These United States [Wednesday, May 14, 2014]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Welcome to Chicago!" Josh said, gesturing around, "where, as far as I know, it's done snowing for the year. But don't quote me on that. Chicago is the third most populous city in America after New York and LA and is also the only city, despite snowing nine months a year and having the wind blow all the time, in the Midwest worth visiting."

Josh.

"Seriously," he continued, "because screw Indiana especially." More than a couple passing people gave him the stink-eye for that. "There was this campaign stop and half of their counties were in different timezones and who runs a civilization like that and oh, yeah, Chicago. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation, and if you're not on a direct flight from one side of the country to the other, the chances are high that you'll be cooling your heels in O'Hare International Airport, home of exactly five power outlets for your laptop."

Josh.

"The food culture of Chicago is pretty unique," he said. "They serve dish-deep pizza, which as someone who grew up outside of New York I am required to scoff at and call casserole, and hot dogs with pickles on them instead of mustard and sauerkraut as God intended--" Josh, "--so you guys can try some of that after we're finished touring some of the great architecture of the city. Get out your cameras, folks, this'll be as much fun as you're legally allowed to have in flyover country."

JOSH.

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The Museum Campus

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Jutting into Lake Michigan, the Museum Campus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Campus) is one of Chicago's greatest links to the Columbian Exposition of 1893," Josh read from his brochure. "The Field Museum of Natural History, constructed for the Exposition, is a Classical Revival building that among other things houses Sue, the most complete T-Rex skeleton ever discovered. The Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium aren't too shabby either." He pointed at the nearby stadium. "That's Soldier Field, where a football team called the Bears, which is made up of people who aren't soldiers and also aren't bears, sorry folks who aren't from the planet--play football, a game where you mostly hold the ball with your hands."

Well, that cleared everything right up. "Anyway," he concluded. "Go poke around the museum--do not knock the T-Rex over--or the planetarium or aquarium, and meet me out here in forty minutes or so."

Re: The Museum Campus

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

Will's trips to museums totaled maybe three since his family moved around a lot so he took advantage of the opportunity and headed towards the Museum Campus.

Once he started walking around, he thought about his dad and how he really would have liked this place.

Re: The Museum Campus

[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy headed right to the Planetarium. Professor Lyman had woken a spirit of competition in her and she had to see how the Adler compared to the Samuel Oschin in Griffith.

Re: The Museum Campus

[pulseof_life]

Yeul made her way to the Aquarium simply because it seemed the most interesting in the time they had to make their decision about where to go.

She was right. The various exhibits were fascinating and Yeul had not seen anywhere near all of it before it was time to leave.

Re: The Museum Campus

[bearmaidenfair]

You meant Chicagland, right, Josh? Chicagland. What was up with the 'o'?

Vider decided to check out the Natural History museum. Maybe they would have trolls!

She was destined for disappointment.

Re: The Museum Campus

[bjornstjarna.livejournal.com]

"... Maybe I should invest in a map as well as a calendar," Soren muttered to Vider. "At least then I'd know the names of the places we're going."

Re: The Museum Campus

[bearmaidenfair]

"Might not be a bad idea," Vider agreed. "What's with the 'o'?"