Day 19 Chicago

Woke up to another beautiful day, except that Linda suggested that Sylvia and I should join her on a boat archeological tour of Chicago…it was not something I relished doing, but what the hell. As usual I couldn’t have been more wrong. It was an hour and a half long narrated excursion through the rivers of Chicago that included detailed descriptions of all the buildings and each ones history. The views could not really be appreciated except by boat…what a home run. Afterwards we met Larry, Derek and Jessica at P.J. Clarks and had a Bloody Mary. Larry was feeling better by now, so we headed off in an attempt to become more acquainted with the Chicago social scene. The first stop was the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the John Hancock building. It was a beautiful day to take in the city from this fantastic view. We followed this with visits to Hugo Frog Bar, Underground Wonder Bar, Zebra Bar, J’s Dogs, Streeter’s Bar, and Rosie’s Piano Bar…not exactly the most culturally enlightening tour, but it was a lot of fun. The hit of the night was the Chicago Hot Dog at J’s. It doesn’t sound all that great, but it sure hit the spot after too much beer. We were all leaving the next day so it was not a very late evening and we all headed back to our rooms fairly early. Another good day.