James...tell Hope that Gabi and I are thinking of her and her sore elbow

Segway tour...there is no looking good in a stackhat..none

Me pretending to Ice skate on a Ice rink with no Ice on it

The view from our Hotel window



Fluffikin Bearwalker..(don't ask)

 Have been having a ball in Chicago.  If you are ever planning a trip and trying to decide which cities to visit and Chicago isn't one of them...then make it one of them (depending on the time of year you are coming of course because talking to the locals no one wants to be here in winter because it is stupid cold).  We spent yesterday strolling around, found our way to Navy Pier where the Gabitron made herself a teddy bear (one day the both of us will become adults but not on the cards just yet it appears). 

Today we took a tour of the city on a Segway...great fun (I think it would work so well in Adelaide..imagine cruising along the Torrens, up to Montifore Hill, up past the Zoo etc etc...anyone wanting to put up some capital and get into the Adelaide Segway Tour Company on the ground level let me know).  The weather today was perfect...like beyond perfect (although I might just be saying that because it is the first day in a month were shorts have been a viable option). 

Flavour of the day: food court Roast Chicken...seriously..soooo tender and juicy, the food in Chicago has been top shelf all around.  We went to this great Italian restaurant last night, line out the door, put your name on a list come back in 45 minutes popular but worth the wait ten times over.   Actually...two flavours of the day.  The Strawberry Smoothie that I had on the 96th floor of the John Hancock Building...check Gabis facebook for pictures from the ladies bathroom up there...ridiculous view (for the record the mens room has no view but does have a Dyson hand dryer which I have never used and was left out of a conversation the other day when we were out with Crockett the other day...if only I could have used the Dyson a few days earlier I could have made an informed contribution).

We spent the night in tonight...MASSIVE storm on its way and we didn't want to get stuck in it..going to spend tomorrow on a river cruise and at the aquarium...weather permitting.