Last week before we went to Mexico, we made a stop in Chicago to see a Cubs game. We flew out Saturday morning from KCI and landed in Chicago before 9:30. We were able to do some sightseeing around the city we absolutely love before heading up to Wrigley.
Our hotel (Palmer House) was in the Southern part of downtown, one block off Michigan Ave. It was a short walk to the Art Institute and Millennium Park.
We strolled through Millennium Park enjoying all the art work all the people.
The famous bean...
Next, we headed up Michigan Ave. looking for a local deli for lunch.
We walked all the way up to the river and found a great deli. Perfect for lunch. We cooled off, had lunch and then walked along Michigan Ave. a little longer to catch the red line up to Wrigley Field. We realized we did not have our train passes and ended up wasting $20 on more passes (the train machine did not give change...ugh)
We hit one of the local bars for a beer before heading into the Stadium. It is such a fun atmosphere all around the ballpark. It is a true love of baseball up there.
The view from our seats. Behind home plate but way up high!
Then we decided to walk around for a while...
and found new seats....
Then we went and got a snack..and new seats again! Mark said that was the most fun he had at a Cubs game. Wondering around looking for new seats. It was a fun game with a Cubs win!
With the use of our phone and the train map we can get around Chicago very easily.
We noticed this steakhouse when we headed up to Wrigley and decided to try it out for dinner. When we walked in it was packed, and they did not have any openings until 10:00 that night! They said we could sit at the bar if we wanted...so we did. Then we noticed were were completely under dressed and steaks were $75. Ouch. But, we were able to find something less expensive and enjoyed a great dinner.
Then we headed back to the hotel to crash for our early flight out of O'hare in the morning with our final destination of Riviera Maya, Mexico.
The next morning we caught the Blue Line up to O'hare. It was crazy how dead the city of Chicago is at 4:40 in the morning. But, I could not believe how packed the Blue Line was. Full of travelers, and employees for the airport.
I took these pictures and sent them to the girls Sunday morning. Early morning flight, tired parents, coffee in hand, destination Mexico. It was a great day!
