Arriving in Chicago

After checking into the McCormick Hyatt in Chicago Nikki and I went downtown for some lunch.   Stopping under “the bean” at a cafe which had a live stage by one of the local radio stations with peformance by Karlye (http://www.chicagochick.com).  

After lunch it was time to go on the Architectural boat tour, this is something that we didn’t have time for last year.   The regular river tour wasn’t running today, but for only $2 more they were offering a river and lake tour.  This was really worth doing as you get to see a lot of the buildings and Navy Pier.   As you might expect the narration was done a local guy with a gift of the gab.  Turns our he was also an extra in the movie Risky Business where he was the waiter.  Anyway, this was by far the best city tour, it’s not too long but the river is lined with so many unique buildings.

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