Does this woman do anything besides eating?

OK. So by 2 p.m. Sunday that breakfast just wasn't staying with me.
Lucky for me there was a Trolley stop in Greektown.
Two restaurants were recommended:
Pegasus and Greek Island.
The Trolley driver's top pick was Pegasus, so I headed there first.
"No, no," the owner said as I entered.
I thought I was underdressed.
But, no, the power was out on that block and so the restaurant was closed.
Off I went to Greek Island, where I had the traditional Gyros.
As you can see, it was another one of those mega-meals!
That was it for me yesterday!

Travels through the Ethnic Neighborhoods

Our West Trolley tour included stops in Little Italy, Chinatown and Greektown.
These photos are from Little Italy (The Joltin' Joe statue) and Chinatown.
I didn't hop off the trolley here, but the open window afforded a chance for some good shots!

Tourin' by Trolley

Sunday's adventure was a trolley ride all over town. The Signature Tour covers all the high spots downtown, including a cruise by Oprah's townhouse. Try as we might to coax her out, she wouldn't budge, and therefore we couldn't con her out of a free brunch, as much as our trolley driver had hoped we could.
I also took the West tour, which included Little Italy, with the Joe DiMaggio statue (there's that baseball connection again), Chinatown, and Greektown.
We passed Soldier Field on our way to the Shedd Aquarium. More on that shortly.
Here are some city scenes we encountered out the trolley window!

More South Shore!

Here's Linda Kennedy's lovely home, along with the beach nearby...

South Shore Adventure

One of the nice things about Newhouse is the chance to meet interesting instructors and professionals from around the country. One such person is Linda Kennedy, who has frequently joined us for our School Press Institute and other training sessions designed for high school students with an interest in communications.
Saturday I took the South Shore Train to see Linda and her border collie, Emma, whom I have wanted to meet for some time.
Emma is a sweetheart and I got many kisses from her as I sat in the front seat while Linda ran into the store.
Just an hour south of Chicago, it's a whole different world! Beaches are beautiful along Lake Michigan and the tree-lined roads are relaxing and lush.
Two posts here: One featuring Linda and Emma and the other featuring the beach and Linda's lovely home.
Enjoy!

Variety is the spice of architecture

Here are some other interesting buildings along the Chicago River Architectural Boat Tour.
The tour leaves from Navy Pier, so you can hop on a Water Taxi to Navy Pier and then catch the tour boat. They'll make the Water Taxi ride to and from Navy Pier free if you buy the Architectural Boat Tour ticket!

If you build it, they will tour

Friday evening I concluded my first week at Insidedge with a boat tour of the architectural wonders of downtown Chicago.
There are so many pictures that I'll split this up into a couple of posts.
Of course, the most famous--and lovely--building of all is my own Wrigley Building, which anchors the Magnificent Mile.
Here are several shots to let you see just how beautiful this building really is!