Lew and I decided to take a short vacation without the kids to the "Second City" Chicago. Lew had been before for conferences and I had only had the pleasure of visiting O'Hare airport. You might be wondering where did we stash those kids while we were gone? Well, they had a very long overdue vacation with "red" Grandma, Lewis' mom. Much love and kisses to you red Grandma!!
We walked and walked and walked some more. It's probably a good thing because it helped with all the calories we consumed. This little picture is from the Hancock Building. I actually had to get out of there in sort of a panic because I could start to feel the dizziness coming on. Lew thought I was crazy but I got wooozy being up there! I will say one of the highlights of beign up there was checking out all the roof top gardens on the buildings. We love to see green space no matter where!
We randomly came across Pizzeria Uno but had to stop...so yummy!
We also made an afternoon at the Art Institute of Chicago, so of my favorite pieces
And of course the rare but actually on display, man on Blackberry statue
We were really looking forward to some hot dogs so we found Portillos, it may look gross but it was so yummy. I love hot dogs so it was hard to choose but chili dogs. The place was packed so it seems that everyone knows how good it is.
Another great place we ate was the Billy Goat Tavern of the famed SNL skit with jon belushi. We actually went there twice it was so good and reasonable.
As far as I am concerned this was the best part of the trip. It was almost a spiritual experience to go to Wrigley Field, the smile didn't fade off my face and I was in complete awe of the spirit in there. In a word it was awesome. We actually planned the timing of our trip to see the Braves play there. I was not embarressed or scared to wear my cap...I may love Wrigley field but I'm a pretty loyal Braves fan. Lew caved and bought a Cubbies hat, but I couldn't blame him, once you're there you want to be in their "club" of excitement. They didn't care if they won or lost, you are just in the club. It's not just a stadium but a neighborhood. FYI of the three game series we saw the only Cubs win, poor bravies looked like my high school softball team with all the errors. I think it was meant to be though because the memory of the place erupting when they won was amazing. I have a special place in my heart for the "Go Cubs Go" song.
There are plenty more pictures to post but I thought I would break it up, so I will attempt to get more up within the week.
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