Author Archives: Q-tips

Chicago Botanic Gardens –

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Q-tips

Chicago Botanic Gardens –  1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, IL  (847) 835-5440,   http://chicagobotanic.org    $25 per car on weekdays; $30 per car on weekends and federal holidays (includes tax).  Admission to the Chicago Botanic Garden is free. On Tues. parking for Seniors is $10.00.  They … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough 7/2019

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Q-tips

Breakthrough – streaming – BREAKTHROUGH is based on the inspirational true story of one mother’s unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds. When Joyce Smith’s adopted son John falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost. But as … Continue reading →

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Museum of Science & Industry – behind the scene exhibits for members 7/2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Q-tips

Museum of Science & Industry – a behind the scene exhibit for members.   5700 S Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park,  (773) 684-1414,  emsichicago.org Q-tips say: Yes, an enjoyable visit. Saw things that are stored and they had their … Continue reading →

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Halim Time & Glass Museum – Evanston IL

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Q-tips

Halim Time & Stained Glass Museum– 1560 Oak Ave., Evanston, IL     http://halimmuseum.org Q-tips say:  See it and enjoy the beauty. We and our friends did enjoy.  It is two floors and there is an elevator and a handicap entrance.   Downstairs are the restrooms, … Continue reading →

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4 Places

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Q-tips

4 Places –  The Den Theater – 1333 N Milwaukee., Chicago, (773) 697-3830,   thedentheatre.com    – Deceptively simple in its structure and unfolding in real time, this emotionally precise play deploys its spare components to devastating and darkly comic effect. A brother … Continue reading →

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Shedd Aquarium 6/2019

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Q-tips

Shedd Aquarium –  1200 S Lake Shore Dr., Chicago,  (312) 939-2438,   http://sheddaquarium.org Q-tips say: Yes, we enjoyed the visit. It was  a FREE day for residents. Yes you need to show some ID – or purchase tickets on line for … Continue reading →

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Naples Italy

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Q-tips

Ruins of Pompeii –   The Vesuvius victims in question were former residents of Herculaneum, a town even closer to the maw of the volcano than the famous site of Pompeii. When Vesuvius blew its top, it lobbed pumice. Frozen In Time: … Continue reading →

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Croatia, Dubrovnik photos

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Q-tips

Photos Dubrovnik, Croatia  

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Greece photos

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Q-tips

Santorini & Oia (eee ya) Greece – Most photos you see of Greece are from Oia      

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Barcelona – Sagrada Familia & Architect Antoni Gaudi

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Q-tips

Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or “The stone quarry”, a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built … Continue reading →

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