Thursday, May 19, 2005
- Flight is scheduled to leave Dulles at 5:15 pm
- Mother nature decides to dump rain and fog on Chicago
- Flight is delayed
- All inbound flights to O’Hare are stopped
- Flight is delayed
- We finally arrive at O’Hare at 10:45 pm Chicago time
- Take the El with Cheryl and Friends
Friday, May 20, 2005
- Mother nature brings in the sunshine
- The girls and I go shopping on Michigan Ave
- Visit the Apple Store
- Drinks at the Hancock Building at the 96th floor lounge. - If you want to see the city, I highly recommend hitting the lounge rather than going to the skydeck. The $10.50 margarita is more than worth it compared to the $9.75 the Hancock Observatory will charge to go up to the 94th floor
- Aston Martin DB9 outside the Hyatt
- Dinner at Dublin’s Pub
Saturday, May 21, 2005
- Tickets to the Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs at historic Wrigley Field: free
- Deep dish Chicago pizza at Pizano’s Pizza and Pasta: $10
- Forgetting to take your camera to Wrigleyville: priceless
Sunday, May 22, 2005
- Ride down south to Hyde Park and the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House
- Wandered through Millenium Park
- Frank Gehry’s Millenium Park Music Pavillion
- Watched the Crown Fountain spit water on people
- Drinks at the beach during sunset
Monday, May 23, 2005
- Head up to the Sears tower skydeck
- Picasso’s Untitled Sculpture
- Take the [El] back to O’Hare
- Watch the fire at O’Hare
- Arrive back in Dulles.
- Mother nature decides to dump rain and fog on Virginia