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Day 29 of PapiBlogger Road Trip is a Wet, Wild and Windy Family Affair in Chicago

It was too hot to avoid splashy in the eccentric water fountain.

On the 29th Day of the PapiBlogger Family Road Trip, we crashed the Chicago movie set of “Transformers 3”, played with some wild automotive insects and got soaked in Millennium Park.

CHICAGO DEEP PAN PIZZA

We started the day with lunch at Connie’s, a family-friendly Italian restaurant many locals favor for its Chicago-style deep pan pizza. When we get to New York the kids will give their verdict between authentic deep pan pizza of Chicago and thin crust-style pizza of New York. Stay tuned for that vote.

PAPIBLOGGER ON THE SET OF ‘TRANSFORMERS 3’ – SORT OF

Wreckage from Transformer 3 filming on the streets of Chicago.

After a satisfying lunch we headed over to Michigan Avenue, in downtown Chicago to see if we could get a sneak peek at some of the scenes being shot for “Transformers 3.” Chunks of Chicago’s downtown area were closed off due to filming so the best we could see were several blown up-looking cars that were dangling from a draw-bridge near Michigan.

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