{"id":2944,"date":"2014-07-10T00:55:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T00:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2014-07-10T12:43:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T12:43:03","slug":"chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=2944","title":{"rendered":"Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

First I must say, I don’t like big cities very much. \u00a0I yearn for the open roads and greenery and fresh air of the country whenever I am in the city. \u00a0That said, I have had a lot of fun in big cities despite the traffic, crowds of people and parking. \u00a0You have to pay to park almost everywhere in Chicago. \u00a0We paid fifteen dollars today to go to a park. \u00a0Crazy. \u00a0Yes, we were. \u00a0But I needed to get out and walk somewhere besides between cement buildings or in parking lots. \u00a0It was nice. \u00a0We were in Lincoln Park, a free park(faint, faint) which had a nice little zoo and farm animals. \u00a0I saw the chickens and they made me homesick. There was a grown silver winged Wyndotte, one of which I am raising right now and she is going to be a beauty if she looks like that one<\/p>\n

Our adventure in the city began Monday when our intrepid driver took us through the crazy which is Chicago traffic to Navy Pier.<\/p>\n

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Our grandchildren snug in the back seat. \u00a0Don’t pay any attention to that boy on the left. \u00a0He looks scary, but he’s a kind soul.<\/p>\n

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Driving down Lakeshore Drive, but where was the city?<\/p>\n

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There it was on the horizon. \u00a0 Lake Michigan on our left.<\/p>\n

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The John Hancock building can be seen as we draw nearer.<\/p>\n

We have come to Chicago many times and every time I have said I wanted to ride the giant ferris wheel at Navy Pier. So, finally, we did.<\/p>\n

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It was quite the experience. \u00a0 This was looking down.<\/p>\n

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This was the view from the top. \u00a0That’s Lake Michigan. \u00a0It was beautiful that day.<\/p>\n

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These flowers were planted at the base of the ferris wheel. \u00a0So pretty. \u00a0 \u00a0Did you really think I would blog and not write about flowers?<\/p>\n

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This was another view. \u00a0Chicago really is a beautiful city, but not that windy while we were there.<\/p>\n

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Our grandchildren rode this. \u00a0Only the young can do this.<\/p>\n

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My younger grandson on his steed. \u00a0That’s me peeking around his shoulder. \u00a0I couldn’t resist riding the merry-go-round.<\/p>\n

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We walked through the botanical garden.<\/p>\n

We also walked through a maze that made me dizzy, strobe lights strobbing and music throbbing and mirrors everywhere. \u00a0If my grandchildren had not been with me, I would still be wandering around in there.<\/p>\n

We found a little off to the side room where nobody was where you could play with clay. \u00a0The sign said to try to make a face. \u00a0Someone had made one and left it and whoever did it was a real artist. \u00a0Here it is.<\/p>\n

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Then my grandchildren and I got to work making our own faces. \u00a0My granddaughter made George Washington.<\/p>\n

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My grandsons’ faces were very creative.<\/p>\n

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Then, there was mine.<\/p>\n

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This was something out of one of my nightmares, I think.\"DSCN8261\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I guess you can say I am not an artist with clay.<\/p>\n

After spending a while at Navy Pier, we headed over to the Shedd Aquarium. \u00a0\"DSCN8275\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This stone was outside it with carvings all over it.<\/p>\n

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Interesting<\/p>\n

Then we went to the Shedd Aquarium.<\/p>\n

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Wouldn’t you know it? \u00a0There were fish there!<\/p>\n

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Seahorses. \u00a0So magical.<\/p>\n

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Jellyfish. \u00a0More kinds than I ever knew existed. \u00a0So beautiful. \u00a0Soothing music played as the jellyfish floated around.<\/p>\n

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Those are some jellyfish behind my grandson. \u00a0 Or is that a gigantic halo?<\/p>\n

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We touched sting rays.<\/p>\n

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We found Nemo. \u00a0He’s been at the Shedd Aquarium all along.<\/p>\n

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That was just the first day. \u00a0More to come. \u00a0Bye.<\/p>\n

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