Time for Pizza -- and Lots of Walking
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kevin_standleeAfter getting back to the hotel after a couple of hours of walking around downtown, we considered our options. Lisa suggested that we could finally have the meal that everyone kept saying we should get while in Chicago: Giordano's Pizza.
The nearest Giordano's is only about a five minute walk from the hotel, nominally on Randolph Street, but practically on this side street with an honorary name of Canada Place. When I put in the order, the website said it would take an hour, but that was okay. I had accounts to try and catch up in Quicken and Lisa also had things to do.
I got a small pizza, and when I picked it up, even before opening it, I could tell by the weight that it was a good thing I didn't get anything larger.
This Canadian bacon, sausage, and mushroom pizza was definitely enough for the two of us. Ordering more would have been a waste, as the refrigerator in the room is full.
Lunch left us very full, and we told ourselves that we needed to get out and walk off as much of it was we could, so we decided to walk over to Navy Pier, which is about 2 km away from the hotel.
We did not buy anything on this walk, but we got some very nice views.
Kuma Bear posed with the anchor of the USS Chicago, which is preserved at the tip of the pier.
The tall ship Windy set sail while we were walking along the pier.
A police boat sped by while we stopped and rested on a bench along the north site of the pier.
Polk Bros Park has these nice fountains. Also, cicadas, which we don't have in the western US of which I'm aware and that I've rarely heard before.
We could have taken a water taxi back to near the hotel, as we were low on energy, but we decided to try and walk back, this time via the Lakeshore trail to the south side of the river, then swinging around to the south shore riverwalk. Unfortunately, while making the transition between the two paths, Lisa stepped in a chuckhole and went tumbling. She strained a muscle, and needed a few minutes to recover. Nothing seemed to be sprained or broken, but she was in poor shape. We continued at slow speed back toward the hotel.
Chicago sure has an interesting skyline. I sort of wish we'd taken the architectural boat tour. That would have left us less footsore.
There is a monument to the 28 submarines built in Wisconsin that transited the Chicago River on their way to serve in World War II.
Kuma Bear looks through the preserved bulkhead of the USS Trout, one of the 28 submarines. Kuma, of course, was all about the fish.
We slowly worked our way back to the hotel. Climbing the stairs from the Riverwalk up to Upper Wacker was a bit of a challenge. I carried Kuma Bear and his pack to make it a little easier for Lisa. When we got back to the hotel, Lisa (sensibly) declared that she was not going out again and sent me to Bockwinkle's to get some orange juice and a few other small things. We made dinner from the supplies we have (and now need to finish consuming).
The view from our hotel room isn't one of the nice river views. (Those cost more, and besides, our room placement was for the convenience of the Winnipeg parties.) But we do have this building, which is lit up nicely.
According to my pedometer, I put in more than 17,000 steps today, and it certainly feels like it.
This is our penultimate night in Chicago. If Lisa's leg is up to it, we'll try to do something more adventurous than just walking around the streets tomorrow.
The nearest Giordano's is only about a five minute walk from the hotel, nominally on Randolph Street, but practically on this side street with an honorary name of Canada Place. When I put in the order, the website said it would take an hour, but that was okay. I had accounts to try and catch up in Quicken and Lisa also had things to do.
I got a small pizza, and when I picked it up, even before opening it, I could tell by the weight that it was a good thing I didn't get anything larger.
This Canadian bacon, sausage, and mushroom pizza was definitely enough for the two of us. Ordering more would have been a waste, as the refrigerator in the room is full.
Lunch left us very full, and we told ourselves that we needed to get out and walk off as much of it was we could, so we decided to walk over to Navy Pier, which is about 2 km away from the hotel.
We did not buy anything on this walk, but we got some very nice views.
Kuma Bear posed with the anchor of the USS Chicago, which is preserved at the tip of the pier.
The tall ship Windy set sail while we were walking along the pier.
A police boat sped by while we stopped and rested on a bench along the north site of the pier.
Polk Bros Park has these nice fountains. Also, cicadas, which we don't have in the western US of which I'm aware and that I've rarely heard before.
We could have taken a water taxi back to near the hotel, as we were low on energy, but we decided to try and walk back, this time via the Lakeshore trail to the south side of the river, then swinging around to the south shore riverwalk. Unfortunately, while making the transition between the two paths, Lisa stepped in a chuckhole and went tumbling. She strained a muscle, and needed a few minutes to recover. Nothing seemed to be sprained or broken, but she was in poor shape. We continued at slow speed back toward the hotel.
Chicago sure has an interesting skyline. I sort of wish we'd taken the architectural boat tour. That would have left us less footsore.
There is a monument to the 28 submarines built in Wisconsin that transited the Chicago River on their way to serve in World War II.
Kuma Bear looks through the preserved bulkhead of the USS Trout, one of the 28 submarines. Kuma, of course, was all about the fish.
We slowly worked our way back to the hotel. Climbing the stairs from the Riverwalk up to Upper Wacker was a bit of a challenge. I carried Kuma Bear and his pack to make it a little easier for Lisa. When we got back to the hotel, Lisa (sensibly) declared that she was not going out again and sent me to Bockwinkle's to get some orange juice and a few other small things. We made dinner from the supplies we have (and now need to finish consuming).
The view from our hotel room isn't one of the nice river views. (Those cost more, and besides, our room placement was for the convenience of the Winnipeg parties.) But we do have this building, which is lit up nicely.
According to my pedometer, I put in more than 17,000 steps today, and it certainly feels like it.
This is our penultimate night in Chicago. If Lisa's leg is up to it, we'll try to do something more adventurous than just walking around the streets tomorrow.
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Date: 2022-09-08 11:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-08 01:34 pm (UTC)Post-COVID and until we have a real full vaccine, Lisa just doesn't do restaurants.