Instead of driving, Kenny decided to take the train. They took the South Shore from East Chicago to the Museum Campus Station. Kyle enjoyed his very first train ride. Although, after a bit, he got a little bored and read the rest of the way.
They decided to take their trip on what seemed like the hottest day of the year, so they were sweating the whole time. The walk from the train station was over a half mile; Kyle swears it was a lot longer than that! He was happy to reach the Planetarium welcome sign, only to be dismayed when he discovered it was quite a while past the corner (as you can see in the picture from the sign):
Kyle thought it was appropriate for them to wear their "Star Wars" shirts to the planetarium.
They learned about the Solar System, the Night Sky, Mars Rover, Asteroid Impacts, Telescopes, the Moon, and more through interactive exhibits, movies and wonderful displays.
After the planetarium, they decided it wasn't time to go home yet. So they took a taxi to Navy Pier and had some great shrimp at Bubba Gump's. While they were there they saw that there was a water taxi that went to the Willis Tower -- so they even enjoyed a scenic ride on the river. For dessert, they got some ice cream at Dairy Queen and headed back to the train. A GREAT DAY!!!
~Ken and Kyle
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