Was greeted by overcast and rain. Didn’t bother me so much though, we get plenty of sunshine in Los Angeles, so I was happy to see some rain.
Made it to Millennium Park and the bean. Everyone has to see the bean. No one knows why though.
The Chicago website says:
Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor’s first public outdoor work installed in the United States.
The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a “gate” to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high.
It was actually a lot smaller than I expected.
The food in Chicago is not really to my taste. Just a lot of “stuff” that’s greasy and flavorless. A bit of a bummer.
It kept on raining so we better take shelter in a bar.
Everyone else seemed to be okay with it raining sideways cause the bar was empty.
You know you’re at the right spot when they have these signs by the front door.
Had the famous Chicago style deep dish pizza. I’m glad I did, but I really don’t have to try it again.
