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Road Tripping (part 3)…

08 Friday Aug 2014

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Chicago… Day 3 (Part 1, Part 2)

Monday morning started off with breakfast around the corner from our hotel at a restaurant called “Wildberry Pancakes”.  Don’t be jealous…but, I had these…
Wildberry Pancakes
After feasting on those amazing chocolate chip pancakes and indulging in a Turtle Cappuccino, we braved the 60 degree temperature (it’s JULY for goodness sakes! Why is it 60 degrees??) and walked to The Adler Planetarium. Along the way, we enjoyed Lake Michigan…
Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan
I failed to take pictures at the Planetarium… sorry.  We used our City Passes to bypass the line and got VIP treatment with two free IMAX presentations!

Next, we walked to The Field Museum.  Also using our City Passes, we missed the crowds and enjoyed a free 3D movie.The Field Museum
That’s Sue.  She’s the largest, best preserved, most complete T-Rex skeleton ever found!  She was HUGE!

We skipped lunch and walked back by Millennium Park and Crown Fountain…
Crown Fountain

Crown Fountain

Crown Fountain
Oh, to be a kid again!

For dinner, we crossed off something on MY bucket list… eating here…
RPM Italian
I talked about this restaurant in THIS previous blog post.

This eating establishment would typically be WAY out of our price range, but… we’re on vacation!  I ordered this…RPM Italian
…with a side of mashed potatoes, which were $8 in addition to the $34 for the steak!  No free side dishes here.  It was delicious, but no Rancic sightings… boo!!

After dinner, we decided to venture out along the Magnificent Mile.  While on our journey, we happened upon a movie in the park.  They were having a free film festival showing movies that were made in Chicago.  This night’s presentation: “The Blues Brothers”!The Blues Brothers
It was a very popular event.  “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was slated for Tuesday night.  So fun!

We headed back to our hotel after the walk (we ended up walking over 10 miles on Monday).  We needed to get some rest.  We had to leave for the airport before 5am!  Here was the nighttime view from our hotel room…Chicago

This trip was so wonderful!  I hope to go back some time and take The Kid… he would have a blast!  Now, over a week later, I think I have finally recovered!  Up next for us… my 20 year high school reunion! (WHAT?!?!?)

Until next time…
Happy Blogging!
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Road Tripping (part 2)…

07 Thursday Aug 2014

Posted by Susan in Chicago, Road Trip

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Now for Day 2 of our Chicago trip… (Part 1)

On Sunday morning, we ate breakfast in the lobby of our hotel.  Then, we visited our wonderful concierge to find out the best way to get to Wrigley Field. Remember yesterday when I advised that you take advantage of your hotel’s concierge… here’s why.  The wonderful, helpful lady at the podium pulled out a piece of paper with typed up step-by-step directions on how to get from the hotel to the ballpark!  I think she had written instructions on how to get to every Chicago tourist attraction from the front door of the hotel!  It even had directions on how to get back to the hotel!  We made it to the park without any problems or confusion…it makes for happy tourists, that’s for sure!

One of the items on The Hubs’s bucket list is to see the St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.  We crossed that off his list on this day!Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field
The park was incredible!  The game was great and the Cardinals won 1 – 0. We even got these awesome certificates to commemorate our visit to the historic 100 year old ballpark…
Wrigley Field

After the game, we headed out to Lou Malnati’s to try Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza!  We weren’t disappointed…Lou Malnati's
I’m drooling just looking at this picture.  It was probably the best pizza I have ever had! The Hubs and I both wish there was a Lou Malnati’s here in OKC! We’d eat there at least once a week….

After dinner, we used our City Pass to go here…
Willis Tower
…to go to the 103rd floor of this…
Sky Deck
…to see this (beware, LOTS of pictures ahead)…
Sky Deck

Sky Deck

Sky Deck

The Ledge

The Ledge

Sky Deck

Sky Deck

Sky Deck
The Skydeck and The Ledge offer 360 degree breathtaking views from over 1,300 feet in the air!  Click HERE to find out more!

Tomorrow, we use up the rest of our City Pass on the last full day of our Chicago vacation!

Until next time…
Happy Blogging!
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Road Tripping…

06 Wednesday Aug 2014

Posted by Susan in Chicago, Road Trip

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…to the Windy City!
Chicago, Illinois!
Day 1

This is going to be a picture heavy post and it’s only the first day!  We arrived at Chicago’s Midway International Airport Saturday morning, hopped on the Orange Line of the “L” train and headed downtown to drop our luggage off at our beautiful hotel that I booked about a month and a half in advance through Hotwire.com
Chicago
Yes, I admit it… I booked a $300 a night room at the Fairmont Chicago for just $122 a night through Hotwire!  I highly, highly recommend this route when booking a room.  I will tell you this… I was a nervous wreck doing it that way, but I was extremely pleased with the hotel that was reserved.  Our room was on the 34th floor with beautiful views of the city (picture coming up).

I also purchased in advance 3-Day passes for the Chicago Transit Authority’s Ventra system to ride the buses and trains and had the cards mailed to us so we’d have them once we arrived.  However, the cards didn’t activate when I called and we ended having to purchase another set.  So we paid double, plus activation fees…which stinks especially since (after a lengthy conversation with a Ventra Customer Service Rep) they don’t offer refunds. Boo!  If you go to Chicago, get the 3-Day pass.  It’s the easiest way to get around and we got our moneys worth.

After we dropped off our luggage, we headed across the street to Millennium Park and this…Cloud Gate
Affectionately known as “The Bean”, Cloud Gate is a super cool piece of art that I couldn’t stop taking pictures of… here’s the evidence…Cloud Gate

Cloud Gate
Can you see us??
Cloud Gate
And that’s only a few of the pictures I took of this sculpture.  It was so cool!

Just a few steps away from The Bean and we ran into this…
Crown Fountain
It’s called “Crown Fountain”.  There were about a hundred kids playing around these.  I’ll have more pictures of these crazy fountains (yes, there are two) tomorrow.

We walked a little further and wound up here…
Chicago
We ate lunch near here at Pizano’s Pizza and Pasta.  We had wonderful pasta dishes, but wish we had tried their pizza.  While we were eating, there were two groups that were on a Pizza Tasting Tour!  I wish we had done one of those. The groups visited 4 different pizza restaurants during the tour sampling all different kinds of pizza, from thin crust to the Chicago Style Deep Dish.  Do that if you go there!

After lunch, we went here…
Buckingham Fountain
Buckingham Fountain… it was so beautiful!  This picture doesn’t do it justice!

Up next, we went the Shedd Aquarium.  Here’s another tip for you… invest in a City Pass!  We stood in line, in the blaring hot sun for about 30 minutes before we decided to shell out the $94 a piece to get the City Pass.  I purchased it on my phone, we went past the entire line, through a separate entrance and were inside the aquarium in record time.  Plus, with the City Pass, we got to pet sting rays!!  That was amazing! The Hubs describes sting rays as having velvety slimy texture!  They were like dogs craving attention.  Unfortunately, all my pictures from the aquarium were crap… here’s the only decent one I took…
Leafy Sea Dragon
That’s a Leafy Sea Dragon.  They were mesmerizing!  I have never seen anything like them!

After we had our fill of the fascinating aquarium, we heading back to the hotel to freshen up for dinner.  Here’s the view from our room on the 34th floor…Chicago
For dinner, we decided to go to the Navy Pier.  Another tip for you… if your hotel offers concierge services… TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT!  We did not this particular night and we regretted it!  After what seemed like forever, we finally found the bus stop for the route to the Navy Pier…Navy Pier
We ate at Harrey Caray’s… I wasn’t impressed.
We were so tired after dinner.  Instead of exploring the Pier, we hopped on the bus and heading back to our hotel.  The Pier looks gorgeous at night!
Navy Pier
I wear a Fit Bit device and at the end of Saturday, we had walked over 11.5 miles!  We were exhausted!

Tomorrow… Day 2 of our vacation!

Until next time…
Happy Blogging!
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