trip home-day four

Marilyn showing her fancy house panties


After breakfast at the Corner Bakery we checked out of the Wyndham and stashed our suitcases in Carla's car and set out walking. We walked past Marilyn. She stands now where the American Gothic couple used to stand. Everyone was clamoring to have their picture taken under Marilyn. We even saw wedding pictures being taken here.


Marilyn Monroe in her famous pose



Our plan was to see Millennium Park, the Willis Tower and buy tickets for the play Red at Goodman theater that evening. We wanted to see Willis Tower early because we knew it would be busy but it was across town from the theater that would be opening in an hour for ticket purchase. So we hung around near the theater and walked through Millennium Park. Some fashion magazine had a big tent set up and you could go in and have facials, pedicures etc. I don't know what these guys were supposed to be but they were walking around and people were posing with them for pictures. So I took one also.


Barb and I reflected in The Bean


a view of the city from the park


a view of the city from our room

After purchasing our tickets for the play we went to Willis Tower. The line was long for tickets and then again to get up to the top. Carla needed to get back home so we bought our tickets to use later and went back to the car. Carla drove us to Hotel 71....very posh and modern hotel on the river. She dropped us off. We checked in and stood in awe of our view for about hour.


Donna and Barb in our room at Hotel 71


Trump Tower across the river

It was lunchtime by now so we stopped in Macy's which will always be Marchall Field's to me and ate lunch in the famous Walnut Room. Donna and I had salads and Barb partook of the famous Chicken Pot pie. We had Orange Blossoms to drink. On our way out of the store we stopped at the Lush department in the cosmetics section and all bought some of the handmade shower bombs. I bought one called Sex in the Shower that smelled like Ylang ylang.



Finally we made it up into Willis Tower. This is the three of us standing over Jackson Street in one of the bump-outs. It was a beautiful clear day and we could see far.


the bump-out across from us complete with bird droppings

We went back to our room and changed for the play. It was a drama and quite good. Afterwards we stopped at the Purple Pig for champagne and a tapas dinner that included shredded Brussels spouts salad, roasted bone marrow, calamari salad and fried Manchengo cheese.


our night time view from our hotel

We stayed up very late that night talking and having more wine and building our friendships.

On Sunday morning Donna's husband, Bruce, came to pick her up and drive us to the airport. A very, very memorable trip.