In this mood, I wanted to get some things done that I had been putting off for no good reason and one of those things was to get some photos framed. First we tried the superduper WalMart on the north side of town, but they don't carry frames, so we went to a store that had been recommended to us by an artist (gave it some street cred) and were happy with the selection and prices there, so dropped off the photos.
The owner of the store, a handsome man in his late 30s, waited until our business was concluded to ask us about Chicago. Taken aback, we didn't realize he had consulted our car license plate to determine our origins. He said he and his wife were
going there in November for a convention and wondered what to see. We started rattling off a list (Art Institute, various other museums, Magnificent Mile, water tower for view if it's a nice day, architectural tour, the Bean in Millenium Park). He asked us what would we do when in town -- and we said theater, art galleries, restaurants, Chicago Symphony, walk in the park, butterfly museum. He stopped us mid-thought to rephrase his question. What he wanted to ask was -- what is the one thing that every Chicagoan would say you MUST see when in town? We were kinda stumped. I mean it depends on the person's interests and time and blah blah blah. right?
Still, to answer him, I recommend the Art Institute since, if you cannot find something memorable and exciting inside those walls, you must be dead. Eva considered a Bulls game, but realizing Michael Jordan no longer played at the United Center, said a great restaurant and a bottle of fabulous red wine. So, all you Chicagoans reading this, what is your recommendation?
