In March, we headed back to Chicago because both Jane and Karen were doing some serious theater. Jane was in
New Anatomies, the story of
Isabelle Eberhardt, at
20% Theater and Karen was in
The Quiet Man Tales at
The Chicago Theater. We really enjoyed both, and so good to see my theater girls! I always miss them. (And theater.)
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| Before-show nosh |
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| We sure have a lot of pictures of me drinking... |
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| In the audience with Jamie and Cheryl, waiting for Jane's show to start |
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| Out with Karen after her show |
The morning after the last show, we checked out of our usual hotel, the
Congress Plaza Hotel on Michigan Avenue, just after a crisp snowfall. On the way home, we stopped at the
Chicago Diner, a vegetarian restaurant I have always wanted to visit. So delicious...
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| Snowy Michigan Avenue |
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| The Congress Hotel has had a picket line out front for years now. Are we bad for crossing it? Is this why the beautiful rooms are so reasonably prized? |
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| Ben waiting for the valet to bring the car. |
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| I'm finally going to get to eat here! |
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| Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about... |
