Chicago Again
And so trip has come full circle. We arrived back in Chicago 14 months after using the city as our departure point for our Latin American adventure, this time to see my sister, her husband, one niece who I knew and another who I was meeting for the first time. It was a very cold visit; Chicago in December is no joke. But it was also a fruitful one. We spent a lot of fun time with the family, and also some fun time exploring the city.
The city's zoo put on a wonderful light show, which unfortunately (and logically) can only be visited after dark when Chicago passes from cold to freakin' cold. We also took advantage of Chicago's kicking museum scene a couple of times, once to visit the venerable Chicago Institute of Art, which has a wonderful collection of European art in general and impressionists in particular. It also had a nice display of American art and a traveling exhibit of pre-colombian sculpture from the Mexican Museum of Anthropology, which was a nice trip to the past since we had seen all of the pieces in Mexico City. Another worthwhile visit was the city's aquarium with my family; the nieces really love the fishes!
We had a great time in this world-class city, reunited with my whole family for the first time since... well, I am not sure. Enjoy the pictures, we sure liked taking them!
