Mike and Jeannette visit Chicago

Mike had a conference in Chicago and invited Jeannette to come along with him. Jeannette was born in Chicago so the trip was a fun walk down memory lane. They arrived in the evening and went to P.F. Chang's for dinner, it was really good.

Here's a picture of Mike waiting for his dinner:
The next morning Mike had to go to the conference so Jeannette took Brownie for a long walk. But first, Brownie had to get caught up on his email:

The view outside of the hotel window was wonderful. The building next door has a rooftop track. Can you see the man running his laps?:


Brownie needed a sip of coffee while he and Jeannette planned their route:


There were all sorts of beautiful buildings to see, Jeannette had a hard time picking what she wanted to photograph:


One of the things Jeannette loves about Chicago is that if you don't like what you see...:


...just look up and everything changes:


Even the big construction equipment follows the rules of the road:


Jeannette visited her friend Andrew while he was at work, he works for the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus as a communications specialist. That's a fancy way of saying he helps our State Senators do their jobs better:


Andrew works in the Thomson Center, it's an amazing building with a huge atrium. Brownie was on the top floor when Jeannette took this picture. The top floor is also where Governor Pat Quinn works when he's in Chicago:


After visiting Andrew Jeannette went for a walk on the riverfront, Brownie is taking a moment to look at the river up close:

Jeannette decided to visit Marina Towers. It's the big corn cob-looking building below. Her grandmother, Mick, used lived there when Jeannette was a little girl:

The little building with the floppy roof is the current home of the Chicago House of Blues. When Jeannette was a little girl she and her sister used to call it the "Pizza Building" because the roof looks like a raw piece of pizza dough:

Jeannette treated herself and Brownie to lunch in the marina restaurant under Marina Towers:

Jeannette took a picture of Brownie while he was looking over the menu. Jeannette had a lobster club sandwich and Brownie had fancy mac and cheese:


When Jeannette began her route back to the hotel she stopped at a Vietnam War Memorial. Your grandpa is a veteran of the Vietnam War, he served in the Navy:


The last stop Jeannette and Brownie made was to a mall with a Lego store. Outside the store are large Lego sculptures of people sitting on benches. Can you see Brownie sitting in the lap of the the man in the blue suit?:


Can you see him in this picture of the Lego lady?:


Jeannette and Mike had a fun time in Chicago. Fortunately Brownie was with them to help record their trip.