last days in chicago

The weather has been beautiful, although slightly chilly - perfect for seeing my city at its best during my last few weeks here. On Saturday, Jen invited me along on the Chicago Architecture boat tour. Here is a shot of a condo building designed by Bertrand Goldberg (the same guy who designed and built Marina City, a.k.a. the honeycombs towers). He really liked circles, and I admire his funky style.

In the distance, my beloved 9-tower open-box-of-cigarettes Sears building. Gosh, isn't it just the coolest? Can't really say I feel that same way about 311 South Wacker right in front of it... but that's purely personal preference.
Here's another Chicago site not to be missed. We took Joe's friends John and Kelly to a game when they were in town a few weekends ago. Amazingly, we made it through 7.5 innings before nearly freezing. I was proud of us.
One last photo here. I took this one about a year ago, in May when the city starts to be love-able again. This one reminds me of the first time I saw Chicago as a child. Driving in on the Kennedy Expressway, I was awestruck by the expanse of the skyline. The height of the city extended entirely across the visible horizon; it wasn't just an isolated cluster the way Minneapolis is when you come over the crest on northbound 35-W at Lake Street. Have a look (that's the Diversey Harbor in the foreground - just east of my apartment!):
All right, that's all for my Chicago ode at this time.