At the Taste of Chicago with Mark and Laura

On Monday, I journeyed into Chicago to hit up the Taste of Chicago with Mark and Laura. As it turned out, we bit off a bit more than we could chew with this idea, both figuratively, and literally:

Mark, about to chow one of those giant turkey legs in one gulp.

The day before the 4th of July is always the biggest day of the taste, and I heard that approximately 1.1 million people were at Grant Park that evening. When we first got there at around 6:30, the crowd was large, but manageable. When we left at 8:30, it was so crowded that we could barely move.

So, I really didn't mind leaving and watching the fireworks on TV instead.

Anyways, hanging out with Mark and Laura was fun, as always. They were super-nice to waste an entire evening of after-work time messing around in Chicago, and then driving me to the train station afterwards.

Thanks guys!

-Andy.

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