Tuesday was another great day weather wise. We woke to this view of Michigan Avenue.
We headed down to the river for a boat tour. Looking south on Michigan Avenue towards the Wrigley building.
The entrance to the Chicago Tribune building.
The Wrigley Building undergoing some renovations at the street level.
We spent most of the walk down to the river looking up.
The Trump Tower on the left and the Wrigley Building on the right.
Looking back north on Michigan Avenue towards the John Hancock Centre and our hotel in the middle of the picture.
The Marina City buildings, these are 65 storey buildings.
The first 19 floors are for parking.
The elevated L train in the Loop.
More tulips along State Street.
We did the Wendella River and Lake boat tour.
We had some time before the boat tour, so we headed to the Eddie Bauer store.
The start of the boat tour.
The Boeing building.
The CTA rapid transit train.
Heading back up the river towards the lake.
Looking back at the Trump Tower.
Waiting in the lock to head out to Lake Michigan.
The Chicago skyline.
A view of Navy Pier. It was a little chilly out on the lake. It was a great boat tour, we really enjoyed it.
We grabbed some lunch at the Billy Goat Tavern. It is located under Michigan Avenue. It is famous for the “Cheezborger, Cheezborger, Cheep, Cheep” skit from Saturday Night Live.
Under North Michigan Avenue.
After lunch we headed down to Millennium Park.
These are Dangos (meaning rounded forms or dumplings in Japanese) by Jun Kaneko.
Cloud Gate or the “Bean”.
Susan and I reflecting in the Bean.
Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, it was built in 1927. There were some artists that had set up shop and were painting the fountain.
A statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park.
The Crown Fountain in Millennium Park.
We headed to the Navy Pier for dinner.
There wasn’t much happening, but it is probably hopping in the summer months.
We ended up at Harry Caray’s for dinner.