Andrea claimed that it's no fun to shop when nothing fits, so the only place we stopped was the Lego Store. Then to supper. Terry's favorite place to eat, a little hole in the wall called the Redfish Lounge, was just around the corner so we agreed to try it out. Fantastic! If you like Cajun, mosey over to the corner of State and Kinzie and check it out. Andrea had the Shrimp Brochette, I had Jambalaya, Terry had the Blackened Redfish, I don't remember what Gene had. Shrimp for Kenrick and Fish and Chips for Anthony. All excellent. (And it's really not a hole in the wall, Terry just made it sound that way.)
Saturday morning we got up (relatively) early and made our way down to State Street, but alas, no parade! After standing on the street corner scratching our heads for a while we found out that the parade had actually taken place on Thursday morning. Gene and Terry had seen it in years past on Saturday, and I guess nobody bothered to check the actual date of this year's parade. How embarrassing.
Well, since we're out and about, we might as well see what there is to see. Here's the famous clock on the Marshall Field & Company Building, which is now Macy's, and the street where the parade would have come down if we had the right day.
Then we made our way to Millennium Park, site of the very attractive and possibly thought provoking "Bean". More correctly called Cloud Gate, this huge stainless steel bean-shaped sculpture reflects its surroundings in strange and fascinating ways. A perfect spot for a group photo.
And a highly distorted self-portrait.
And a vertigo-inducing shot from underneath.
Then over the Great Lawn, across the "wiggly bridge," and through the skyscraper canyons to the corner diner by the hotel to have breakfast. Whew!
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