Taste of Chicago

Went to the Taste of  Chicago today to get our free Eli’s cheesecake. Waited in line about 20 minutes. 

It was worth it!

 

Independence Day

 Photos in reverse order. 

On our way back from The People’s Celebration at the Obama Presidential Center we came back through the park to discover a concert going on.

At the Obama Center we went in to the auditorium and enjoyed the music and dancing in the John Lewis Plaza.

At the festival, after the parade, we explored the booths, saw some dancing and a magic show.

The parade started about 20 minutes late but was pretty good with local clubs and businesses, several marching bands, double Dutch, cheerleaders, dancers, politicians and the horseback riders. It didn’t rain till after we got home. I nice day of celebration and community.

Obama Center Again

Went with hubby over to the Obama Presidential center this weekend. Still quite crowded. There was a DJ in the John Lewis Plaza keeping everyone entertained while they waited in lines. This time we were able to get into the section with the forum, meeting rooms, cafe and gift shop. Lots of great art everywhere. Gift shop and cafe had huge lines. We didn’t wait. 

 

Obama Center

I went down to the Obama Presidential Center today, to check out the public library there. It is stunning, with an open plan, two reading rooms and a makers lab. The grounds are fantastic with loads of walking paths, a picnic area, playground, rooftop veg and flower garden, sledding hill. I didn’t have a ticket for the museum. I just wanted to see the library and check out a book. Which I did.

Day Four

 On day four we had a nice breakfast then struck out on a long walk to Greenwood cemetery, stopping by the farmer’s market on the way. The weather was perfect. Had drinks and dinner on the walk back and a relaxing evening with our boy before bed.

NYC Day Three

Day three, we left our bags at the hotel after checking out and walked through Central Park to the west side for breakfast. We walked around all day, going to the old neighborhood (where saw some familiar faces, one of which was our old neighborhood Tina Louise)

Finally we collected our bags and headed to Brooklyn. The boy was busy with work so we went for a drink across the street and met a nice guy. Once the boy joined, we had an excellent Ethiopian dinner.