Chicago

We recently spent the day in Chicago and saw a few sights.

First, we had to take care of business, which was at the Illinois State government building, the James R. Thompson Center:

The outside (not my picture...mine didn't turn out)

The interior

Playing in the sculpture

Hiding

Then we took a walk to see the Cloud Gate sculpture, aka The Bean:

Then we walked a little further to the Shedd Aquarium. I didn't take many pictures inside, but it was a pretty neat aquarium:

Of course she cared more about the toys they had around than the cool fishys

Playing in the submarine...

The Dolphin/Whale tank. We saw a couple Belugas

On the steps outside

A panoramic of Chicago from the steps of the Shedd aquarium. (Click on it to see a larger  image)

Then we had a long walk back to our car, but we got to see the Buckingham fountain:

Our first real trip to the big city was a blast. We were definitely exhausted by the time we got home. There were a few things we underestimated, such as how long it would take to go 20 miles from our hotel into the heart of Chicago (Note: 1 and 1/2 hours is not enough time), the length of a 2 mile walk (one way) at the pace of a 3-year-old, as well as the length of a 2 mile walk at the pace of an 8-month pregnant woman.  But we survived, even if I am a bit sore today (dang prego hips).




.