| Chicago eBay Live - Day 1Posted Jun-26-08 13:11:30 PDT I took the Megabus from Minneapolis to Chicago last Tuesday night at about 11pm - the driver was a little late. I had a seat to myself on the bottom level and slept most of the way. The bathroom stunk because most people did not close the lid of the toilet. If you ever ride the bus, bring a pillow for your butt, you'll need it. The bus should have arrived in Chicago at 6:30am on Wednesday, instead we arrived at 9:45am (the bus could only go 40 miles an hour on the freeway because of transmission problems). Lots of drivers were honking their horns or shaking their heads when they passed us. I hopped in a cab from Union Station and went directly to the Travelodge on Harrison & Michigan. My room was ready, even though check-in wasn't until 3pm. My room had two double-beds, a bed-side table, desk, chair, dresser, closet and a nice-sized bathroom. I unpacked my bags and hopped in the shower. In fresh clothes and body, I was ready to see the sights! The concierge told me that the Free Trolley was down the street on Michigan. It was already there when I got to the corner and I took it to Adler Planetarium. I purchased the Chicago Go Card online when it was on sale and was able to see two movies plus admission to the exhibits. TimeSpace, a new show that turns the Adler's StarRider theater into a time machine! TimeSpace transports audiences across the Universe over 14 billion years to see and experience the Big Bang, the Doom of the Dinosaurs, the sudden appearance of Halley's Comet in the Yucatán Sky, Apollo 11's moonlanding and man's first steps on the moon, and a leap into the future to 3001. It was pretty cool - I had to close my eyes sometimes because I felt like I was floating. Night Sky Live!, presented in the historic Sky Theater with the help of modern exploration and observing techniques, this brand new show gives the audience a deeper look at the sometimes strange, and often breathtakingly beautiful, diversity of objects that make up our universe. Night Sky Live! is an original live sky show created by the Adler Planetarium to reflect our ever-changing understanding of the cosmos. I fell asleep.
After sleeping, ugh I mean being educated about space I was famished and had lunch in the cafe. Some kid behind me kept saying "I want the Medeterrean Vegetarian Panini" over and over again, so when I ordered my meal that is what I said. It wasn't very good.
I walked to the Shedd Museum next. I've been there before many times so I didn't need to go to every exhibit. My favorite exhibit is the Penguins. They amuse me. This year it was mating season so they were building nests with rocks. One penguin kept dropping his rocks much to the disgust of his mate. Another penguin slipped and fell off a cliff into the water, hitting his head in the process. He was okay but kept shaking his head for a while. I bought a penguin night-shirt in the gift shop.
Then I headed to the Field Museum. I think the long bus ride was getting to me because I took a couple pictures of Sue the Dinosaur peeked at a couple of exhibits and exited within 30 minutes. I waited over 40 minutes for a Trolley but it never came so I hopped on the bus. The bus dropped me off about two blocks from my hotel in front of a wine shop. I bought two bottles of wine; Buena Terra and Wrongo Dongo and found out about a wine tasting on Friday.
After dropping off my purchases and changing shoes at the hotel, I walked up to the Art Institute. Unfortunately, they were closing but I found out that Friday was free from 5pm - 9pm. Bennigans Restaurant was across the street so I had a delectable Monte Cristo Sandwich and a Mojito. On my way back to the hotel, I stopped at a couple of souvenir shops but didn't find anything to buy.
I told the hotel concierge that I was craving chocolate and he said he could get a cab to drop me off at the Hersheys store or I could walk down the block to Duncan Donuts for Ice Cream. I opted for Duncan Donuts because I was exhausted. I had an Oreo Soft Serve (kind of like a blizzard). After that, I relaxed in my room with my bottle of wine and set my alarm for 6am to attend eBay Live on Thursday. |
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