Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers
Saturday morning we got up at our leisure and headed to breakfast. We just walked around until we found a likely place. It was kind of fast-food breakfast. I was happy to see they had pancakes, but nothing can really compare with pancakes from the South. Not bad, but nothing special. Then we headed to the subway to ride north to Wrigley Field. The game today started at 12:05.
Once again, Wrigley was a very busy place. This time, we had assigned seats just behind and to the left of home plate, pretty high up. The seats were covered, which was a good thing since it drizzled a bit during the game. Lance wore a Cubs Tshirt and i wore a Brewers Tshirt. Geovany Soto and Prince Fielder are on our respective fantasy baseball teams. We got a kick out of being the couple with split loyalties. Quite a few people made remarks to us about it.
It was not a good game for the Cubs. The Brewers scored a bunch of runs quickly, and the final score was 11-2. Poor Cubbies. They sang no fight song at the end of that game.
After the game, we were getting hungry, and Lance had a mind to go back to Gino’s Pizza to try something other than pizza. He got mostaciolli and i got lasagna. Both were excellent. We definitely recommend Gino’s. We must not be the only ones – it’s a very popular place! Both times we ate there were “off” times – 11 am and 3:30 pm. That’s probably the best way to avoid the long line out the door and around the corner that we saw around regular mealtimes.
Saturday Evening
After dinner and after another short nap for Lance, we got on the train to head towards south Chicago. Adam and Nora had told us how segregated the city was, with certain groups living in certain areas. This was evident as we glided past many subway stops, and each one resulted in particular groups exiting the train. Finally it was our turn.
Our directions next instructed us to take the #15 bus to their street. I was anxious throughout the ride; i didn’t know when our stop was the Next Stop. And at one point i was sure that this was the rogue #15 bus that didn’t actually go to my brother’s place. But eventually we found it and successfully found them. In total, the trip took over an hour.
At Adam & Nora’s, we got the Grand Tour and petted (terrorized) the kitties and just generally talked. Later, we went on a walk over to Lake Michigan. In total, i think the route must have been four miles or more. (As i’ve mentioned, no one can say we didn’t get our exercise!) This was the night of the 4th, and there were lots of people out and about, shooting off fireworks. It gave us ample time to talk as we walked, while admiring the amateur fireworks. It was good to catch up with them and their lives in Chicago.
Going Home
Getting back to the hotel once again took over an hour, where we soon went to bed. The wake-up call would come early as the shuttle was picking us up at 5:15. We had had a very full weekend – it was nice to get home.
