Yesterday, we watched the dyeing of the Chicago River. This happens between Columbus and Wacker Drives. The best views are on the east side of the Michigan Ave. bridge, the west side of the Columbus Dr. bridge, or upper and lower Wacker Dr. between Michigan Ave. and Columbus Dr.
Chicago knows how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. About 45 pounds of vegetable dye color is used to dye the Chicago River between Columbus and Wacker drives. Another event is the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Through the city there are events in Irish Pubs and etc...
Our day started out early. It is best to get there around 9 am to watch the dyeing of the river. Here's a clip of how they get the river to turn green.
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| View from upper Wacker Dr. |
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| View from the Michigan Ave. bridge looking west. |
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| Panoramic view of the Chicago River from the Michigan Ave. bridge. |
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Kayakers and crewers in the green river.
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Afterwards, we headed over to Do-Rite Donuts to try their selection of donuts. I was not a fan; I thought they had a sub par selection and the glazed selection was lacking in texture. It did not taste fresh. The carrot cake donut was pretty good. I am not a cake donut fan, but this one was pretty good. I do like the giant donut in their store front.
I prefer Doughnut Vault over Do-Rite Donuts.
We met up with Daun and checked out a couple of bars/lounges. Theory was the first stop. Then had some grub at XOCO. And then checked out Fedora Lounge. After that we called it quits.
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| Frank and Daun at Fedora Lounge. |
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| Green beer for St. Patrick's Festivities. |
It was fun checking out the festivities and seeing all the people dress up.
1 comment :
That green river looks amazing! I hope it is safe for the water. I imagine it would be since they probably do it every year.
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