Angela came to visit this weekend! We crammed as much of Chicago as possible into a 36-hour period. I really love when friends visit from out of town - seeing as I've only lived here for about two months, I still feel like a tourist myself. And being touristy is one of the most necessary elements of life. You enjoy every detail of your surroundings and revel in things that you would assume to be ordinary otherwise. And when you start thinking things are ordinary... life gets boring. Like Carol said :-)Rundown:ArtInstitute*MillenniumParkMagnificentMileBerryChill
WickerParkArchitectureTourDeepDishPizza!
(*I can cross off #9 on my list)
The Architecture Tour talked about Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire, which I'm growing increasingly curious about. Mostly because it looks as if it would be better suited in the Dubai or Shanghai skyline instead of Chicago's. Chicago architecture seems to focus more on pragmatics and function (such as LEED certification in many of the newly constructed office buildings) than aesthetics and design but the Spire is breaking the mold. Each succeeding floor of the building will impose a two degree difference in angle (hence the spiral shape) and upon completion, will house 1200 private residences on Lake Shore. A little ostentatious? I can't help but wonder who is in the market for a $42 million penthouse in our blundering economy. On the tour I also learned that my apartment building is one block away from the site of the Republican Convention where Lincoln was inaugurated as the party's presidential nominee. History everywhere.
The Feist concert at Ravinia Park on Friday was probably one of my favorite nights in this city so far. (Well, it wasn't really IN the city - 40 min train ride from Ogilvie to Ravinia) Eating a picnic in an amazing setting on a beautiful night with good friends, good music, and wine made for the perfect summer setting.
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