Yesterday, after a leisurely morning, we came to the conclusion that it was time to consider lunch. “Kuma’s”, famous for burgers and recently written up in the Chicago Tribune, seemed a good choice so Megan & I went to check it out. In my opinion, I felt it was a bit “over rated”. Now I certainly don’t claim to be a food critic, by any means, but as I poured over the many choices of “toppings” I knew that this was not going to be my favorite meal of the trip (case in point, Megan ordered the “Kuma” which was adorned with a fried egg!) not to mention that at nearly 1:30 there was a line at the door to be seated. This place is smaller than Runion’s (in Mpls). The kitchen, positioned in the back corner, was tiny…it was just big enough for the 3 cooks to spin around as they flipped peoples lunch selections. Kuma’s has a sweet little patio out back that you can see from the street as you walk by and we spotted several picnic tables that were open so we thought we would just grab one of those. Oh no, that was not to be…”those are reserved for parties of 4 or more.” SERiously. So we stood in this LOUD, metal rock, claustrophobic “eatery” until Megan spotted a couple that was waiting as well. “Should we ask them if they’d join us so that we can grab one of the tables out back?”…They agree and we dined outside with Brian (musician) and Alexa (PR). I will say this…the company FAR outweighed the food! 
Brian’s band, “Oh My God“, will be playing at the Uptown Bar next Thursday (Sept 10th), in Minneapolis! Cool! Here’s some shots from Kuma’s…and if you are a burger enthusiast, this is your place!
From there we headed downtown around 3 to take the Wendell Riverboat Architecture Tour of Chicago. We attempted to make the 3:45 but our ticket wouldn’t allow us so we ran around and killed an hour or so and made the 5:15. The light couldn’t have been better, I’m glad we had to postpone our departure. I must say that this was an amazing hour spent here in Chicago. The tour ($22 for adults) was worth every penny. Just remember to pack your camera and bring a cool lens! I elected to bring along my Canon 15mm fisheye..FABulous call! I have way too many images to put up but here are a few of my faves…and don’t ask what they are cuz I don’t remember them all. Our tour guide, Frank was aMAZing!
Then, of course, I had Megan take me to Millennium Park to see “The Bean“!
Then we hit the Billy Goat Tavern under Michigan Ave for a “Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger”! And had a little paparazzi fun…tourist.
Then it was off to Trump International Hotel & Tower. I told Megan that “I TOTALLY have to have cocktail up on the terrace!” so up we went. Truly spectacular views from up there! Jordan Cabernet..$29… a GLASS!!!
We found someone willing to take a shot of the two of us….which was nice!
What a great day! Thanks, Megan.
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