Day 6 - Chicago

Sunday, May 25

We woke up to a sunny, warm and breezy day. After breakfast we took the subway, then city bus to the Museum of Science and Industry. Most of the population of, and tourists from Chicago joined us there. I guess Sundays, and holiday week-ends, are their busiest times. The place is vast with many exhibits. many of them geared toward children and children at heart like us. There is a fabulous U-boat exhibit as well as all kinds of other exhibits. An amazing place, we came out awed and much more intelligent, partly from having lunch in the Brain food court!

We then took a city bus back to downtown and did some touring on foot. Beautiful statues, buildings, flowers and people, people everywhere. Such a vibrant place.

We went by subway again to the game. The weather cooperated and it was warm and breezy and clear all eve. U.S. Cellular field is fairly new, clean, spacious and we all liked it a lot.

The White Sox fans were a highly enthusiasic and excitable bunch and greatly amusing. Before the game, in celebration of Memorial Day, there was a parade around the field of current and former service men and women, most in their uniforms. The crowd of over 30,000 gave them a standing ovation. It was very touching. Before the game and after every home team home run there was a brief burst of fireworks. The first were in daylight and they were really neat!

The game was exciting, great pitching, fielding. The score was tied 2-2 and in the bottom of the ninth Carlos Quentin of the White Sox hit a home run to end the game. The crowd went wild!! It was loads of fun. I'm sure those of you baseball fans saw the game because it was the ESPN Sunday night game of the week!

The subway going back was crammed with deliriously happy fans.

Tomorrow it's off to Wrigley and the Cubs vs. Dodgers.