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Sugar’s Pre-Barkday Celebration In The City

July 23, 2014

Last Sunday, we spent the day in the city of Chicago. We live in the suburbs so its always a fun adventure going to the city. Chicago is a dog-friendly city. The main purpose of our trip was to go on an architecture canine cruise with the Mercury Cruiseline.

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Chicago is a city that has distinct architectural style and draws many travelers. Once we got out of the parking garage, we could not help to notice the huge TRUMP sign on the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago.

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Many Chicagoans disapproved of this sign causing it to be a controversial issue.
The sign is huge and can been seen everywhere …
While waiting for our cruise to board, we could see the sign.

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The TRUMP sign  is eye-catching, especially to all the visitors of the city.
The sign created an additional attraction to Chicago’s architecture.
What do you think?

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Sugar had a PAWsome pre-13th Barkday cruise. We will soon share more info and photos of our canine cruise. We are happy to share that Mercury Cruises is one of Sugar’s 13th Barkday Pawty prize sponsors. For our local readers/fans and those planning a trip to Chicago with your dog, make sure to check our post on 8/4/14 for a chance to win a “family four pack” (2humans/2canines) tickets. Sugar’s 13th Barkday Pawty Blog Hop is on August 9th. Sugar’s official 13th Barkday is on Sunday, August 10th.

Happy Wordy Wednesday 🙂


Filed Under: Chicago, Chicago Architecture

Cruising The City

July 20, 2014

Cruising the City CHICAGO canine cruise

Today, we are spending the day in the city.
We are going on a canine cruise with  Mercury Chicago’s Skyline Cruiseline.
We invite you to check out our last year cruise and video blog post: Take Your Dog On A Boat: Chicago Canine Cruise

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Golden Happy to co-host Black n White Sunday Blog Hop with Dachshund Nola. Have a PAWsome FUN Sunday!

Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR




Filed Under: Black n White, Chicago, Chicago Architecture

Back In The City: Under Forever Marilyn

July 25, 2011

I’m back in the City of Chicago, at the Mag Mile.
Sitting under a giant, larger-than-life sculpture of Marilyn Monroe.
Forever Marilyn
It is a 26 foot sculpture of Marilyn Monroe. 
It is made of steel and aluminum. 
It recreates the pose made famous in the movie, 
The Seven Year Itch in which Marilyn Monroe 
stands over a NY subway grate, while the breeze blows her skirt around.
Seward Johnson is the creator of Forever Marilyn sculpture. The construction of the sculpture wasn’t easy. 22,000 pounds of weight need to be added to the grate to counter balance the weight of the skirt.
Marilyn Monroe’s sculpture is enormous.
Just check out her feet … it is as long as me.
The sculpture is also designed where visitors can walk completely around it and go underneath … and look right up Miss Monroe’s skirt.
You have to wait till Wordless Wednesday 
to see what’s behind/under Forever Marilyn’s sculpture.
The Forever Marilyn’s sculpture definitely gets people talking and thinking. Many local Chicagoans have mixed reactions, On the other hand, many enjoy it, particularly the visitors/tourists. For sure, it will be the most photographed attraction in Chicago’s Mag Mile. This larger-than-life Marilyn’s sculpture is slated to stay up until spring 2012.
Lots of Golden Woofs,

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Filed Under: Chicago, Chicago Architecture, Mag Mile, Marilyn Monroe, Sculpture, Sugar's Golden Tours

Cruising The City

July 11, 2011

Where am I?
I am in the City of Chicago.

Why am I here? I’m taking a cruise to see the architectural wonders of the City of Chicago.

Here I am standing at the Michigan Avenue which is known as the Magnificent (Mag) Mile.
Did you know … that it is one of the greatest avenue of the world.

Most recently, the movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon was filmed here in Chicago. The Wrigley Building is one the famous building shown in the movie. This building has been recognized as one of the most attractive buildings in Chicago. It is known as the Jewel of the Mag Mile.

Behind me is the Chicago Tribune Building and the Chicago River. Chicago Tribune building is an eye-catching neo-gothic skyscraper located at prominent Michigan Avenue (Magnificent (Mag) Mile).
Tribune Building was built after the Cathedral of Rouen’s Butter Tower.
Many of Chicago’s greatest buildings border the Chicago River, making the river ideal for an architectural boat cruise/tour. From my photo  above, you’ll see the river’s  greenish water. The City of Chicago dyes the river green every March for St. Patrick’s Day. Well, it’s already July and the water is still kind a green. Oh!Well…

Here’s the boat that accommodate dogs and their humans to cruise About the Cruise: It is called “The Canine Cruise” managed by Mercury’s Chicago’s Skyline Cruiseline. It’s a 90 minute guided tour of Chicago’s famous achitectural skyline on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.
The cruise runs during the months of July-September.

There were about 25 dogs + their humans joining us on our cruise. Many choose to sit in front of the boat but most of the big/larger dogs (that’s ME)  sat on the back of the boat.
The boat has large doggy bowls of water and a designated lined paper. Dogs have an option to sit on their human’s lap, in a seat, or on the deck.
Guess what I choose …
Got my own seat where I can stretch out.
All Aboard!!!

It was a sunny warm day but there was a cool lake breeze and it felt great. I was well behaved during the cruise, sat, listened to the tour guide and enjoyed the architectural scenery of the city.
The part I love the most was when the boat goes under a bridge. We passed about 6 bridges that can actually go up and down to accommodate large/tall boats passing by.

I give the Canine Cruise 4 Golden PAWS.
It was a delightful Golden Fun ride. My human family also enjoyed the cruise and learned something new about Chicago.
After the cruise, we dined at O’Briens Riverwalk Cafe. Very nice waiter immediately brought me  ice water with lots of ice.(I’ll show my ice water photo this coming Wordless Wednesday).

Our view was the Chicago River and a very shiny building known as the Trump International Hotel and Towers. Facts about the building: It was constructed on the site formerly occupied by the Chicago Sun-Times, one of the city’s two major newspapers. It’s unique asymetric shape gives the building a different appearance from each angle and facade gives the building’s surface an impression of depth.
PAWsomely a Golden FUN Day to see some of Chicago’s architectural wonders.

Lots of Golden Woofs,

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Filed Under: Canine Cruise, Chicago, Chicago Architecture, Chicago River, Mag Mile, Michigan Ave, Sugar's Golden Tours

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