Monday was a free day at the Museum of Science and Industry so Brother #2 joined me and Joe for an excursion into the city. After much deliberation, I opted not to bring my camera along because a) other than the baby chicks, nothing in the museum thrills me that much to photograph (not to mention I’ve been there many times before) and b) I’m tired of lugging my heavy camera around everywhere. My back and neck were killing me after our day at the zoo thanks to my zoom lens and the backpack I was carrying with my wide-angle lens. I decided to travel light and depend on my iPhone for any photos I was compelled to take.
I was a little worried I’d regret my decision not to bring my camera but it turned out to be a great idea because even the baby chicks exhibit wasn’t as interesting as our last visit, plus the lighting in the museum is very dim so it was too dark in the majority of the exhibits to get any good photos anyway, not to mention how crowded it was. By the time we left around noon the place was bursting at the seems with people!
We decided to drive up North to grab lunch from our favorite BBQ place, Smoque. As we neared the restaurant I had a feeling something wasn’t right because there wasn’t a line out the door like I would expect at lunch time. Turns out they are closed on Mondays! What a bummer. We ended up checking out a little food stand called Hamburger Heaven instead. Their double cheeseburger was really good – it reminded me of a Big Mac from the 80’s (because they were bigger and tastier back then) minus the special sauce. Hamburger Heaven puts their own special sauce on their burgers which is a pale yellow (mayo mixed with a little mustard perhaps, although mild as I didn’t taste much mustard) and really compliments the burger. Their crinkle cut fries are damn good too. I know we’ll be back again sometime this summer.