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we spent a lot of time in and around cloud gate (a.k.a. the bean), a stainless steel sculpture that creates fascinating mirror images. we also loved the giant crown fountain -- a reflecting pool is bookended by two 50-foot-tall towers with digital images of faces that change. the image of a childs face appears still until he winks at you. and then he puckers and water shoots out of his mouth! if it had been 20 degrees warmer, we would have let the kids frolic in the water. i imagine its a popular spot in summer.
nearby is the art institutes sculpture garden featuring some of our favorite artists -- moore and calder. cooper spied the red calder from far away and said it looked like a dragon. katie thought it looked like an airplane or butterfly. its name is flying dragon.
uncle jim left for the airport, and grandma and papa were kind enough to stay with katie, who slept almost the entire time we were gone. at home she relies on a daily nap and about 11 hours of sleep each night. she was running a huge sleep deficit by sunday.
i wish i had been allowed to take photos during the performance, just to have images of coopers expressions during certain scenes. steve and i saw wicked a year ago at fair park in dallas. ever since, cooper and katie have loved to hear about the story and listen to the soundtrack. for christmas cooper received a book about the broadway production (hes much too young to read or be exposed to the novel). so, he was really ready to experience the actual production. he was thrilled (and sometimes understandably scared) to see the huge dragon above the stage, galinda and elphaba meeting for the first time, the wizard of ozs facade, the monkeys growing wings, elphaba taking flight at the end of the first act. it was just magical.
katie was disappointed that she wasnt invited, but 2-year-olds arent allowed in the theater, and it would have been way too scary for her, and i dont think she could have sat still through the show. i have promised that she can go when shes 6, so lets hope its still playing somewhere or touring!
cooper requested to eat in the hotel room again, so he and steve stayed in, and katie, betty, jim and i ventured out. we ate dinner at rosebud on rush and brought home plenty of food to share.
coming next: our last few hours in chicago
2 comments:
we loved millenium park, too. the reflecting pool with digital images is so cool. yes, it was filled with children during the summer!
your trip sounds so wonderful, if not a bit exhausting. but thats always a sign of a good trip!
yum! rosebud is awesome. we love chicago. such a fun city. we have similar pictures from the hancock building, including the fake city scene where you can act like youre hanging off of the rails... of course caren and i did that.
see yall soon!
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