Chicago is the closest big city near my hometown of Holland, Michigan, and it had been four years since I last visited. I have a few friends that have moved out there and since I had six weeks off, I thought it would be perfect timing to take the train down to Chi-town for a few days.
First up: revisiting the bean, the best place to take selfies.
First up: revisiting the bean, the best place to take selfies.
Before I met up with my first friend, I wandered around Millennium Park, stopped near the amphitheatre, and soaked up some sun while listening to a free concert.
A different day, I met another friend and spent some more time wandering around the city.
I then tasted my first Chicago deep dish pizza. I'm not sure how I've gone all through life without tasting this.
On my final day, my friend got me in to the Chicago Art Museum for free (he's a member there) and I spent my last few hours in Chicago checking out the art.
The most artsy art I saw was a looped video of a clown pooping, which definitely belonged in a fancy museum.
After he wiped, I took the train up to Michigan City, Indiana, to go to the Blue Chip Casino with my dad and sister. My sister had just gotten back from Switzerland and brought me a gift:
Mmm, katzenzungen.
Then we went down to the casino and gambled.
Then we went down to the casino and gambled.
It's never a bad week if it includes clown poop and katzenzungen!