We didn't have much planned for today as sometimes you just need to relax, walk around and sit on a bench doing nothing. We started off by getting the bus to the Alder Planetarium, it's not too pricey to go in bit if we had known what it was going to be like we probably could have lived without going in there, I think the most interesting part of it was the gift shop on the way out where I got a multicolour flashing pen and some space rock.
The planetarium is built on the edge of Lake Michigan so when you come out you can stroll along the banks with views to the city. It was nice to just walk along away from all the noise of the city for a while. The pathway brought us out at the Shedd Aquarium but we found out when we got there that it was $40 dollars to go in, I don't mind paying to go to places but refuse to be ripped off at attractions, I'm sure the website said it was less than that plus when you add the extra for special exhibitions this would have cost us the best part of $60 each, a price I'm not prepared to pay.
We headed on pasted it along Lake Michigan and into Grant Park to have a look
at the Buckingham Fountain, nothing really prepares you for how big and it is.
There is a couple of cafés round there so we got a beer and just sat around for a while on what was now an incredibly hot day. We would have to return here when it goes dark because at night is all lighted up and so are the edges of the buildings behind in the city which make it an amazing site to see.
The rest of the day was spent having a stroll through the park then got the bus back.
