A view of downtown Chicago (The Loop/Millenium Park are) from the steps of the Adler Planetarium. Since we took the red eye out on Tuesday night, we had all day Wednesday to putz around the city.... after a brief 2 hour nap we headed out for breakfast and then a brisk walk down to the Planetarium...which was located just steps away from Soldier Field.
That's Forrest standing in front of the death star....just kidding!!!! That's the first planetarium ever made. It has holes drilled into it that look like the constellation of stars and spins around on an axis so when you are in the little cart sitting inside the ball it's as if the earth is spinning and you get to see the stars rotate.
After a brief nap during planetarium show #2 (heehee) we headed out on the water taxi on Lake Michigan over to Navy Pier. Basically, Navy Pier is kind of like the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk only cleaner and mixed in with a couple theaters, other commercial spaces and convention / meeting spaces...AND it is the home of WBEZ Chicago Public Radio!!! Sadly there was no Ira Glass for me to swoon over....he has since relocated to NYC to be all big time with his TV show.
The beginning of a love affair....the Chicago Style Hot Dog. I got this one at the Navy Pier's food court at America's Dog food stand. Even though I didn't go to some long standing local legend hot dog stand, this was pretty good... I really like having the sport peppers in the hot dog and the poppy seed bun is pretty fantastic too. I think is my love of all things pickled that makes this snack such a delicious treat....it has a pickle, relish AND pickled peppers...yummo.
I love it so much, I have been trying to figure out where I can buy the ingredients to recreate this deliciousness at home. Sadly the poppyseed buns and the atomic green relish are not locally available BUT Vienna Beef does sell a "Chicago Style Hot Dog Party Pack" online that includes everyting so I will be purchasing that shortly and inviting you'all over to watch a football game.
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