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Chicago 04/02/2019

On my agenda today: visit the Arts Institute in the morning and the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) in the afternoon. 

Since the Arts Institute opens at 10.30am, I could sleep a little longer. 

I had 2 hours to walk around before I had to move on to the CAC. It’s impossible to see everything in such a short amount of time, so I chose to only visit the modern/ contemporary exhibitions and the “small rooms” exhibition. 

It was manageable. I liked it a lot, especially the small rooms were fun to see. They looked like little fancy Polly Pocket houses!

After lunch I joined a 1,5h walking tour organized by the Architecture Center; “Chicago Architecture: a walk through time”. Our guide gave basic information (dates, names of the architect, etc.) as well as some stories and anecdotes. It was very interesting.

After the walking tour I visited the Chicago Architecture Center. On the lower level they display a small model of a part of the city. On the tablets next to it you can look up certain buildings, areas, ... and make them lit up on the model.

For dinner I went to Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria to try their deep pan pizza. I have to admit, I like it more than the one at Uno. Word has it, the founder Lou Malnati invented the deep pan pizza when he was working for Uno and sold them the recipe before he started his own restaurant. Lou Malnati’s has its own special buttercrust which gives a different taste than the normal crust at Uno’s.