I arrived in Chicago yesterday, after two weeks in Indiana working on a barn (hopefully that page will be updated and added today).
After getting our lock oiled, because my key got stuck in the lock, I headed over to campus and got my official Chicago ID card, and my Chicago GSB card holder. :)
Over lunch I met Pa'lee and we sat on a park bench in the main quad, then walked over to the bookstore and the library (where I got my ID). She headed back to work and I headed to the Oriental Institute. I highly recommend a visit if you ever find yourself on campus, especially if the Mesopotamian Gallery is still open. I have a couple pictures, but this one is probably the best out there. The human-headed winged-bull is amazing!!
Posted by Jeremy Showalter at August 27, 2004 04:38 PMIf you ever have a chance to go to Berlin, I highly recommend the Pergamum museum. They have the Babylon Ishtar gate there -- amazing! -- as well as many other large artifacts from the Persian and Babylonian empires. I wish I had taken pictures there. . .
Posted by: Jacob at August 28, 2004 08:20 AMThey have the Ishtar gate? That's awesome! This museum had drawings and a lot of info about the Ishtar gate.
Posted by: Jeremy at August 28, 2004 10:29 PM