One of the best things to do when traveling is to take in a local sporting event. I have been lucky enough to see a game and visit the Wrigley stadium and Wrigleyville a few times now. And it never gets old! Chicago is one of the, if not THE, best sport towns in the US.
I wish Chicago and the Cubs the best of luck in overcoming their 104 year dry spell! Wrigley will be out of control and I only wish I was there again experiencing the country’s best sports stadium, surrounded in a sea of blue, cheering on the Cubbies. This is their year!
Bulldog Travels / Photos By Jenny 
Couldn’t agree more about taking in sporting events.
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I have regretted that I have never gotten around to attending an Irish football game while there. Last time I tried but it was the finals and tickets were nowhere to be found.
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That’s a pity. Did you ever get to see a hurling match here?
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No, not that either. I have always tried to do both when I visited and one of these trips I will finally plan ahead enough to pull that off.
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Oh, I think hurling is the game to see. It’s so uncredibly fast and skilful. You’ll never see its like anywhere!
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You have certainly sold me on it. I have seen a few local games as I have driven past. I need to be better about stopping and checking it out…
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Start by checking it out on YouTube. All Ireland Final hurling highlights!
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Oh my.
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I’ve been fortunate enough to do the baseball holy trinity: (Old) Yankee Stadium, Fenway, and Wrigley, as I see you have as well. Pretty cool eh?
In an age when every sports team wants a newer, shinier better stadium, it’s hard to not have a soft spot for places so rich in history.
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Yes, I see that you found the post I did some time ago. I went with one of my brothers and some friends and we saw Yankee before it got demolished. Fenway is only behind Wrigley by the smallest measure both in its cool factor and its crazy fans! But, Wrigley has my heart. (And a better hot dog coincidentally.)
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I have three grown sons. Raised them in Chicago. They have one central binding brotherly hotly contested topic since childhood. Two of them LOVE the Cubs, the other one is a Sox fan. Therefore right now, two of them are over the moon happy might to the chagrin of the third.
Go Cubs!
Peta
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Love it! At this very moment one is likely loving that the Indians are soundly trouncing our cubbies.
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Oh nooooo…… well at least they got to where they are this year which is incredible. Too funny how my sons still LOVE to fight about the merits, or not of the Cubs.
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Something they will likely argue for the rest of their years… 🙂
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Haha for sure!
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You definitely are a fan. 🙂 I form the wish that whenever I see a game you will be there to explain the meanders of the thing. 😉
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I would love to explain it to you. Next time you are in SF let’s catch a Giants game!
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Let’s.
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I’ve just written a blog post inspired by the Cubs. What an achievement that was! Hopefully it sparks more interest in Major League Baseball.
http://www.halftimeview.wordpress.com
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Awesome, thank you! We never thought we would see the day! Great job on the post.
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