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There was about a three-month gap between when Robin moved to Chicago in October, 2004 and when I moved here in the last week of December. We talked a lot on the phone during that time, often watching favorite television shows and making telephone commentary. One of these shows was our long-time favorite The Amazing Race which that season happened to begin and end in Chicago. And the finish line that year? That was right here along the Chicago River in Chinatown, at Ping Tom Park. If I remember right, the final task was to eat an entire pizza at Gino's East (gluttony ... how appropriate for Chicago), then take a cab to the finish line at Ping Tom Memorial Park. One team lost because their cabbie had never heard of this place.
I've been meaning to come down here since the day I moved to the city. I didn't make it until last week.