Chee-ca-go, Part 2

So, I left off with us hitting the hay in our crime scene of a motel after a failed attempt at a night out for some fun. (Sheesh!)

DAY 2

We got up early because we need to catch a train into downtown Chicago. Mom and Marina got up before us to go get her son, Robert, from the naval base. So, we are introduced and then we take off. We get to the station and Katie's already cracking this guy up with her jokes. Then I accidentally called his uniform an "outfit" and then Katie called it a "costume," which we found funny. Anyway, so we get on the train and it takes an hour to get into town.

We get off the train in downtown and as soon as you step outside you can see why it's called the "windy city." That wind was no joke. In a matter of minutes my hair was all over the place. Oh well.... at least it's always straight. We proceeded to walk all over the place. We found Millenium Park and then Lake Michigan (which was so blue and nice). From there we found Buckingham Fountain which is breathtakingly huge. When the wind kicked up, the water would spray over on you and it was just like rain. Again, glad I have straight hair. It felt so good though because man was it hot and HUMID.

From there we finally caught a bus on our way to try to find Gino's Pizza. It was so nice to be in the air conditioner, but that bus was packed. Eventually people started getting off and we were one-by-one able to sit down. All but Robert. Even when the bus was almost completely empty, he refused to sit down. Such a gentleman! I'm telling you, now that I mention it, he was a gentlemen the entire time we were with him. I had to tell his momma later on that she raised a good guy.... Too bad he's only 21. lol!

Finally, after a looooong search and an even looooonger walk we found Gino's. We were so happy just to sit down. We all ordered our deep dish pizzas and when they finally came out it was worth all the searching and the wait. This pizza was delicious! It was too much, but it was good. =) We finished eating just in time for Robert to have to get back, so he and his mom said their goodbyes there and caught a cab back to the train station to get back to the base and we took off to the Sears Tower.


Okay. I'm stopping once again. Look for Part 3 soon....