We were up early and I somehow convinced Al to walk to the Original Pancake House in the downtown area. The last time I had done this walk it was about 30 degrees warmer. After a very cold hour we finally made it. Breakfast was fabulous, and we were ready to hit the town shortly after. We started on Michigan Avenue, also know as the Magnificent Mile. This is sorta like New York's 5th Avenue.
Chicago is know for its architecture and many of the most interesting buildings are along the Magnificent Mile. The Tribune building is one of these. The building is nice, but the best part is there are rocks from famous buildings around the world embedded in the walls. There were bits from Fort Sumter, Hitlers Chancellery, Petra, Fort McHenry, and England's parliament. It was a round the world trip without going around the block.
The next tourist stop was what I thought was called the bean but is actually known as the Cloud. It's essentially a large mirror that reflects the building and the sky. There was also an ice sculpture to check out behind it.
It was cold out and there was no way we could spend the whole day outside so we headed to the aquarium. Typically I use aquariums as “hangover helpers” but this was just for fun. It's a really aquarium, as aquariums go. The dolphin show was pretty great. Kinda makes me want a dolphin for a pet. I wonder if I could keep it in the bathtub?
After the typical American date of dinner and a movie we decided to check out the Rock Bottom Brewery. We had the taster menu. Lets just say that the beer was definitely rock bottom compared to what I had the weekend before in Montana. There were even two kinds that neither of us could finish.
Even though our day had ended at rock bottom, it had begun magnificently.
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