Chicago

Eric and I took a mini-vacation to Chicago last week to visit a friend and for me to attend a work-related conference.  We spent the weekend with our friend Katie and her family in Plainfield, IL before heading into the city for the rest of the week. 

We spent one day at Navy Pier with Katie and her family where we enjoyed some of Chicago's great deep-dish pizza and a great view of the city from the top of the ferris wheel.

Katie and her family

Eric enjoying a slice of Chicago deep-dish pizza.

View of the city from the Navy Pier (tall black building is the Hancock building)

Eric and I crammed a lot into just a few days in the city...catching the architecture boat tour and taking in the view from the top of the sears tower.

Our hotel (Westin)

The tall building is Donald Trump's newest building. 

View of Hancock Building & Trump Tower from the Sears Tower

View from top of the Sears Tower

View from top of the Sears Tower

Sky deck at the top of the Sears Tower - over 100 floors above the street!

View to the street from the Sears Tower sky deck

We strolled through Millennium Park and enjoyed the interesting art work.

"Cloud Gate" in Millennium Park

"Cloud Gate" in Millennium Park

"Cloud Gate" in Millennium Park

"Cloud Gate" in Millennium Park

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Chicago sunset from the top of the Sears Tower

We had a great mini-vacation with great conversation, great food, and great sights.