Chicago last day

Woke to one of the coldest days I have personally experienced...It snowed all day Saturday and then, as the front passed through, OH MY. It was -6 plus wind chill. Dang. I tried to walk around...went to the miracle mile:

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but it was just too cold...my exposed face felt like it was going to melt off...and even though I had a greatcoat on, I had to get inside routinely.

Finally decided to spend my last few hours at the Field Museum:


At the Field, there was an exhibit of "Aztec Americas" showing ceremonial and daily items used by Pre-Columbian Aztec peoples in the precursor to Mexico City. these were so interesting. Look at some:

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(God of the underworld)...

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Jar for Human hearts...

Ceremonial "beer stine" held a brew made from the Maguey plant:

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And look at this (couldn't this pass for very modern art?):

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(images are taken without flash in the Field Museum collection; used not by permission