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| Henry outside Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio |
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| Henry "enjoying" the tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's House, Photo by Josh Sims |
We went on the tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio. Josh is a particular fan of FLW's work, and was excited we got to go on the tour. We had three adults, but there was a slight problem- we also had three children three and under. Going on the tour was hard work with this group. Henry was the worst. How to you keep a three-year-old quiet and not touching anything for an hour-long tour? You can't.
However, the tour was still great. I loved several elements of the home that still feel modern 100 years after it was built. Other things about the house are less awesome, like a single bathroom for a family of eight.
The funniest thing we learned was the FLW designed his wife's clothes, but they were all brown so that she wouldn't distract from the home furnishing and decor he had also designed.
Our next stop was Eli's, a Chicago food landmark. It turns out their factory tour is on hiatus due to construction, but they did a fun video and live presentation, which actually worked better for our meltdown-prone children. Part of the "tour" is decorating a cheesecake, and tour members are entered into a drawing to win it. Since we were the only tour members, we won a cheesecake!
Final stop on our tour was the famous Hot Doug's. It's a hot dog place (like thousands of others in Chicago), except that you can get gourmet offerings like Fois Gras Dogs. Josh taught Henry to ask for Fois Gras for lunch, but in the end we all ordered pretty ordinary hot dog fare.
However, the tour was still great. I loved several elements of the home that still feel modern 100 years after it was built. Other things about the house are less awesome, like a single bathroom for a family of eight.
The funniest thing we learned was the FLW designed his wife's clothes, but they were all brown so that she wouldn't distract from the home furnishing and decor he had also designed.
Our next stop was Eli's, a Chicago food landmark. It turns out their factory tour is on hiatus due to construction, but they did a fun video and live presentation, which actually worked better for our meltdown-prone children. Part of the "tour" is decorating a cheesecake, and tour members are entered into a drawing to win it. Since we were the only tour members, we won a cheesecake!
Final stop on our tour was the famous Hot Doug's. It's a hot dog place (like thousands of others in Chicago), except that you can get gourmet offerings like Fois Gras Dogs. Josh taught Henry to ask for Fois Gras for lunch, but in the end we all ordered pretty ordinary hot dog fare.
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| Henry enjoying fries at Hot Doug's |
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| Josh and Henry at Hot Doug's |
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