We decided to split up the stops in Springfield to some on the way up, and some on the way back. On our way up on Monday we visited Lincoln's home and tomb. We've seen them before, but something about his tomb I still find very venerational.
Upon our arrival to Chicago, we first went to the aquarium and the kids had an absolute blast. Their favorite part by far was the dolphin show. So, of course, we had to stop by the dolphin show gift shop right next to it to get a fuzzy pink dolphin for Annalyn and a shark for Declan.
After lunch there, we headed over to the Field Museum to catch a special exhibit of Jurassic World, we they had state-of-art dinosaur animatronics that turned out to be quite impressive.
They had at least 7 full scale dinosaurs moving around, as well as a replica of the creation lab from the movies that had real props that we could get our hands on. Declan ate it up. Annalyn still got scared a few times. And of course - another gift shop.
And then I got sick...
On the way back we stopped to visit the Lincoln Museum, once again in Springfield. One of the most enjoyable parts is a small live theatre stage that involves ghostly special effects. He talks about the importance of studying the past to help us understand who and where we are today.
The slandering they did to Lincoln during his campaign seemed surprisingly familiar to what is still done today by the public and the media. It really made me feel that there really is no piety in politics - if there is, it's only political. On the other hand. The depiction of what he went through in the Civil War and with signing the Emancipation Proclamation, really helped bring a sense of reverence to his death, as they displayed a replica of his casket in the capital.
Overall, it was a wonderful trip, and we made it home safely. Now it's just a matter of shaking off the last bit of this cold...
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