One of the Art Institute of Chicago's most famous paintings - Nighthawks by Edward Hopper (1942)

304 American Gothic by Grant Wood (1930)
306 Self-Portrait by Vincent van Gogh (1887)
308 The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso (1904)

310 Houses of Parliment, London by Claude Monet (1901)
312 One of my favorite peices - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat (1886)
314 Close up - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat (1886) closeup 1

316 Close up - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat (1886) closeup 2
318 Paris Street Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte (1877)
320 Cab Station Rue Bonaparte by Frederick Childe Hassam (1887)

322 Shiva performing Tandava Dance - India Bronze (1000 AD)
324 Karttikeya, God of War, India Granite (1200 AD)
400 The Field Museum

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406 The famous Sue - the largest full T Rex ever found - 67 million years old estimated to way 7 tons - Found in 1990

408
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412 Sue's actual skull, the display has a replica because of the weight - 600 lbs

414 What is that - A Teradactyl
416
418 The actual Lions of Tsavo - responsible for killing 140 railway workers in Africa in 1898 - made famous by the move The Ghost and the Darkness

420 Soldier Field - Home of the Chicago Bears - from the Field Museum
422 Looking north to downtown from the Field Musuem
500 Buckingham Fountain in Millennium Park with One Museum Park building to the right

502 Buckingham Fountain
504 The Metropolitan Tower Building off Millenium Park
506 The Field Museum from Millennim Park

510 Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park
512 The Bean - Officially named Cloud Gate, a three-story, 110-ton steel sculpture
514 The Bean - We're waving in the background (Gina has the light blue shirt)

516 The Bean
518 The Bean
520 The Bean

521 One Museum Park Building
800 Lincoln Park Zoo - Hearing a lion roar for real will send a shiver down your spine - it'a awe inspiring
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850 Under the L

852 A peak at the L
854 Trump Tower looking kinda cool from the streets north
856 A fire truck from the world famous Chicago Fire Department - one is going by every few minutes - seriously

860 Chicago Public Library - one of my favorite buildings for some odd reason
862 Chicago Public Library
864 We had brownie fudge sundaes from Ghirardellii in San Fran when Gina was pregnant with Kailey so figured we should continue the tradition in Chicago

866 Plus Ghirardelli brownie fudge sundaes are pretty amazing
868 Flashback - 2007 at the San Fran Ghirardelli
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000 At the Chicago River	001 Chicago	002 Lake Michigan to the far right from our hotel
004 Michigan Avenue from our hotel	006 John Hancock Building - 24th tallest building in the world (6th in US) 1,127 ft	007 Gina not really impressed
008 John Hancock Building	008 The view from the top	009 The view from the top
010	011 Looking down (the people are kinda small)	012 Lake Michigan
013 Looking north along Shoreline Drive	014 Navy Pier and Chicago's water treatment plant (to the left) from the John Hancock	015 Looking west
016 At the top	200 Michigan Avenue Bridge with London Guarantee Building in background	202 Michigan Avenue
204 InterContinental Hotel South Tower	206 Tribune Tower	208 Tribune Tower
210 Top of Tribune Tower	211 Wrigley Building (yes, from the chewing gum money)	212 The Chicago River with the 35 East Wacker Drive Building (Jewelers Building)
214 At the Chicago River	215 View from the Chicago River	217 Trump International Hotel and Tower (10th tallest building in the world, 2nd in US - 1,389 ft)
218 Trump International Hotel and Tower	220 Trump Tower	222 Trump Tower
223 State Stree Bridge, one of 45 movable bridges in Chicago	224 Marina City Buildings (the corn cob buildings)	226 300 North LaSalle Building and the Central Office Buliding clock tower
228 Merchandise Mart - largest building in the world when completed in 1930 (4 million sq ft)	230 Merchandise Mart	232 Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
233 Willis Tower (Sears Tower) 8th tallest building in the world (tallest when constructed in the 70s) (tallest in US - 1,451 ft)	234 Wells Street Bridge	235 Mather Tower to the left, Hard Rock Hotel to the right (gold top)
236 The Chicago Lock separating Lake Michigan from the Chicago River	237 Just past the Chicago Lock in Lake Michigan	238 Lake Point Tower in center with Trump Tower and John Hancock on the left and right
240 Navy Pier with Lake Point Tower	242 Navy Pier and The John Hancock Building	245 Aon Center (center of picture) - 22nd tallest building in the world (1,136 ft)
246 Chicago Skyline - Moving left to right - Willis Tower far left, Aon Center, Trump Tower and then Hancock to the far right - all top 10 tallest building in the US with Willis and Trump top 10 in the world	248 On Lake Michigan	250 On Lake Michigan
252 Willis Tower and they ugly red CNA building	254 One Museum Park	256 Legacy Tower behind Chicago Harbor
258 Aon Center behind Chicago Harbor	260 Lake Shore Drive Bridge with Trump Tower in background	262 Wrigley Building from the river
264 Tribune Tower from the river	300 Art Institute of Chicago	302 One of the Art Institute of Chicago's most famous paintings - Nighthawks by Edward Hopper (1942)
304 American Gothic by Grant Wood (1930)	306 Self-Portrait by Vincent van Gogh (1887)	308 The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso (1904)
310 Houses of Parliment, London by Claude Monet (1901)	312 One of my favorite peices - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat (1886)	314 Close up - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat (1886) closeup 1
316 Close up - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat (1886) closeup 2	318 Paris Street Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte (1877)	320 Cab Station Rue Bonaparte by Frederick Childe Hassam (1887)
322 Shiva performing Tandava Dance - India Bronze (1000 AD)	324 Karttikeya, God of War, India Granite (1200 AD)	400 The Field Museum
402	404	406 The famous Sue - the largest full T Rex ever found - 67 million years old estimated to way 7 tons - Found in 1990
408	410	412 Sue's actual skull, the display has a replica because of the weight - 600 lbs
414 What is that - A Teradactyl	416	418 The actual Lions of Tsavo - responsible for killing 140 railway workers in Africa in 1898 - made famous by the move The Ghost and the Darkness
420 Soldier Field - Home of the Chicago Bears - from the Field Museum	422 Looking north to downtown from the Field Musuem	500 Buckingham Fountain in Millennium Park with One Museum Park building to the right
502 Buckingham Fountain	504 The Metropolitan Tower Building off Millenium Park	506 The Field Museum from Millennim Park
510 Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park	512 The Bean - Officially named Cloud Gate, a three-story, 110-ton steel sculpture	514 The Bean - We're waving in the background (Gina has the light blue shirt)
516 The Bean	518 The Bean	520 The Bean
521 One Museum Park Building	800 Lincoln Park Zoo - Hearing a lion roar for real will send a shiver down your spine - it'a awe inspiring	801
802	803	850 Under the L
852 A peak at the L	854 Trump Tower looking kinda cool from the streets north	856 A fire truck from the world famous Chicago Fire Department - one is going by every few minutes - seriously
860 Chicago Public Library - one of my favorite buildings for some odd reason	862 Chicago Public Library	864 We had brownie fudge sundaes from Ghirardellii in San Fran when Gina was pregnant with Kailey so figured we should continue the tradition in Chicago
866 Plus Ghirardelli brownie fudge sundaes are pretty amazing	868 Flashback - 2007 at the San Fran Ghirardelli	900
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