In May, I attended Book Expo America in Chicago (see my
previous blog), along with some other publisher friends from Saskatchewan. In the evenings and after the conference, we had some time to do a little sightseeing and exploring parts of Chicago. Here are a few photos of my experiences.
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My travelling companion was my friend and fellow Saskatchewan book publisher Heather Nickel of Your Nickel's Worth Publishing. We decided to take a selfie in front of this Chicago shop because it's called Books-A-Million.
BAM! Cute. |
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| You can't visit Chicago and not try their version of deep-dish pizza. It was fantastic! |
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| This fountain in Millenium Park is gorgeous at night. |
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| SaskBooks staffer Jillian Bell, me, and Heather Nickel at the start of the riverboat architecture tour. |
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| Chicago has a diverse architectural landscape, and much of it can be viewed on the riverboat cruise. Our guide (in the red hat) is a member of the local architectural society. |
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| Old and new buildings beside each other make for a fascinating landscape. |
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| Many bridges, like this one, were built to be raised over the Chicago River. |
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| This is one of the many unique buildings we saw on the tour. |
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Jillian and I wondered what it would be like to work in a building this grand.
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| The cultural center has amazing ceilings... |
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...and fantastic stained-glass domes. This isn't even the largest one. The room with the largest Tiffany stained-glass dome in the world was, unfortunately, closed for an event when we were there.
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Jillian and I met Priscilla, a Chicago resident who quickly endeared herself to us with her enthusiastic descriptions of her city and the people in it. She became another happy recipient of some DriverWorks Ink books. In fact, she was so happy when I handed her some free books that she began to cry. Priscilla had some profound words of wisdom that I believe can help us all live a better life:
"I don't respond to stupidity. It makes your face grow old." |
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| So farewell, Chicago. Thank you for a great learning opportunity and a great visit. |
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| This mirror on exhibit at the cultural center says it all. |
It looked like a great trip
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