Just returned from a great trip to Chicago! Stacey and I took off Friday to visit her brother, Greg, for a wild weekend in the windy city. We arrived Friday afternoon and began to plan our weekend. What first!?! With all the art, parks, museums, history…what to do first?! Greg had us reservations for dinner at a great new restaurant called “Carnivale,” a really nice Latin restaurant there in the city. Afterward we hit a comedy club called “Comedy Sportz” where improv comedians compete for laughs. Saturday we did some walking downtown to see the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), Chicago Tribune, and Millennium Park. I’ve never seen such a cool amphitheatre! It had a massive steel structure arching (photo right) over the entire theatre with speakers hanging from points for optimal sound. I would love to go back for a concert sometime! We had lunch at the Grand Lux Cafe (a huge restaurant that nearly always has a line) and then down to Navy Pier to see the sights. We then returned to the house to get bikes that we used to ride along the beachfront that borders downtown for several miles.
I had been craving Chicago-style pizza (since birth) and finally got my fill Saturday night at Giordano’s. Talk about some goooooood pizza! MAN was that good pizza. Sunday we went with Greg to church and then to lunch at Pompeii Cafe. Church made for a memorable event when a baby decided to reach for the shiny red fire alarm. We were forced to stand in the rain for about 15 minutes while the fire dept cleared the building. Would I go back to Chicago……..absolutely! There’s more to see and do in that city than 3 weeks of vacation time would allow. Many thanks to Greg for a great weekend!!!