SHERYL & DAN'S VACATION 2007 - CHICAGO

Tentative plans - as of 06-22-07

July 30, Monday:
9:00am    Drive to Newark Airport
11:40am    Depart Newark Airport 
12:59pm    Arrive Chicago O'Hare Airport
3:00pm    Check-in to the Amalfi Hotel Chicago
        20 West Kinzie St., between N Dearborn & N State Sts
3:30-7:00pm    Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St
        Millennium Park
            201 E Randolph St (welcome center)
        Magnificent Mile
            N Michigan Ave
8:00pm    Dinner: Spiaggia (opentable reservation)
            980 N. Michigan Ave @ Oak Street, 312/280-2750
            Italian     The Magnificent Mile and the Gold Coast
10:00pm    Cocktails @ the Signature Lounge, the John Hancock Center
875 N. Michigan Ave, 96th floor

July 31, Tuesday:
10:00am-ish    Breakfast at the Hotel
10:45am-2:00pm    Chicago Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
        Meet the tour in front of Ghirardelli Chocolate-
        118 East Pearson St (b/t Rush St and Michigan Ave).
2:00-4:30pm    Art Institute of Chicago
        111 S. Michigan Ave @ Adams St (Open until 4:30)
4:30-6:00pm    Buckingham Fountain
        Grant Park
    Fine Arts Building – 10th floor?
        410 S. Michigan Ave (Open until 10:00)
Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
1 S. State St., @SE corner of State & Madison Sts
    Other Loop sites?
        Marshall Field?
8:00pm    Dinner: Topolobampo (opentable reservation 8:15pm) OR Frontera Grill (no reservations)
        445 N Clark St Between Illinois and Hubbard Sts,    312/661-1434
        Mexican    River North
    After Dinner Options:
Pops for champagne
601 North State Street at Ohio
OR
Blue Chicago/Blue Chicago on Clark
736 N. Clark (at Superior)/536 N. Clark (at Ohio)
OR
Buddy Guy's Legends
754 S. Wabash Ave 
OR
Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.

August 1, Wednesday:
10:00am-ish    Breakfast at the Hotel
10:00 am    John G. Shedd Aquarium (BUY CITYPASS)
        1200 S. Lake Shore Dr (Opens at 9:00am)
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
        1300 S. Lake Shore Dr
    Field Museum of Natural History
        1300 S. Lake Shore Dr (Open until 5:00pm)
7:30pm    Dinner: Alinea (phone reservation 6/4/)
        1723 N. Halsted St @ North Ave. and Willow St, 312/867-0110
        Eclectic    Lincoln Park

    After Dinner Options:
(See Tuesday)

August 2, Thursday:
10:00am    Breakfast at the Hotel
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
        756 N. Milwaukee Ave @ Chicago & Ogden Aves (Open 10-5)
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
1801 S. Indiana Ave @18th St (Open 11 – 6)
4:00-6:00pm    Spa Massages
    Spa Space
        161 N Canal St @Randolph St. Open 10-8)
8:00pm    Dinner: Green Zebra (opentable reservation)
        1460 W Chicago Ave @ Greenview St, 312/243-7100
        Eclectic, Vegetarian    River North
After Dinner Options:
(See Tuesday)

August 3, Friday:
10:00am-ish    Breakfast at the Hotel
Museum of Contemporary Art
            220 East Chicago Ave, 1 block east of Michigan Ave (Open 10-5)
Lunch at Oak Tree or foodlife??
1:20    Cubs v Mets Game at Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison
6:15pm    Dinner: Charlie Trotter (phone reservation w/katie 4/7)
        816 W. Armitage Ave @ Halsted St, 773/248-6228
        Eclectic    Lincoln Park
11:00pm    Comedy Show at Second City

August 4, Saturday:
10:00am-ish    Breakfast at the Hotel
11:00am  Visit Art Galleries
Lunch    Goose Island Brewing Company
        1800 N. Clybourn Ave
        Brewpub    Lincoln Park
Armitage Ave Shopping?
        Between Halsted St. & Racine Ave. (Start at El Stop-Brown Line)
    1154 Lill Studio
    Lincoln Park
    Lincoln Park Zoo
8:00pm    Dinner: Arun's (phone reservation 6/15)
        4156 N. Kedzie @ Irving Park Rd, 773/539-1909
    Asian/Pac Rim    Wrigleyville & the North Side       
10:15pm     Fireworks at Navy Pier
        600 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611. (Open until 12pm)

August 5, Sunday:
10:00am-ish    Breakfast at the Hotel
12:00pm    Check out of Amalfi Hotel Chicago
12:00-4:00pm    Lunch at Gino's East     Pizza     River North
    Last Minute Shopping?
6:45pm    Depart Chicago O'Hare Airport
10:00pm    Arrive Newark Airport

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