Today we spent the day downtown Chicago and did a tour of the Art Institute along with Lake Shore Drive...
I was disappointed with the CAI since they've been doing a massive remodel and expansion. I was there 2 years ago and they had a limited access to many of my favorite exhibits like the armor display and the architecture exhibits including the mock-ups and drawings that were done for the Chicago Tribune Building contest.
Anyway, this time there was almost no armor and all of the architecture was off-limits
but my wife and daughter liked what they got to see, so it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be for them...
We finished off the night eating at Gino's East Pizzaria right next to Northwestern Memorial Hospital off of Superior St. To top it off the guitarist and saxophone player from the George Michael tour were also there in line in front of us. When I got back from doing the valet parking I found out that they had been hitting on my daughter and wife! (It was a huge ego boost for my daughter though)
Pix: Lions in front of Art Institute, Helmet Display, Buckingham Fountain, my wife and daughter @ Gino's East...