Category Archives: Illinois

When we walked through Millennium Park, we discovered there was a free concert scheduled for 6:30 that night — Beethoven and Brahms by the Grant Park Orchestra. We couldn’t pass that up, (well, I could, but my wife couldn’t) but … Continue reading →

After visiting The Art Institute of Chicago, we wandered over to the next block to Millennium Park. This was my third and my wife’s second trip to Millennium Park in the past year, so we didn’t take a lot of … Continue reading →

Somehow we’d never gotten around to visiting this museum beofre. The Lions, incidentally, were created in 1893 by Edward Kemeys. The north lion, in the distance, is “on the prowl,” while the south lion, where I’m leaning, “stands in an … Continue reading →

After enjoying lunch at Pizzaria Uno, we headed for the Art Museum, crossing the Chicago River on the Michigan Avenue Bridge. I was planning on taking a bunch of pictures, but I was afraid to get run over. I finally … Continue reading →