I made my annual pilgrimage back to Chicago, this time for APS, as indicated by this ice sculpture.
The flowers were actually decadent chocolate dipped candies on a stick,
the soil was crumbled oreo cookies. I did not try to eat the bamboo.
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Chi-town is still a boom town, there are many new highrise buildings in the loop and gentrification is sweeping several parts of the city.
The fountains at Millennium park are usually crowded with children getting soaked.