More Chicago.

After the Navy Pier, we had a baseball game to get to (Chicago Cubs!), but we hadn't been able to see the Chicago River at all, which is a river that splits Chicago right in half. We decided to be a little late to the game in order to take a river taxi up the river. The trip was gorgeous. The water is a pretty color, and Chicago's greenery really made it all the better, again. It dropped us off near the Sears Tower, and we caught the subway far uptown to get to Wrigley field.

I realize now why people call Cubs fans the best in the world. Now, it was 1:30 on a Wednesday afternoon. I expected this game to be dead. This was not the case. The game, from what it looked like, was completely sold out. There were 40,000 people there, as the scoreboard later told me. 40,000 Chicagoans who were not going to work or school that Wednesday. We missed the first three innings, but that was okay, because it was 0-0 when we arrived. Cubs v. Houston Astros. I soon learned that it didn't take the Cubs doing much for the crowd to FREAK out. Cubs catch a pop-fly, people stand up and cheer. Cubs make it to first base, people stand up and cheer. It was so cool. Can you imagine the amount of cheering when Lee hit a home run with Blanco on first base? It was insane. The team spirit was so much fun. There is nothing like it. After the Cubs won, the whole crowd started singing "Hey Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today" over and over. It was so much fun.

Dinner was also one for the books. We decided to try a Chicago steakhouse. Oh.my.god. Filet mignon. Mashed potatoes. Mushrooms. Salad. Need I say more?

Our last venture in the Windy City (and I forgot to mention that this nickname is COMPLETELY TRUE. It is always windy! You can be in the middle of the city between tons of high risers and there a strong breeze!) was going to the famous comedy club "Second City." Jim Belushi, Tina Fey, etc. We saw a show called "America: All Better!" I mean what can I say? It was hilarious, and not only did the actors do their normal two acts, but they also came out for a full-length, completely improvised third. I definitely recommend it.

Yesterday morning we bade goodbye to Chicago, only to drive many hours across Minnesota to get to Sioux Falls, SD. We stopped in Madison, Wisconin (a college town), and toured the capitol building, which is beautiful both inside and out. I'll have to put a picture up later. We saw the Northern part of the Mississippi River, which, as always, is gorgeous, and other than that? Fields. Corn. Farmhouses. Flat land. Although we did pass a ton of fields with hundreds of wind turbines, which really looked pretty crazy. I'll also put up a picture of that once I upload them!

Hope everyone is doing well!