After a l..o..n..g drive through b-e-a-utiful countryside we FINALLY arrived at our destination: a small town outside of Milwaukee, Brookfield, Wisconsin. We love our new apartment, it is spacious and pretty and right next to a golf course. We hadn't even been here for a week yet and decided to take a trip to CHICAGO! It is only 1hr 30mins from us and I had never been there!
Saturday Ben got out of work early and surprised me by taking me to Chicago. We stayed at the Marriot hotel downtown. Saturday night we ate at the famous HARRY CARAYS! Ben loves baseball, so of course he wanted to eat here. We took a picture by the "Holy Cow!" which literally had holes in it and by the Harry Caray statue. We bought a magnet and Christmas ornament...because it is tradition.
We took a double decker bus tour the city. We had the BEST views from that bus and took so many pictures. The city is beautiful, especially by the waterfront. We took pictures at Millenium park of the GIANT BEAN and the waterfall/fountain. There are two fountains and they show faces of Chicago citizens, the faces change and about every five minutes the face will shoot water out of its mouth. We took a picture of Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, it used to have a Renaissance look but with the upgrades it looks like a UFO landed on it.
Next visit: Wriggley Field...we love Baseball! And i'm crossing my fingers to get tickets to an Oprah show!
FACT: Chicago is "the windy city"...not neccesarily because it is windy but because the people are long winded.
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2 comments:
How fun Brit! That would be sweet if you got Oprah tickets too. :-) Are you having fun exploring the world? Gosh it's crazy to think of how many places you've been in the last 7 months, holy cow!
Hmmm...I may have to swing by for a visit! How about you get some Oprah tickets...and I'll drop in!!! Let me know :)
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