blog: Chicago

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+---
+title: Chicago
+date: 2024-10-05T18:58:05-05:00
+description: >
+  Tess and I traveled to Chicago to attend the wedding of one of my oldest
+    friends, visit some family, and do a little sightseeing.
+resources:
+  - src: quincy.jpg
+    title: >
+      Wood plank platforms, Copperplate lettering, and wingding-style hands to
+      direct you where you need to go.
+    params:
+      alt: >
+        A large station sign, framed with a simple wood frame, hanging on the
+        railing around a station platform stairway. It declares the station's
+        name, Quincy, and points to exits to the left and right.
+  - src: tess-kerryman.jpg
+    title: >
+      The Kerryman is a great Irish bar in River North, owned and operated by
+      one of Tess' distant Irish cousins.
+    params:
+      alt: >
+        Tess, on the left, stands outside a large pub on a stree corner. The pub
+        has outdoor seating.
+categories: Travel
+tags:
+  - Travel
+  - Friends
+  - Family
+  - "Chicago, IL"
+  - Illinois
+---
+
+This past week {{< tess >}} and I traveled to Chicago to attend the wedding of
+Bill, one of my oldest friends, and his partner Ashley. They've been a couple
+for a long time. I'm thrilled that they've decided to take this step together,
+and grateful to have been invited to witness it. Bill also asked my dad to
+perform the ceremony, and I think he did an excellent job.
+
+{{< figures/image name=quincy.jpg >}}
+
+After the wedding day, we spent several days in Chicago sightseeing and visiting
+with friends and family. We went record shopping at [Reckless][reckless], walked
+down Navy Pier and Michigan Avenue, rode the L (including a stop a the
+delightfully old timey [Quincy Station][quincy]), took selfies at the
+[Bean][bean], and caught Hokusai's [Great Wave Off Kanagawa][wave] at the [Art
+Institute of Chicago][artic] on a limited exhibition. We had breakfast at
+[Tary][tary], and stopped in for pints at [The Kerryman][kerryman], a pub owned
+by one of Tess' distant Irish cousins.
+
+{{< figures/image name=tess-kerryman.jpg >}}
+
+[reckless]: https://www.reckless.com
+[bean]: https://millenniumparkfoundation.org/art-architecture/cloud-gate/
+[artic]: https://www.artic.edu
+[tary]: https://tarycoffee.com/menu
+[kerryman]: https://kerrymanchicago.com/drinks/
+[wave]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa
+[quincy]: https://www.transitchicago.com/station/quin/

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