We drove the car to a service station and had the front passenger tire checked. We had been losing air and I was worried that I would have to buy a new tire before we made it back home. Luckily it was just rust on the rim and the mechanic worked on it for almost half an hour and charged me a whooping $9.50. We had breakfast then headed for downtown Chicago. I thought parking might be easier to find on a Saturday (again- ha, ha). Workers may leave the city on the weekends but there were thousands of tourists mixed in with the millions of people who live downtown. We parked at Millenium Park and checked it out before heading into the fray. We started up Michigan Avenue, first stopping at a tour boat ticket office to purchase tickets for an afternoon cruise. We walked a few blocks then went back to Millenium Park. While we were sitting enjoy a bit of shade, two sailors asked how we were doing. We started up a conversation, learning that they were from Idaho and Georgia and asking about the Navy and what they planned to do. Other folks would stop and say hello to them and thank them for their service. I just wanted to give them a motherly hug but instead we all said we would keep them in our thoughts and prayers.
The boat ride was even nicer than we had hoped. The weather was perfect and the docent givin the tour was very interesting. After the ride we went back to Millenium Park to enjoy it after dark. Through the trees we viewed the fireworks from Navy Pier and took photos of the large, stainless steel structure shaped like a kidney bean.
All in all, the four of us agreed that the trip was spectacular and we enjoyed every minute. One of our mutual favorite parts was walking down Michigan Avenue or standing in the Park and hearing so many different languages. We saw more than five wedding parties and chatted with people from other countries and states.
Nothing beats a GET OUTTA HERE!
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