we’re almost to our destination! about 2400 more miles to go. hahahaha.
for those who haven’t been to chicago before… let me be the first to tell you… WOW. it’s a very unique city. i think chicago is full of character. too bad the weather is not great majority of the year (according to our taxi driver). did i tell you? that was my first time in a taxi in almost 10 years? geez! the last time was before the $10 fung wah buses came out. i remember we had to take the taxi from the port authority bus terminal on 42nd street down to manhattan chinatown. talk about memories.
anyways. so far, we spent the whole day in chicago yesterday. did most of the touristy things. i finally got to see the magic bean! actually, the official name is Cloud Gate and it was designed by a British artist named Anish Kapoor. This was located along Lake Michigan in Millennium Park.
this was next to the Art Institute of Chicago. we used our student IDs and save $10! and so, we went in to see their exhibits. i think The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is MUCH better… plus it’s free with my student ID!
while we were enjoying the gloomy skies above us at the Crown Fountain, we saw two bozos winking and smiling at us, so we took pictures of them.
they’re the creation of Catalan conceptual artist Jaume Plensa. Standing 50-feet tall, the transparent glass blocks are illuminated by LED screens and generate the two bozos.
ok… housekeeping just knocked. have we overstayed our visit? NO! it’s only 10:50am! i still have 1 hour and 10minutes! anyways. time to shower and hit the road. we have a 7 hour drive to Omaha. Maybe i’ll have some steak tonight. that’s what they’re famous for right? Omaha mail-order Steaks?
we went up to the Sears Tower last night. watched the sun set. quite enjoyable. ok. the stupid housekeeper is banging on the door with her vacuum cleaner. i’m going to shower now. see ya in Omaha!
