Travel
Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.
Demand Justice sculpture opposite Buckingham Fountain in Chicago.
I loved the warm, cherry wood decore of the Chicago Athletic Association hotel. Fun spot to stay right in downtown Chicago.
MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 1: Drive to Chicago
Weather: Cool in the morning. Nice and clear weather all day. Nice in Chicago. 6:00a Departed on schedule! 6:36a Enter Wisconsin 10:33a Enter Illinois 11:35a Lunch at Lou Malnati’s. The fact we can drive from our house in the morning and have lunch in Chicago blows my mind! 🤯 …
Keep reading · 1 minute: MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 1: Drive to ChicagoAnother amazing night of magic with Dennis Watkins at The Magic Parlour! My third time and it still blows my mind.
This is up close magic and we got to be part of things:
- Tyler picked one of the six starting numbers, 3!
- Jamie got to be part of the mentalist section, selecting three items at random from the audience: REI Member card, Tyler’s retainer box, and back scratcher. Watkins got them all!
- Tyler got to shake the dice in the shot glass. Rolled a 6!
- Mazie got to pick the order of the cards that went up his sleeve and into his pocket.
- Tyler identified one of the 10 cards, 10 of ♠️.
If you are in Chicago I highly recommend taking the whole family to this.
Related: Magic Parlour via Zoom.
“Have Dreams”. Message on 300 East Randolph in Chicago.
Chicago skyline from Shedd Aquarium.
Great afternoon visiting the Shedd Aquarium. Always one of my favorite places in Chicago.
The iPhone 13 Pro wide-angle lens is really nice for shooting aquarium scenes.
In Chicago so need to have some Chicago-style deep dish! Stop at Lou Malnati’s in Schaumburg for lunch! Chicago Classic (half just cheese). Yum!
Tomorrow morning we take off for our MEA 2021 Road Trip. We are stopping in Chicago, Louisville, and Indianapolis! 🛣
