Wrigley Field and a Cubs Game

the 100 year anniversary. . .what a great time to see a game. . .

a great panorama of the field. . .

the Ivy Wall looks a lot taller on TV. . .

my Evans men. . .

enjoying great first base line seats. . .

loved this relief pitcher’s pink backpack. . .

a few fun action shots. . .

J pointed out to me the WAD this guy is sporting. . .

surely hoping it’s sunflower seeds. . .

guessing it's not. . .ugh!

Roof top viewing from across the street. . .

the streets after the game. . .the firehouse got a lot of attention. . .

how would you like to live in this neighborhood on game days?

favorite pics of our boy. . .

after the game. . .one of the Wrigley Field landmarks. . .

loved this artist depiction. . .

and I hafta show you our parking space. . .

$30 to park in the alley. . .yikes!
Had Mr Skinniness not been with us,

it would have taken some maneuvering to

get into the vehicle for sure. . .LOL!


What a great fun day. . .

a once in a lifetime adventure for sure!

See you next time,
Janice and Dave

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Chicago–Gangster Tours and Hop On/Hop Off Tours

I am actually posting this blog a week late,

but have back dated it so it is in the correct order in my travel journal. . .

We took so many pics in Chicago. . .

it has taken me an entire week to get them sorted. . .yikes!

TUESDAY, JULY 29

We love bus tours, especially in a busy city like Chicago. . .

those folks know where they are going, and we don’t. . .

so, a 3 day, Hop On/Hop Off trolley was good plan for us. . .

The first day Jordan arrived, we just got on the Tour,

and rode it all the way around. . .not sure that was a good idea. . .

it was a really long tour. . .but we got to see all the

Chicago Architecture and Buildings. . .

got a good feel for the city, and what we wanted to return and see more of. . .

I can’t imagine that all you guys in blogland will want to look at

all the pics. . .but I am including them as part of our Travel Journal. . .

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30

ah. . .a new day. . .everyone’s all rested up. . .

once again, we’ll park the Jeep at the Navy Pier Garage,

hop on the trolley. . .not a double decker this time,

but still the same company, same concept. . .

jump off at the next stop, and walk the Magnificent Mile,

which is somewhat akin to Fifth Ave in NYC. . .

lots of fancy shops, and stops. . .

some beautiful architecture. . .

and a photo op with my boy. . .

let’s grab a quick snack at Rock n Roll – two story McDonalds. . .

before we get on the bus for our
Untouchables Gangster Tour. . .

oh my word. . .the “best tour EVER!”

If you are in Chicago. . .do NOT miss it. . .so worth it!

Organized, informative. . .HILARIOUS! 

okay. . .next stop. . .the SKYDECK on the 96th floor of the Sears Tower (Willis Tower). . .

where Dave has decided he’s going to step out onto one of these

glass boxes that extend four feet out from the building. . .

yeah. . .you go ahead big boy. . .I’ll stay right here and wait for ya!

but alas. . .the lines were too long, and he didn’t want to wait!

There really were a lot of people up there. . .

reminded me of our adventure at the St Louis Arch. . .

I call it the “cattle car” sensation. . .

it is now 5P. . .we’re not gonna make it to Pizza UNO. . .

where I really wanted Jordan to experience Chicago Pizza. . .

because the buses stop running at 5, and we are 13 blocks away. . .

We’re lucky to catch our trolley that will take us to close to where “The Bean”

is at Millenium Park. . .so we will make do with Giordano’s Downtown.
Since we had their “pie” in the suburbs the other day, we know it’s good. . .

Jordan loved it. . .so yaa. . .SCORE!

onward to “The Bean”. . .

by this time, we’ve been going for ten hours. . .

walking. . . taking tours. . .riding trolley’s. . .exploring. . .

just ate a big supper. . .

still gotta “walk” back to Navy Pier where the Jeep is. . .

one more pic. . .just one more!

Ah. . .our work here is done. . .

Wrigley Field  and the Cubs Game tomorrow. . .

my only regret. . .and the only thing I think we really, really missed out on,

was taking the “Architectural Cruise” down the Chicago River. . .

I had heard and read that it is just spectacular. . .

and the lady at our RV Park said this is the company to take it with. . .

we just flat ran out of time. . .what a blast we had!

See you at Wrigley. . .later!

Janice and Dave

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The Grand has Landed. . .in Chicago

We picked Jordan up at the airport . . .

Chicago Midway. . .which, by the way

is THE most organized airport I have ever been in. . .wow!

We parked in the garage, literally steps from the baggage claim. . .

Jordan’s flight from Houston landed a few minutes early,

he’s 19, so was able to get himself to the baggage claim area. . .

I was all set with the camera, but he sneaked in so quick I missed my shot. . .

so. . .I made him pose when got to Navy Pier. . .

it was really bright. . .he’s squinting a bit. . .

but I don’t care. . .I’m so excited to see him. . .


We just did the double decker

Chicago Trolley Tour yesterday. . .

on our way Downtown Chicago in a few minutes. . .

lots to see and do today. . .

’til next time,

Janice and Dave

NOT something we like to think about. . .

but alas. . .at some point we must. . .

so when I read this really great article

about the digital data we all have,

it begged the question. . .

what's gonna happen to all this 

online stuff when I'm no longer here?

Facebook Acct

Google Acct

etc. . .

Unlike when we cleaned out our parents houses,

and we could just chuck all the file folders

filled with miscellaneous paperwork in the burn pile,

our generation has umpteen cyber accounts 

with  umpteen cyber somebodies. . .

Here I was thinking I had all my wishes in pretty good order. . .

guess I have a few more things to think about. . .

I think I'll get started deleting all those store accounts. ..

you know the ones. . .

if you sign up with your email address

we'll send you discount coupons. . .yada, yada, yada. . .hmmm?

and Twitter. . .

Twitter is definitely gone!

Please share what your thoughts are on the subject?  

CHICAGO. . .finally

Next Tuesday, the #1 Grand, our first born, and only grandson,

will arrive via Southwest Airlines. . .

We promised the grands when we started traveling,

that we would fly them out to meet us. . .

so Jordan’s finally taking us up on it. . .

we decided we should make a dry run to check things out

but first. . .some lunch.

When someone makes a great recommendation, I make a note of it in my Travel Spreadsheet. . .

then when we arrive in an area. . .I have all these great places to check out. . .

so when Judy mentioned in a comment to Marsha and Paul

to check out Frank’ Pizzeria on Chicago’s Northwest side,

I decided that would be a great place to have our first taste of Chicago Pizza. . .

EXCEPT. . .

evidently, they are CLOSED ON MONDAYS. . .hello. . .

all righty then. . .nothing to be done about that. . .

so. . .on to the next thing, Wrigley Field. . .

which took us through this great little Northwest Chicago neighborhood.

All these cute little houses, lined up side by side,

with yards as neat as a pin. . .really lovely. . .

and the copper clad windows on this condo unit were so great. . .

We just wanted to check out where Wrigley Field was located. . .

we have tickets for a game next Thursday. . .

so I know we will get some great pics then. . .

so we just parked at McDonald’s across the street, and got a couple of quick shots.

and on we go. . .here’s the EL. . .

we really thought we would be taking this in,

but, we are so far out, it would cost almost $60 per day roundtrip

for the three of us to ride. . .so, it’s way less expensive to just

bring the car in, and pay $21 parking. . .

Dave hasn’t found driving in Chicago to be any worse

than driving in Houston. . .so there ya go.

Of course, we’ll try to avoid rush hour times. . .
I’ll let you know how it all goes. . .

Finally. . .what we’ve been waiting for. . .
the Downtown Chicago Skyline. . .

as seen from Navy Pier

I’m sure I’ll know what some of the buildings are

after we take the Architectural Boat Tour next week. . .

We checked out Navy Pier, and had lunch. . .

but decided to save all the sightseeing and tours

for when Jordan arrives next week. . .

 

So, that was it. . .our first day in Chicago. . .

exciting huh?

 

There’ll be much more to share next week,

 

‘til then,

Janice and Dave