November 21st and 22nd - CHICAGO: We drove to Chicago to meet Arthur, Sharon, Bill and Marcia. Since this was Bill and Marcia's first visit to Chicago we got to show them around the city. The weather was unbelievably pleasant for the middle of November. We lucked into seeing and riding on the Santa Express Subway on the Red Line. On Sunday, we took the Architectural boat tour and then ate at the Billy Goat, a Chicago landmark.
Here are the pictures and movies that Arthur took. His movie of the Santa Express subway is not to be missed. The movies of our Architectural tour on the Chicago River are terrific, too.
Movie Clips:
* From the Top of the Sears (Willis) Tower - 1 16,717KB
* From the Top of the Sears (Willis) Tower - 2 27,735KB
* From the Top of the Sears (Willis) Tower - 3 23,384KB
* From the Top of the Sears (Willis) Tower - 4 13,290KB
* Santa Express subway 66,946KB
* Architectural Tour via the Chicago River - 1 43,124KB
* Architectural Tour via the Chicago River - 2 219,235KB
* Architectural Tour via the Chicago River - 3 54,285KB
* Architectural Tour via the Chicago River - 4 147,644KB
* Architectural Tour via the Chicago River - 5 58,096KB
November 24th: Everyone came over to our house for a light dinner of Creole soup and Amish cake. Entertainment included the latest BNO show and a visit to the Red House. Jane's Sophie was a big hit as usual. And Charles and Tessa made a quick stop, before catching a flight to Delaware to celebrate Thanksgiving with her Mom.
NOVEMBER 28, 2009: Arthur and Sharon invited us to join their family at the Kopper Kettle Restaurant in Morristown as kind of a farewell celebration for all their guests. Hard to imagine we could all eat so much, so soon after Thanksgiving ... but we managed.