{"id":3759,"date":"2009-08-09T14:51:58","date_gmt":"2009-08-09T19:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2009-08-09T14:51:58","modified_gmt":"2009-08-09T19:51:58","slug":"willis-tower-skydeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=3759","title":{"rendered":"Willis Tower Skydeck."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSC_0010.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3804291209\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3483\/3804291209_5c06bfdfd2.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0010.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0020.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3805127072\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2600\/3805127072_f01e97e200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0020.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0058.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3805155442\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2602\/3805155442_1beeb4425e.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0058.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This weekend <a title=\"Chicagometsfan.com\" href=\"http:\/\/chicagometsfan.com\">Julie<\/a> and I had family in town so we decided to take the opportunity to check out the <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Sears<\/span> <a title=\"Willis Tower Skydeck.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theskydeck.com\/\">Willis Tower\u00a0Skydeck<\/a>. \u00a0The views were very unique, I kind of wonder why the\u00a0<a title=\"NYTimes:  As Unbreakable as ... Glass?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/07\/science\/07glass.html\">Skyboxes<\/a> aren&#8217;t other side of the building but either way it was pretty cool. \u00a0I&#8217;d highly recommend anyone going to visit to spend the extra $10 and buy the &#8216;Fast Pass&#8217; as we waited in line for more than 2 hours. \u00a0When it was all said and done I&#8217;m pretty sure we got in line around 1:45pm and didn&#8217;t leave the building until about 5pm. \u00a0There was even a line to go back down.<br \/>\n<a title=\"DSC_0012.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3805112460\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3555\/3805112460_6b3e6e03df_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0012.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0014.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3804298903\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2553\/3804298903_fd3898428d_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0014.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0042.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3805142094\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2490\/3805142094_94b000fa24_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0042.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0036.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3804322639\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2622\/3804322639_55719ebc05_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0036.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0047.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3805145806\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3563\/3805145806_8ea3ece4db_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0047.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0048.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3805149066\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3480\/3805149066_b8c74ef76d_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0048.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0015.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3804303063\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2621\/3804303063_5053b60588_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0015.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0014.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/3804298903\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2553\/3804298903_fd3898428d_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0014.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the more interesting things we could see was <a title=\"Lollapalooza.com\" href=\"http:\/\/2009.lollapalooza.com\">Lollapalooza<\/a> in Grant Park. \u00a0We could see a large mass of people near the north part of the park which would have been the <a title=\"Arcticmonkeys.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcticmonkeys.com\/\">Arctic Monkeys<\/a> at the\u00a0Budwiser Stage. \u00a0After the last two years (2007 <a title=\"Lollapalooza 2007 \u2013 Day 1.\" href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2285\">day 1<\/a>, <a title=\"Lollapalooza 2007 \u2013 Day 2.\" href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2328\">day 2<\/a>, <a title=\"Lollapalooza 2007 \u2013 Day 3.\" href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2330\">day 3<\/a>, and <a title=\"Lollapalooza 2008.\" href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=2940\">2008<\/a>) I&#8217;m glad to have missed Lollapalooza this year. \u00a0Like clockwork this was also the hottest weekend in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0034.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" 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