Travels with Joy - Part 5 Chicago & Our Journey's End
By far one of my favorite cities is Chicago, not necessarily because it's the best city to visit in the world, though I would put it in my top 10 favorite cities, but because it's the one with which I am the most familiar. Chicago is a lovely city located right on Lake Michigan. The down town area, "the Loop" which is dubbed so because of the elevated train that runs around the perimeter of the area, is clean and organized. Unlike most large cities located on waterfronts, Chicago's waterfront is completely lined by parks, Grant Park to the south and Lincoln Park to the north. Residents and visitors can walk safely along the lake for miles without being disturbed by traffic. Chicago is known for it's good food and great music.
Located on the south end of the downtown area and right on the lake is the museum complex which has the Field Museum of Natural History, the Adler Planetarium and the Shedddinosaur and Egyptian exhibits. We walked our feet off, exploring Inca and Aztec artifacts, examining dinosaur bones and dreaming about the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. By the time we reached the animal exhibit, our feet nearly gave out. We saved a little energy for a short walk along Lake Michigan where we nearly froze our faces with the north wind blowing across the frigid water. Ahh, the views of the skyline are amazing.
We finished our visit to the city by a stop at one of the largest indoor malls in the world, located about 30 minutes from the city. The next morning, we got up early, packed the car and headed home. We retraced our steps through the cornfields of Illinois and the hills of Kentucky before we finally settled down for the night in Corbin, Kentucky. A 275 mile drive the next day brought us home just in time to unpack the car and turn around and head off to my daughter's orchestra practice and trip to our local zoo. Isn't life grand?
Aquarium. On this particular trip, we opted to visit the Field Museum, because the girls wanted to see the
Located on the south end of the downtown area and right on the lake is the museum complex which has the Field Museum of Natural History, the Adler Planetarium and the Shedddinosaur and Egyptian exhibits. We walked our feet off, exploring Inca and Aztec artifacts, examining dinosaur bones and dreaming about the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. By the time we reached the animal exhibit, our feet nearly gave out. We saved a little energy for a short walk along Lake Michigan where we nearly froze our faces with the north wind blowing across the frigid water. Ahh, the views of the skyline are amazing.
We finished our visit to the city by a stop at one of the largest indoor malls in the world, located about 30 minutes from the city. The next morning, we got up early, packed the car and headed home. We retraced our steps through the cornfields of Illinois and the hills of Kentucky before we finally settled down for the night in Corbin, Kentucky. A 275 mile drive the next day brought us home just in time to unpack the car and turn around and head off to my daughter's orchestra practice and trip to our local zoo. Isn't life grand?
Aquarium. On this particular trip, we opted to visit the Field Museum, because the girls wanted to see the
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