Fun (& a little work) in Chi-Town

OK...the work part is boring, but I have been doing some work. So on to the fun stuff.

Saturday:
Cruised to Chicago in style after a free upgrade to first class. Sweet! Checked-in to the hotel and then headed out to dinner at Bice. Company was much better than the food, but it was OK.

Sunday:
Headed across the street to the AMC theater and grabbed the last 3 tickets to the 3:15 showing of Dark Knight...at 12:00! We got in line (& we weren't first) at 2:00. It was WELL worth it in my opinion. Best Batman movie to date...and definitely the darkest. Headed out for tapas at Emilio's. Food was great!

Today:
Grabbed a cab down to the Art Institute of Chicago. Had several Monet, Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh on display. The coolest part was getting to see these in person:

















After the museum, we walked the magnificent mile on Michigan Ave and grabbed some Chicago style pizza at Giordano's. After rolling back to the hotel, a few of us headed out to find the subway and made our way to the Whitesox - Rangers game at U.S. Cellular Field. We were treated to a Josh Hamilton homerun and a Rangers win.

I miss my family desperately, but it's been a good trip.