Since we booked a boutique hotel, we had to look for a dinner nearby. Well, it was not as close as we expected, but after we finally reached Yolk, we got rewarded with massive bagels including the biggest onions and tomatoes we have ever seen.

Afterwards we finally had time to explore downtown Chicago, including the great architectural mixture you find around almost every corner.

Horses with lamp-hats:

And of course the amazing Lego store near our hotel!

Before heading to the reception of the scientific conference at the Northwestern University to get some new contacts.