Here are some pictures from Chicago, as promised. Warning: they consist of mostly buildings (architecture student...), but don't fret - there will be at least one photo that should make the bunch worth while. There are a lot of them, so I'll try to group them. This first group consists shows different views of the city. The very first picture is the view from the hotel we stayed in, which had an amazing location. It was interesting to see the hustle and bustle of the city from different times of day. The last two are from the outside of the Field Natural History Museum. Ben and I went to the top of the Sears Tower (yes, I almost passed out), and we took some amazing pictures from up there too (they're on my dad's camera). It was a little freaky to see all the gigantic skyscrapers cowering below us!







We took an architectural boat cruise that took us down the river, giving us another perspective of all the buildings and a little more history. The corn cob-looking buildings are actually apartment complexes built in the 1960s. Next there's the opera house, then some more apartment complexes in an 's' form, followed by two shots of the Sears Tower (110 stories, 1,450 feet tall).









In case this blog inspires anyone to visit the windy city, Chicago has this amazing service that is 100% free and easily the best thing we did while we were there (food excluded, of course). The city provides guides to take you through any part of the city you'd like to see through a licensed expert. It doesn't have to be just over architecture, either. You could go to somewhere like Little Italy or Chinatown or where ever else, you just give them the thing you're interested in, and they will set you up with an expert in that field. We were lucky enough to receive a retired architect who'd worked in the city his whole life and was able to get us into places we never would have tried / thought of trying to get into without his help. He was extremely insightful and gave the city's set up a whole new depth. We took a walking tour through the downtown area, ending up in Millenium Park with the famous Bean. He showed us a variety of structures, including sculptures, old, and modern buildings - including Picasso and the architect extraordinaire Mies Van Der Rohe.















Here's the one keeping-with-the-theme picture. Isn't he cute? But, in addition to the arch. tours, we also walked down the magnificent magnificent mile (see the living statues?), visited the Robie House (one of Frank Lloyd Wright's best), saw an awesome McDonald's, and went to the Field Museum. Pretty fun-filled three days, right? Well, that's it. Taaa daaaa!

Random Atty pics from Colorado. For all of you out there who'd like a little more diversity on the Kuhlmann "FAMILY" blog, I'll add some Chicago pictures sometime soon :)

In our trip to the big C-O, Atty found a well-water spring at Margaret Lamb's, my Grandma's friend. He commenced to soak himself from head to toe and stayed in the icy-cold water for about half an hour.

This is from a picnic with the Kuku's, The Craig's (minus Manthy), my mom, my dad, Atty, and myself (Regina)!