Saturday, April 30, 2011

Viva Chicago!

Well, I'm posting from the Windy City, which while living up to it's nickname, was also amazing pleasant today with an afternoon temperature peaking at 66. It was great! We also managed to have sun, no rain for our main day of site seeing. The rest of the week will be conference, with some evenings to walk around; so it was nice to have a good site seeing day. We got to visit the Field Museum which had exhibits on World Animals including African safari, North American birds (huge exhibit), reptiles, and mammals. We also promised Julia that we'd check out the Horse exhibit. AMAZING. Very thorough, and lots of fun.

A violin, viola, and cello performing student group from Minnesota also graced us with a wonderful performance in the museum lobby. They were just getting a practice session in before they play tonight at the orchestra. They sounded wonderful with the high ceilings and great natural amplification of the marble museum walls.

What a great afternoon!!

I'm tired though, and I know I've forgotten things, but here are some pictures - I'll post more later - enjoy!!




1 comment:

sfl said...

looks like a great day!

glad you and your friend are having a great time.

you will have a blast. WOT and I are glad to know you're there safely.

don't worry about torque, he will be just fine.

enjoy!