Stratford, NJ, USA
Better late than never?
Before I head off on my next trip, I thought I should finally find time to post the pictures from my last trip.
From July 27-30, I was in Chicago.
I mainly went to see a baseball game. But it was my first time in the Windy City, so I did all of the touristy stuff, too.
The baseball game was definitely the highlight, but there were plenty of other memorable moments, too. Particularly, I enjoyed seeing Georges Seurat’s Un dimanche après-midi à l’Île de la Grande Jatte at the Art Institute of Chicago (Seurat is one of my favorite artists, and I had been wanting to see his masterpiece in person for years), Millenium Park and Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate sculpture (I posted two Kapoor pictures here. lol), eating at the Billy Goat Tavern, and visiting Soldier Field (unlike everyone else on earth, I really liked the renovation).
And, contrary to popular belief, Milwaukee was absolutely worthwhile as a day-trip on Amtrak.
I took some nice pictures, some of which I’m posting here.
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- Cloud Gate
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- Youth Hostel
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- Hiawatha Train to Milwaukee
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- Old Pabst Brewery
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- Lakefront Brewery Tour
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- Local food
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- Seurat’s La Grande Jatte
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- Ceci n’est pas une bus stop
I had originally typed descriptions for all of these pictures. Unfortunately, they didn’t save properly, and I’m in no mood to re-type all of them now. So, most of those pictures don’t currently have descriptions. If you have any questions or comments about them, though, feel free to leave a comment below, and I’ll reply.
And, yes, I wore my Futures at Fenway cap to “Road to Wrigley.” I am indeed a huge minor league geek. 
Filed under: Baseball, Life, Posts with Pictures, Sports, Stadiums, Travel | Tagged: Chicago
