I didn’t do any blogging over the weekend because I visited the Chicago Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The highlight of the field museum for me were the carnivores. Sue, the Tyrannosaurus rex (above) is the grandest carnivore at The Chicago Field Museum. Sue is the largest and most complete T. rex fossil skeleton and is named after her founder. The sex is unknown. The skull of Sue is not with the rest of her body but kept upstairs for viewing because it is distorted. Therefore, to give a more realistic and complete look a fake was used with the complete skeleton. Another reason why a fake was used was due to the heaviness of the skull.

Andalgalornis (below) was a giant flightless predatory bird of the family Phorusrhacidae. This family of birds is also known as the “terror birds.”

The maneless maneaters of Tsavo also known as the Ghost and the Darkness of which a movie of the same name was made are on display. The history and current work with the lions of Tsavo is fascinating.

I recommend going to both the Museum and Aquarium but you may want to take two days because there is a lot to see at both places!

Last, I absolutely recommend having breakfast at M. Henry in Andersonville. It is heaven. The address is 5707 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60660. I had Jorge’s black bean cakes and eggs for $7.95. The dish included “two spicy black bean cakes topped with chipotle sour cream, with two eggs and house potatoes.” I split an order of blackberry bliss cakes with my travel companion for $8.25. Their “fluffy hotcakes [that are] layered w/warm blackberries and vanilla mascarpone cream, & topped w/ a brown sugar & oat crust” are an absolute must if you are into hotcakes.

Images by Buck.