Soooo… our second Auto Show experience wasn’t nearly as good as our first one in 2014.
First off, we got confused at the exit and ended up on Lake Shore Dr. and had to get off and turn around. Coming from the North we couldn’t figure out how to find parking Lot A; Lot B was unappealing due to being outside and a decent walk from the venue. Somehow we ended up at some weird loading dock for McCormick Place because the person manning the booth into what I assume was a restricted area didn’t give a crap. Needless to say, we ended up parking in Lot B but were able to catch a free shuttle to the entrance so that part wasn’t bad at all.
We arrived shortly after the 9 am opening but it was already super crowded. On top of that, the two huge showrooms were set up differently than before so they were equally crowded and full of so many kids! It was super annoying how many times I couldn’t explore the inside a car I was interested in (because I’m in the market for a new vehicle) due to an eight year old sitting behind the wheel. Ugh! We agreed that next time we’ll go during the week since kids should be in school.
I did take a decent amount of photos with my new wide angle lens but I wasn’t really feeling it due to the crowds. We didn’t end up going on any of the “test rides” and only snagged two Ford reusable bags.
We left right before noon and had lunch at Golden Thai in University Village. Their food was so good that I’m sure we’ll be back there again one day.
Note: This cracked me up.
