We had a late flight out of O’Hare back to Toronto on Friday, so after checking out of our hotel room we headed to The Art Institute of Chicago. There was a Picasso exhibition that was ending on Sunday. We started the day at Daley Plaza to see the Picasso statue.

City Hall.

The Atrium Mall inside the James R Thompson Building.

Monument With Standing Beast.

Looking up inside the building.

A McDonald’s in the Theatre District. You would never know with the tiny sign.

The front of the Marshall Field and Company Building which now houses the Macy’s.

Looking down an alley.

Cloud Gate not as busy on a cloudy day.

The temperature on Friday was only 10°C and foggy early in the morning.

Nighthawks by Edward Hooper.

American Gothic by Grant Wood

Mother and Child by Pablo Picasso.

The Red Armchair by Pablo Picasso.

Head of a Woman with Straw Hat on a Pink Background by Pablo Picasso

Nude Under a Pine Tree by Pablo Picasso.

The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso.

The exhibit was busy, especially since it was the final weekend it would be showing.

The main staircase.

Two Sisters (on the Terrace) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

One of the many galleries.

Old Man with a Gold Chain by Rembrandt

Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh.

After the Art Institute, it was back to the hotel to pick up our bags and then the subway out to O’Hare.

We had a great week in Chicago, we walked and walked and walked some more. The weather was good for most part and it only rained the one night. We look forward to returning here one day for another visit. We were delayed about 30 minutes leaving Chicago and Angela and Gillian came to pick us up at the airport.

This Lego scene and mosaic is made of lego blocks.

We were enjoying a coffee outside the John Hancock Center people watching. We watched these cops on bikes pull over a Porsche.

Thursday’s weather was overcast, but the rain held off for most of the day.

One of the many water taxis along the river.

Looking down Michigan Avenue.

Looking west along the Chicago River.

This McDonald’s span a city block.

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.