The first couple of days that we were in Chicago, the weather was not very good. It was chilly, cloudy, foggy, and rainy most of day Saturday (our first full day there). We booked one of those double decker trolley tours that lets you get on and off as much as you like for 3 days. On Saturday, we spent most of the time inside. The trolley leaked so badly that they eventually called for another so we could transfer into a dry one. Hey, it's all part of the adventure right? This first pictue was taken from the Navy Pier, once a part of the Great Lakes Naval Base and the place where pilots would practice for landing on an aircraft carrier. Now it is home to many eateries, boat tours, and a giant ferris wheel.



On Sunday we had tickets to see the Cubs play. That is why these Chicago trips were originally started in 2004, for Matt (our son) and I to take a few days to get away to watch a couple of games. Since he now lives in California and we don't get to see him very often, Reba (my wife) went with us this year. We took the red train from where we were staying to the ballpark and arrived at around 10:30am. They don't open the park up until an hour and a half before the game so we had some time to kill, walking around Wrigleyville, buying Cubs apparel and generally sightseeing. About a half hour later, it looked like the sky was going to open up so we ducked into a little sports bar to wait it out. We were just in time. It poured down rain for about an hour. It finally let up and we were able to enter the park. Every time it looked like it would clear up, another band of showers would come through. They finally got the game started almost 3 hours late. The Cubs won the game so all in all it was a good day. The next two photos were random street shots from near Wrigley Field.