Chicago, a busy town!

We were amazed at how huge the Chicago area is! We were staying at a KOA Campground on the NW side of town, one of only a handful of campgrounds in the area. We ended up doing the same thing as when we visited New York City, we drove for about ½ an hour to the nearest commuter train station, and then rode the train for about an hour and a half into downtown Chicago. The commuter train was two stories high, and since we got on at the first stop, we had prime seats. The trip down the Hudson River to New York was quite beautiful, whereas the ride into Chicago was just village after village.

We figured the train would be a little busy as there was a Cubs MLB game that afternoon. David had actually been trying to get tickets to this game, but it was pretty much sold out, and we were not willing to sit in single seats. What we didn’t realize was that the Chicago Bears were having their first open practice and so tons of families were going to see that, and this weekend was also the Lollapalooza Festival in Grant Park. There were over 140 bands playing including Eminem, Coldplay, and Foster the People who happened to be playing as we drove by. There were thousands of people going to this festival and so parts of Grant and Millenium Park were not accessible at all. It also meant that the train was standing room only on the way into town, and the way back at 10:30!