[Chicago] Suggestions for things to see in Chicago

[Jason Rexilius]

U of C + Python = dave beasley &| humanized guys..

They are all on this list so hopefully they will respond to you.

Dave?..

Atul?..




Michael Weigend wrote:
> Hi Jason,
> 
> thank you for the extensive tourist information about Chicago. Indeed I am 
> thinking about skipping the Niles tower, since we have something similar 
> here in Europe;)
> By the way , do you know someone at the University of Chicago who might be 
> willing to have cup of coffee with me and to chat about teaching Python and 
> stuff like that...
> 
> Michael asks
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jason Rexilius" <jason at hostedlabs.com>
> To: "The Chicago Python Users Group" <chicago at python.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Chicago] Suggestions for things to see in Chicago
> 
> 
> I believe Michael was joking there..
> 
> There are the normal tourist things which are worth doing:
> 
> - architectural boat tour from Navy Pier
> 
> - observation deck in Sears tower
> 
> 
> There are the native Chicago gems:
> 
> - jazz at the Greenmill (Al Capones old jazz bar)
> http://www.greenmilljazz.com/
> 
> - burgers from Billy Goat under the Wrigley building (saturday night
> live skit based on it)
> http://www.chicagobarproject.com/Reviews/BillyGoat/BillyGoat.htm
> 
> - baseball game at Wrigley field (I hate baseball but its worth going
> and there are games the days you are here)
> http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=chc&m=6&y=2007
> 
> - dinner at 160blue (great restaurant):
> http://www.onesixtyblue.com/default.htm
> 
> 
> Music, theater, arts, etc.:
> 
> http://www.chicagoreader.com/
> 
> 
> Hope that helps!
> 
> 
> BTW..
> 
> DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GO TO NILES..
> 
> yuck.. ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> Michael Tobis wrote:
>> No visiting geek should miss the Leaning Tower of Niles.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Niles
>>
>> mt
>>
>> On 5/24/07, Michael Weigend <mw at media-objects.de> wrote:
>>> Thank you, Atul, for your suggestions for things to see in Chicago.
>>> I am a German Pythonist stopping by in Chicago (30.6. - 2.7.) on my way 
>>> from
>>> a conference in Boston to some friends in Cincinnati, profiting from your
>>> knowledge about Chicago ...
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> Michael Weigend
>>> Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
>>> Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik und der Informatik
>>> Büro: Fliednerstrasse 21, Raum 2,407 Fl
>>> 48149 Münster
>>> Telefon: +49 251 83-31390
>>> Fax: +49 251 83-39369
>>> E-Mail: michael.weigend at uni-muenster.de
>>>
>>>
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