Chicago

Chicago is the fourth American city that I have visited. I can't believe how much I did in 4 days! I only spent time in the hotel to sleep.

About 40 of us Cre Comm students went on a little road trip, and here is the rundown of what I did:

We arrived on Tuesday, May 4 at 4:30pm, and immediately just went walking around. We went to the Hancock building for a few drinks and then some of us walked to the Millennium Park face fountain and the Bean.

Wednesday morning we had passes to the Art Gallery, so I wandered around that til 1-ish and then went for lunch with some classmates. We went up the Sears Tower, and then shopped for a bit.

A friend and I went to see Aqualung Wednesday night at Schuba's. He was soooo amazing! And British. And hilarious. It was a sold-out concert, so people were packed in, although no one was so rude that we felt like sardines. At one point, Matt (Aqualung's real name) said he needed us to use our hive minds to transport a beer from the back of the room to the front of the stage. It was a success; he was very happy lol. I got to meet him after the show and had to explain where Winnipeg was in relation to Toronto and Vancouver.

Thursday morning a bunch of us went on the Untouchables Mobster bus tour. It was cool. Two guys dress up like they're from the '20s and drive a group around in an old school bus that has been painted black. They alternate talking about how it was in the days of Prohibition and the gangsters. It was pretty interesting. In the afternoon we went to Ketchum, a PR firm, to learn about what people do there. At 5, we went on a Pirate Cruise (lol) in which the crew dressed up as pirates and the guide (Dread Pirate Zack) told us about pirates in Chicago...from Sault Ste Marie.

After supper at Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's, 7 of us went to the piano bar next door. It was 11:30pm, and no one was in there. We sat around the piano, and the dude played our requests all night! This included "Don't Stop Believing" to the power of twice! It was great.

Friday morning we went on an architectural boat cruise, and then in the afternoon a couple of us went to the Field Museum. That place is huge!!! I only got to see 3 of their galleries in 2 and a half hours. :( I walked 45 mins back to the hotel, and then we went for deep dish pizza. I

And then we left at 8am on Saturday, stayed overnight in Minneapolis, and arrived home Sunday evening at 6:30.

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