Since I was awake from 3a, I got up at 5a to watch dawn break over Lake Michigan and follow along with the rising sun. What a view.
The inset below shows rail lines being part of what made Chicago such an important city.
The day was predicted to be our only rainy day of the week, rainy and winds of 20 mph so we decided not to do the “Elevated Architecture: Downtown ‘L’ Train” tour until another day. Instead we met Meriellen for lunch!
..at The Berghoff, a Chicago institution since 1898. All the food was so delicious, what a treat, good food and Meriellen.
Then we took a lyft to the Museum of Contemporary Art. There was a lot of oddball stuff on every level of this “Descending the Staircase” exhibit.
And this show, a retrospective of Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence which I liked very much.
This was fun.
It was pouring particularly hard when we left the museum and the wind had really kicked in so we trotted the 3 blocks to the largest Starbucks in the world, the 4 story Starbucks Reserve Roastery, to enjoy the novelty. Notice the curving escalator ascending to the 4th floor where they serve all manner of adult beverages. The aerial view is from their website.
The weather let up and we hopped a bus back to the apartment for a little rest, more wonderful views, and then a light dinner at a Japanese place, Niu B Sushi and Noodles, just on the corner from the apartment.
The rest of the week is set for cool temperatures and sunny skies and we’re excited to hit the streets.
