I just returned from a girl's weekend in Chicago - the windy city (there is a reason for that nickname - the wind never stops blowing and it is cold coming off Michigan Lake. Brrr!) Last summer my good friend Camille moved there, I've been trying to visit her ever since. A year later I finally made it...better late than never. My good friend Elaine accompanied me. Camille and Elaine have been friends for 20 years. Amazing isn't it? I came into the picture nearly seven years ago. It's great to have friends with that kind of staying power. We had a great time and packed a lot in to a short weekend. We visited the new Freedom Museum; it brings the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence to life in an interactive way. We went to the Sear's Tower Sky Deck - a must see in Chicago! We visited Merchandise Mart, millennium Park, and other tourist spots. We did a theatre walking tour. Ate lots and lots of good food. Celebrated Cinco de Mayo. Visited a photo and pottery exhibit. The highlight of the trip for me was the one show we went to see - Floss! Ever heard of it? It was advertised as a musical dance satire - whatever that means? I saw the show and still don't understand. I'd heard it was funny. The premise is a tribe trapped on an island off the coast of Australia, the island is sinking and they need to find a new home. The word "floss" stands for individual calling or purpose. The villagers discover their "floss" along the way. It wasn't high quality theatre, but I found it thoroughly entertaining. Elaine described it as "interesting," I told her that's what people say when they are trying to be polite and actually don't like something. She later revised it to be "interesting fun." I had a great time. I laughed, and laughed, and laughed some more. Me and the lady sitting next to me (a stranger previously) were the loudest in the crowd (difficult to imagine I'm sure). This was her second time seeing it. At the end of the show, the actors described us as "a lively crowd." I think it was mostly the two of us making the noise. This was my third trip to Chicago. There are still things on my list to do and see, it is a great city to visit in the summer - the winters are brutal...remember the frigid wind?
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
The Windy City
I just returned from a girl's weekend in Chicago - the windy city (there is a reason for that nickname - the wind never stops blowing and it is cold coming off Michigan Lake. Brrr!) Last summer my good friend Camille moved there, I've been trying to visit her ever since. A year later I finally made it...better late than never. My good friend Elaine accompanied me. Camille and Elaine have been friends for 20 years. Amazing isn't it? I came into the picture nearly seven years ago. It's great to have friends with that kind of staying power. We had a great time and packed a lot in to a short weekend. We visited the new Freedom Museum; it brings the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence to life in an interactive way. We went to the Sear's Tower Sky Deck - a must see in Chicago! We visited Merchandise Mart, millennium Park, and other tourist spots. We did a theatre walking tour. Ate lots and lots of good food. Celebrated Cinco de Mayo. Visited a photo and pottery exhibit. The highlight of the trip for me was the one show we went to see - Floss! Ever heard of it? It was advertised as a musical dance satire - whatever that means? I saw the show and still don't understand. I'd heard it was funny. The premise is a tribe trapped on an island off the coast of Australia, the island is sinking and they need to find a new home. The word "floss" stands for individual calling or purpose. The villagers discover their "floss" along the way. It wasn't high quality theatre, but I found it thoroughly entertaining. Elaine described it as "interesting," I told her that's what people say when they are trying to be polite and actually don't like something. She later revised it to be "interesting fun." I had a great time. I laughed, and laughed, and laughed some more. Me and the lady sitting next to me (a stranger previously) were the loudest in the crowd (difficult to imagine I'm sure). This was her second time seeing it. At the end of the show, the actors described us as "a lively crowd." I think it was mostly the two of us making the noise. This was my third trip to Chicago. There are still things on my list to do and see, it is a great city to visit in the summer - the winters are brutal...remember the frigid wind?
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