Last Day in the Windy City

Monday was our last day in the Windy City. Our Favorite Daughter had several things on her list and so did we. Our first stop was the Shedd Aquarium.  The line was quite short when we arrived. That wasn't the case when we left two hours later. We saw some neat aquarium animals & habitats and found souvenirs for the g'kids. SUCCESS! Also on both agendas was a Chicago Style Hot Dog. DELISH! How convenient that there were several stands on the sidewalks around the Shedd! Then we parted ways. OFD spent a couple of hours in the Art Institute and we geocached in downtown Chicago. And more SUCCESS! A good ending to our Chicago trip.

The Shedd Aquarium

water fountain statue outside the aquarium

colorful tree snake

blue frog

red starfish

colorful sea urchin

colorful fish

Magellan penguins

rockhopper penguins

Lunch

hot dog stand in front of the building

poppy seed bun filled with Vienna beef hot dog, 

dill pickle spear, chopped onions, diced tomatoes, hot peppers,

pickle relish, dash of celery powder, topped with bright yellow

mustard and bright red catsup

YUM!

OFD's Destination

Chicago Art Institute

famous lions standing guard

Our Destinations

a walk past a popular water park

water would spout from the mouth of the

 imposed face (from someone in the crowd)

crossed Paul Harvey Street

a working clock

neat architecture

water tower

destination #1

I did not stop to shop

nor did I get a carriage ride

didn't do the double decker bus either

we walked, and walked, and WALKED

Chicago Tribune office

destination #2

my favorite caching stop

woo hoo! South Dakota

a selfie at The Bean

destination #3

another interesting green space in downtown Chicago

destination #4

destination #5 was the very beginning of Route 66

no photo

We saw lots of interesting and educational sites

driving the toll roads, back roads, busy city streets,

and road construction was STRESSFUL

Glad we came

More glad to be heading home