Off to the left (mostly out of this picture) is a building called "The Rookery". It is an anomaly, as Frank Lloyd Right was tasked with renewing another architect's work and did so in magnificent fashion - working in a style that enhanced the original architect's vision instead of obliterating it.
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RQS and I had our last breakfast with STX before going our own ways. (JTX had to leave much earlier in the morning, as she had a 7:00 am flight, and couldn't be with us.) We left STX waiting at the bus stop while we headed off into the Loop for a tour of the Rookery.
Our trip into the look was uneventful, but my back was bothering me again. But I was gallant, and soldiered on through an our of walking and standing. We learned a lot about this building, and were planning to visit the Federal Reserve's Money Museum after the Rookery. Unfortunately, my wallet was stolen, and I spent the rest of the day dealing with the loss. (I documented this day in a prior entry.)
Instead of eating a nice dinner out for our last Chicago meal, we ate some take-out chicken. But I couldn't relax. I was still dealing with being hyper stimulated, and being in a vicious cycle loop of worry. I couldn't sleep - and I wished I could all through the night/
I learned something though - be ultra careful with one's wallet and contents when not in familiar areas....
