Here are some things we haven't tried before:Never let it be said I'm not as flexible as a rhythm gymnast when it comes to entertaining a guest!
http://www.medievaltimes.com/chicago.aspx (Discount tix available here: http://www.goldstar.com/ events/schaumburg-il/medieval- times-dinner-and-tournament) I'd still like to see "Brave" and/or "Moonrise Kingdom" http://www.fandango.com/chicago_il_movietimes/ Also, I'd see "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" again - http://www.pickwicktheatre.com/nowplaying.asp Additionally, in random order:And we haven't been to Buddy Guy's in quite some time!Also, there is this at Millennium Park: http://explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_ landing/special_events/dca_ tourism/Grant_Park_Music_ Festival.html And if you still don't find anything that trips your trigger, go here: http://chicago.metromix.com/events
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Busman's Holiday
My pal from the north woods is coming to visit again this weekend. Here's the list of possibilities I sent him:
Weekend Rambles
When my pal the Norwegian from the North Woods comes for a visit, it's always a cultural whirlwind.
Yesterday:
- Long wander around the Chicago Botanic Garden, including a visit to the Model Railroad Garden (wonderful for kids big and small)
- Shokran, a fabulous Moroccan restaurant in the Old Irving Park neighborhood (If you go, be sure to order the Chicken Bastilla appetizer. Most yummy!)
- The Shadow of a Gunman at the Irish American Heritage Center
- Cocktails at Jimmy's -- a local Greek-owned restaurant
Today:
- Lunch at Jimmy's
- Drive into the city and park in the West Loop
- Walk from West Wacker Drive to East Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue
- Walk down 3 flights of stairs to riverwalk level
- Attempt to take the Architectural Foundation 3 p.m. river tour
- Are informed that the next tickets available are for 9:30 a.m. tomorrow
- Walked back west along the river walk under the Michigan Avenue Bridge
- Stumble across the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
- Develop buns of steel and thighs like Tina Turner by climbing to see all six levels of the bridgehouse museum, then climbing back down again
- Cool drinks and fruit plate at O'Brien's Riverwalk Cafe
- Up two flights of stairs to street level
- Back east, cross the bridge north and down two flights of stairs to the Wendella boat dock
- River and lakefront architectural tour
- More buns/thighs workout -- up two flights of stairs, through the middle of the Wrigley Building towards Trump Tower, back down three flights of stairs
- Take the Water Taxi to Chinatown (What a cool way to get there -- and cheap! $4/person to get from Michigan and the river to Chinatown. It would probably be close to $40 by taxi!)
- Dinner at Lao Shanghai (Try the most excellent... everything. There isn't a bad choice on the menu.)
- Red Line train to State & Lake
- Shorter than usual forced march to the parking lot
- Crazy GPS-directed trip home (if there was a long way to be found, it found it)
I love being a tourist in my own back yard-- especially with a good friend who is undaunted by my singular ability to drag him from pillar to post and back again.
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