Skydeck, Chicago

Skydeck was pretty cool.  We headed in to see it Saturday night after selling. Took the train in to eat dinner and get up to the deck at sunset to watch. At least that was the plan. We got off the train at 7:40 and were in shock as we walked around town and every single food place, restaurant, etc (in reach) was closed. And had closed at 7 PM. What the.....?  There were heards of people just walking down the sidewalk and no place to eat? what are they thinking? I'm sure they could pull in so much more money by staying open!  We didn't let this phase us, though. We head straight to the tower instead and were amazed when they told us it would be an hour long wait.  Good thing we had our fast passes! Even with those, though, the wait was 20 minutes. Main attractions are making this city so much money! The best part of this whole thing (okay maybe not the best part but the funniest part) was the elevator ride up. They had people cramming 30+ people into each elevator with strollers, babies, etc. It was hot, stinky, and super cramped...but at least the ride wasn't that long. They had these elevators FLYING up and up. We made it up 103 floors in 60 seconds. Craziest feeling ever! My ears popped and I got a little dizzy. But it was cool. 

And the views were fantastic

Yay for Asians willing to take our picture

Loved seeing the lights get dimmer in the distance, but never really stop. There literally isn't a square mile for hundreds of miles around that isn't lit up with human life. Big cities are so crazy!

Funny Asian man hat. I wonder why he bought this goofy lookin thing?

Finally made it into the glass box to see the building drop beneath our feet. it was a little unsettling- because you were literally standing on 103 floors of air with nothing keeping you from falling but a thin layer of glass, but it was also really really cool. And another "awe" moment of man-made objects. The cars looked like little baby ants. In the dark their lights were hardly able to even be seen. This building was HUGE!

Cool to be able to see lights across the lake...a whole different state. Apparently from each vantage point you should be able to see a different state on a clear day. Nuts.  This experience taught me I need to learn more about my camera and how to get good shots with it....learn the settings and such. And made me jealous of this with the really really nice ones. Maybe Santa will be nice this year.....haha

This is a lego structure of the building we're in. Weston loved it. And it made me think of my childhood for sure. Sunday "spaceship" makings....whose could withstand the hardest crash...Good times :)

We forgot how high up we were until we looked up from the base of the building. Literally, Sky High. 

And the Globe outside the building which Weston had to talk himself out of climbing all the way to the top and standing "on the top of the world." I kinda wish he would have done it just because the picture would have been great...but we were too scared of big fines.  After this we went to the closest 7 Eleven and got jerky sticks, candy bars, and a half gallon of milk for dinner and people watched until it was time to head back to make our train back home.  A great dinner date :)  At least it had character...  I'm all about adventures like these!