I've been in Chicago since late Friday and having a great time in a truly BIG city - forget the windy part. I'm stuck - oh what a chore to be stuck here - in the Apple Store in downtown Chicago while it is pouring outside. But I really can't complain because the weather has been great.
My daughter and I took in Navy Pier last Saturday while the weather was superb. I really gave my digital camera a workout taking over 200 photos in one day. Unfortunately, we walked my legs to pegs and I don't think I've fully recovered from the walking Saturday. But the day was gorgeous with a beautiful blue sky, a nice cool breeze off the lake, and temperatures that only reached the lower 80s - 82 at O'Hare Airport. The ferris wheel at Navy Pier provided a wonderful view of Lake Michigan with over 100 sailboats visible along with a couple of tall ships.
Chicago is truly an interesting city with lots of history such as the devastating Chicago fire in 1871 which leveled almost the whole town. There is so much to do here, too, with Navy Pier and all the activites there and Millennium Park with the fabulous Jay Pritzker Pavillion where we heard 10 grand pianos played by 30 pianists Sunday evening in the wonderful cool air of a superb summer evening. And I haven't taken in a single museum yet and probably won't be able to on this trip.
As for the moment, I'm stuck in the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue while it rains outside. And thunder just resounded down the valleys of the downtown from a lightning strike that occurred who knows where. The Apple Store has free classes everyday covering a multitude of the various software elements available for the Macs. I really enjoyed the class this morning on getting started with your Mac since I've just recently decided to explore the world of Macs with a new MacBook Pro. My wife is concerned about the health of my credit card, so composing this Blog post is keeping me out of the cashier line - and out of trouble at home!!
Getting around is really easy with fantastic public transportion. My daughter lives on the northside of Chicago, and she presented me with a 7-day CTA pass when I got here which is a great way to get around. I haven't had to use a single penny and have really gotten my money's worth from the 7-day pass. I'm doing a creditable job of getting around on my own for only having been here four days. My days of being a tourist will end tomorrow when I fly back to Birmingham via Southwest Airlines.
Thursday I'll try to pick up with the Blog weather discussions since James is also away for the whole week. The rain has quit but I'm still itching to make a few purchases. Oh, I hope my wife doesn't read this. More later. Oh, temperatures are still in the upper 70s at 3:30 pm.
-Brian-
My daughter and I took in Navy Pier last Saturday while the weather was superb. I really gave my digital camera a workout taking over 200 photos in one day. Unfortunately, we walked my legs to pegs and I don't think I've fully recovered from the walking Saturday. But the day was gorgeous with a beautiful blue sky, a nice cool breeze off the lake, and temperatures that only reached the lower 80s - 82 at O'Hare Airport. The ferris wheel at Navy Pier provided a wonderful view of Lake Michigan with over 100 sailboats visible along with a couple of tall ships.
Chicago is truly an interesting city with lots of history such as the devastating Chicago fire in 1871 which leveled almost the whole town. There is so much to do here, too, with Navy Pier and all the activites there and Millennium Park with the fabulous Jay Pritzker Pavillion where we heard 10 grand pianos played by 30 pianists Sunday evening in the wonderful cool air of a superb summer evening. And I haven't taken in a single museum yet and probably won't be able to on this trip.
As for the moment, I'm stuck in the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue while it rains outside. And thunder just resounded down the valleys of the downtown from a lightning strike that occurred who knows where. The Apple Store has free classes everyday covering a multitude of the various software elements available for the Macs. I really enjoyed the class this morning on getting started with your Mac since I've just recently decided to explore the world of Macs with a new MacBook Pro. My wife is concerned about the health of my credit card, so composing this Blog post is keeping me out of the cashier line - and out of trouble at home!!
Getting around is really easy with fantastic public transportion. My daughter lives on the northside of Chicago, and she presented me with a 7-day CTA pass when I got here which is a great way to get around. I haven't had to use a single penny and have really gotten my money's worth from the 7-day pass. I'm doing a creditable job of getting around on my own for only having been here four days. My days of being a tourist will end tomorrow when I fly back to Birmingham via Southwest Airlines.
Thursday I'll try to pick up with the Blog weather discussions since James is also away for the whole week. The rain has quit but I'm still itching to make a few purchases. Oh, I hope my wife doesn't read this. More later. Oh, temperatures are still in the upper 70s at 3:30 pm.
-Brian-
on June 27, 2006, 4:30 pm
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on June 27, 2006, 5:19 pm
You'll love the mac.
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