Lady A. and I went on a quick trip to visit Daughter Valerie in Chicago. We were lucky to have nice summer weather, since we really packed it in.
We visited the just-recently opened Barack Obama Presidential Center. We walked around the campus for a while, including a walk on the nature trail, through the gardens, and a visit to the library. When it was time to enter the museum itself, we were quite impressed. Why can't all our leaders be so inspiring, smart, hopeful, and all-around good? I truly miss having him as our president.
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| Nature Trail at the Center |
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| Barack Obama Presidential Center |
After dinner at Warehouse Pizza in Lincoln Park, we played trivia with the locals. Our team, the Pizza Seekers, did quite well. We might have done even better had we understood the rules. Alas, the beer and wine that had accompanied the pizza may have had a slightly deleterious effect on our performance.
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| Pizza Seekers |
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| Early morning run along the lake |
After my morning run along the lakeshore, we went on an architectural tour aboard the First Lady. The boat took us up and down the Chicago River, and we got a grand view of the various styles of architecture. The narration was excellent and informative. Too bad I won't remember one iota of it.
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| About to board the First Lady |
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| Aboard the First Lady |
