We popped into Chicago for a day to check out Wrigley Field and watch a Cubs game.
Look, it may not be the same spelling, but I'm the official nut of the Chicago Cubs
The quintessential baseball lunch, the Chicago dog. NO ketchup allowed.
Wrigleyville, the nighborhood around the park, has several buildings with rooftop bleachers where even though you're not technically in the park, you can easily watch the full game. You know, like an outdoor version of the HoJo study lounge ( for our BU readers )
Cubbie wants you to be mindful while at the game.
We pushed on through Illinois and Indiana, and worked our way through Kalmazoo and into eastern Michigan for the 4th of July. For festivies, we got tix to see the Detroit Symphony Orchestra play at the Henry Ford (a massive historic /education complex) Ford brought out the Red, white and blue, as you can see.
We also checked out the Detroit Institute of Art, where Jim rediscovered this VanGogh, a print that hung in his grandfather's house when he was a kid. Interesting how art can sometimes trigger memories of place and time.
One of the most famous pieces are the Diego Rivera murals, created as an homage/comment on industrialization and capitalism in the hay-day of the Ford production line.
We took a pleasant stroll around down Detroit, enjoying the Art Deco and Nouveu architectural styles that permeate the area, as well as the public art (the Joe Frasier fist),and the waterfront. We also wandered around the GM global headquarters for a bit.
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