Just trying to get caught up a little.
In July we took our little red dog to Chicago. What a wonderful city!! There is a lot to do and see. One of the reasons that we went was to see the mighty Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox. Little Red Dog really enjoyed the game as well.
We took a couple of tours ate lots of food, and enjoyed the sights and sounds of Chicago. One afternoon we rented bicycles and rode part of the 29 mile path along the lake shore to see historical Wrigley Field, the second oldest stadium in major league baseball behind Boston's Fenway Park Unfortunately, the Cubs were out of town so we were not able to enjoy a game in the Friendly Confines.
While we were in Chicago, there was a huge "Taste of Chicago" festival. They closed down a major street through a downtown park and had a ton of local food vendors selling their wares. There was also lots of entertainment. Jennifer Hudson put on a free concert on the main stage. The seats were $25.00, but the lawn seating beyond the fence was free.
See her? The little dot in the middle of the stage.
We asked many people where to go to listen to some blues music. Nearly everyone suggested Sweet Home Blue Chicago. As it turns out, this little bar was right around the corner from our hotel. So we visited twice and had a great experience both times. LRD seemed to have fun as well.
On the way home we stopped in Lansing Michigan, home of the Toronto Blue Jays "A" ball team - the Lansing Lugnuts. It was cool watching a game in a smaller minor league stadium. There was a constant buzz going on. And some sort of contest or promotion between every half inning. Since it was a Friday night, the evening ended with fireworks. Unfortunately, LRD was under the weather so could not attend with us. But we saw this wonderful character selling hotdogs in the stands.
