I'm back! I was being a tourist.

I'm back!  Last Thursday I left for Chicago to accompany my husband on a business trip and didn't bother to take my computer.  To be honest, I wasn't sure if I  should write anything again.  I kept thinking to myself that it was silly and that no one would really care what I have to say and they would laugh at the thought of me writing anything, but I have 2 great supporters, my dearest friend and my son.  I wasn't going to tell anyone I know about my blog, but when I talked to my friend and my son, the subject just kind of came up and I told them.  My friend told me that if it made me feel good then do it and then in a conversation with my son today, he basically said the same thing.  Neither one of them laughed at me or said I was silly.  So here it goes.  As the new me I am making a commitment to myself to write every day and if I am not feeling good about it, then I will stop. 

I wanted to tell you about my trip because for one, I love traveling and discovering things and two, it allowed me think in a different setting.  So for the weekend I was a tourist. For two days while my husband worked, I wandered the city and enjoyed the architecture, art, and city parks.  My husbands colleague asked me what I wanted to see and I replied that I had nothing in mind but to enjoy the city and do things I enjoy such as take pictures.  I had no real goal and when I am traveling, that fits me. 

I covered the whole downtown area of Chicago and my feet have the blisters to prove it!  I started Thursday with lunch at the Park Grill in Millennium Park  with my husband and his colleague.  After lunch, I wandered through the park and enjoyed the sights; the Bean, the Big Head, and the gardens.  Then I headed toward my favorite building, the Chicago Tribune building to look at the stones in the side of the building.  Many people don't even realize that there are pieces of famous sites and building and even a moon rock set in the outside walls of the building.  We ended a perfect day with a ride on the ferris wheel on Navy Pier.

The next day I did more of the same.  I took the architectural boat tour and had a small bite to eat a Cyrano's Cafe and Wine Bar on the river.  Such an amazing setting.  Then I met up with my husband, his colleague and his wife and we headed to Wrigley field to see Gavin DeGraw and Billy Joel.  We headed home on Saturday. It was an amazing trip.  

I think I could be a career tourist, but I think it costs you money instead of making money.  I will have to think on that more.