We spent 2 days in Chicago this week visiting my sister. We were disappointed that Juan couldn't be there as well. His mom passed away a couple weeks ago, and he is still in Mexico with his family.
We had beautiful weather and a great time doing some our favorite activities, this time as a whole family! We drove there Thursday morning and we very happy to find a parking spot almost right in front of Karen's building... no small feat! We hung out for a bit and then hopped on the bus to
Lincoln Park Zoo. We had lunch there and explored the zoo.
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| Waiting for the bus |
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| We really enjoyed watching the gorillas and chimps |
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| The polar bear was diving for fish and eating them! |
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| A flower as big as Miriam's head! |
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| Climbing in the children's zoo |
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| Carousel ride! |
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| The beautiful gardens outside the zoo |
We went back to Karen's apartment and then Casey and I went to check into our hotel, which was a few blocks from Karen's apartment. We also explored the Trader Joe's across the street! We went back to get the rest of the gang and then walked to a local pizza place,
Renaldi's, for supper. The pizza was delicious!
We went back and hung out for a while and then walked to a gelato place. From there, Casey, Peter, Miriam and I walked to the hotel for the night and Esther got to stay at Aunt Karen's.
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| Thumbs up for pizza! |
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It's hard to see in the picture, but we had fun
playing hangman on the paper tablecloth while
we waited for our pizza. |
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| This is how Ella the Bunny explores Chicago |
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| Gelato--yum!! |
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