Listen Intently » grant park http://listenintently.com It is always the right time to do what is right. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:54:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Windy City for a Day http://listenintently.com/2008/11/the-windy-city-for-a-day/ http://listenintently.com/2008/11/the-windy-city-for-a-day/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:34:03 +0000 Roger Spurgeon http://listenintently.com/?p=49 I needed one more trip on Amtrak this year to achieve “Select” status.  Wow, I’m special.  So why not take a day trip to Chicago?  Boarded the Capitol Limited in Toledo at 6:00 AM, arrived into Chicago a few hours later.  Walked around town — and walked.  More walking in one day than should be humanly possible.  But had a great time.  I was prepared for a dreary, cold, rainy and windy day — which it was, except for the dreary part.

While walking towards the Museum Campus, I passed Grant Park.  Found my own piece of history to record:

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Grant Park

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Close Up - "Witnessing Change"

Millennium Park was my favorite destination of the day. In the amphitheater, they were playing an artistic interpretation of sounds from a train station. It was one of those things that show I’m not sure about some kinds of art. I just didn’t get it. That said, I did do something that everyone who visits Chicago does, and that’s taking photos of the “bean” sculpture (officially, the “Cloud Gate“):

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Cloud Gate

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At Night

I hiked up Michigan Avenue, found the Apple Store and decided that I really do want a new MacBook. All I can do is want, for now, though. At 8:00 PM, I ventured back to Union Station and boarded the Lake Shore Limited and enjoyed an excellent conversation at the sleeping-car reception before we left town.  Make it back to Toledo a bit early, at about 3:15 AM.   A few other photos from around Chicago:

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More photos are on my Flickr page.

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