I'm in Sydney, New South Wales Austrailia

Some quick pictures of my Sydney trip thusfar ...

Sydney Harbour Bridge

People walking up the bridge

The famous Sydney Opera House, from the bridge

Kim, Creighton and myself in front of the Opera House

Chicago, 26JUN-29JUN

Left for ORD (using my V space, booked a year in advance) on Friday, 26JUN. Went to the Taste of Chicago opening weekend, and it was pretty good. Two years ago, it was wall to wall people, but this time it was tolerable. Weather was pleasant, nice breeze, and space to enjoy the food. Yum, deep dish pizza, riblets, frozen bananas, oh my tummy!

The next day I went to the Museum of Science and Industry to see the Harry Potter exhibit.

It was pretty interesting, even the guides had English accents. Lots of original props used in the movies. You could see how Harry (Daniel Radcliff) and especially Ron grew (in terms of clothes sizes) during the years. Sorry, they didn't allow any photos. Bought a Azkaban prisoner T-shirt to commemorate my visit. ha ha

I've been telling everyone that Chicago is a awesome place to visit, especially in the Summer. There is so much to see and do, festivals, events, etc... Deciding to venture out, my hotel concierge suggested to go to Halsted for the Pride parade. Okay, I said, what the heck. It was PACKED! Now this was the crowd I expected at the Taste, not a parade. What a diverse crowd, gay, lesbians, and lots of straight (?) couples. I settled in under a small tree (for shade, it was clear and hot) next to these drunk lesbians. They were crazy!