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Ohio class nuclear submarine. Seems to be failing at the sub part, so just a marine? If it was fully above the water it would be a supermarine.
In the background is an Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship.
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Um… ok boomer?
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That is litorally a warship.
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I was looking at this flower, whatever it is.
I leaned in to see whether it was fragrant (it wasn’t) and the younger progeny pointed out this detail:
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Ah! I grew one (& killed it) a long time ago in AUS, but didn’t know it grew in MD. This might be a different variety…?
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If it has no scent, it’s a very selectively bred lantana. Those usually have a pungent scent
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That’s a Chinese Lantana.
Translates as “Fortune Cookie Flower”.
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Lake Point Tower?
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W Hotel, right on the LSD
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That’s a nice thing for the staff to leave on your pillow!
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Do yourself a favor: watch from that window…don’t go down to where the (unmasked, and largely unvaccinated) crowds are! You’ll see so much better from there, anyway. It’s like your own skybox, at a fraction of the cost!
Nearby restaurants and treats worth trying:
https://www.marisolchicago.com/
There are equal and better places if you’re willing to go further afield, but I don’t know what your plans are. These are all east of Michigan Avenue, north of the Chicago River, and walkable from the hotel. There are a number of steak places in that same area, but I wouldn’t be able to help you with them!
ETA: Marisol didn’t one-box. It’s a good restaurant, and it’s also part of the Museum of Contemporary Art, just east of the Water Tower.
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