But it would be a shame to come straight home without doing something, right? We usually hit a museum, but there's only so much museum-visiting a person can do. So this time we took the train into the city for a trip up to the top of the Sears Tower, which was the tallest building in the world last time I was there.
Riding (and even waiting for) the train is quite the novelty for our little suburbanites.
In case you're curious, we took a Metra train from the Glenview station. The train takes you straight to Union Station, which is just a couple of blocks from the Sears Tower. Simple and easy. (Though tickets to the top of the tower are outrageously priced, of course. Unless you happen to qualify for the free military ticket!)
At the bottom, before our journey up.
You may be wondering why it says "Willis Tower" in front of the Sears Tower. I guess some London-based company bought the naming rights a couple of years ago. So now it's technically the Willis Tower, but I don't think anyone but the Willis folks got the memo.
After our fair share of waiting for the elevator ride, we finally made it to the top.
Anybody spot the Hancock Tower? (Memories...)
(It's not as tall as the Sears Tower, but it has a certain coolness factor down there on the Magnificent Mile. The Sears Tower feels about as hip as, well, Sears.)
David wanted me to take his picture with this fly, which is on the outside.
Now that the Sears Tower is no longer the tallest building in the world (it was surpassed by this one, which was surpassed by this one, which was surpassed by this one), they have to do something to make you fork over the cash to ride their elevator. So they installed a glass ledge you can walk out onto. It's pretty neat, actually.
Look, that's where we were.
The 103rd floor. (There are actually a few floors above the observation deck. This really annoyed me the first time I visited the Sears Tower back in the Z. Cavaricci days.)
We enjoyed some lunch and then walked back to Union Station to catch our train.
The Sears Tower may be a little...stale? But this was a fantastic, easy adventure with our kids! Loved it! And we pulled in the driveway at 5:30--with plenty of time for dinner, play, baths, and a nice early bedtime.
Speaking of bedtime...good night.
P.S. I was there too!
We enjoyed some lunch and then walked back to Union Station to catch our train.
The Sears Tower may be a little...stale? But this was a fantastic, easy adventure with our kids! Loved it! And we pulled in the driveway at 5:30--with plenty of time for dinner, play, baths, and a nice early bedtime.
Speaking of bedtime...good night.
P.S. I was there too!
