Category Archives: Illinois

The Field Museum has never been my favorite Chicago museum. The birds and animals are more exciting to see alive at the zoo. I have never found dinosaurs very exciting, especially when draped with all the propaganda about evolution. And … Continue reading →

The Agora “sculptural instillation” stands on the south end of Grant Park near the Field Museum. It was created by Magdalena Abakanowicz who, according to the Internet, “was deeply affected by World War II and the forty-five years of Soviet … Continue reading →

I visited the Chicago Architecture Foundation on Michigan Avenue back in 2009 to see the scale model of the city. Since then, they’ve added colored lights and a map of all the buildings in the city color-coded by age. I … Continue reading →

After lunch, in no particular hurry, and with no particular plan, we wandered in the general direction of Navy Pier. Navy Pier was also crowded, but we bought some ice cream and sat in the shade at the far end … Continue reading →

We caught the train to Chicago on the Fourth and spent the day in the city with friends. The Metra web site and the recorded message on the phone said the trains were running on the Saturday schedule, but the … Continue reading →