Keeping with the theme of Chicago, we decided to use this photo from our trip this week for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges. The streets of downtown Chicago, what is commonly called “The Loop” because it is the area inside of the elevated subway train tracks (The “L”). There are also several fun bridges that cross the Chicago River as well as a river walk. We took this picture as we crossed one of the bridges and thought that it captured the city’s architecture perfectly.
Amazing PerspectiveTaking a Step Back
Just for the fun of it, we’ve also included this nighttime photo of a bridge in Paris that we really like.
After a very long drive home, we’re finally back from Chicago. It was, as always, an interesting trip with lots of sights and activities. We’ll talk more about our trip later, but for last week’s photo challenge, opposites, we figured that we would share a photo from our trip. As with any modern city with a historic past, there are going to be buildings set in juxtaposition with one another. There are many such examples in Chicago, but this picture that we took of the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary is wonderful example of that contrast between old world architecture and modern skyscrapers.
Archbishop Quigley Preparatory SeminaryOld World Charm and Skyscrapers
It was the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last. Two weeks after our youngest daughter moved off to college, we boarded a plane and flew to Cabo. It wasn’t that we didn’t miss her, it was just that we were ready to start the next chapter of our life as a couple. From the moment that we arrived in Cabo, we fell in love with the town. We went during the off-season, so there weren’t a ton of people, but even during the busy season, it isn’t over-crowded. Within the city limits, there is a height restriction of seven stories, so there aren’t the enormous resorts with thousands of rooms like there are in places like Cancun. Since our first trip, we’ve been back a couple more times and our passion for Cabo has only grown. It is our go-to location when we want a vacation, not travel, but a “sit on the beach with a drink in your hand, complete relaxation get-away”.
Happy on the BeachReverse View of the ArchLiving Like a Local
This is our entry for this week’s Discover Challenge: Opening Line. Not only do we like to go back to Cabo, but we like to revisit our photos from Cabo as well, they are soothing and calming. All of these were taken during our very first visit to Cabo, which actually ended with a hurricane coming into town on the day that we left. We have shared other pictures from this trip in the past, so these are all photos that we haven’t previously shared.
Second HoneymoonBoating ActivitiesFish Under Water
