A few weeks ago, Heidi and I spent the weekend in Chicago. We arrived at our hotel in Schaumburg in the early afternoon on Friday, and spent a few hours perusing the wares at
Well, Saturday we spent the day with our good friend Marsha (whom we only see every couple years). She showed us Chicago on foot, on the city rail line, in the car, and from 96 stories in the air -- all of it amazing.
What stunned me was the crush of people everywhere in the city. Of course it was only a couple weekends before the Christmas holiday, but I was amazed at how many people there were everywhere. Michigan Avenue was an interesting experience. We walked up and down Michigan, looking in shop windows, browsing wares from electronics to kid's toys, and we had a great time. It was chilly out, but bearable, so we spent quite a while on our feet. Once I knew where we were headed, I just walked. And walked.
Heidi and Marsha were tucked in behind me like cars following an ambulance on the freeway, and Heidi mentioned at one of our stops that it was like following Morpheus from
We ate Tapas at a great little restaurant across town, and completely stuffed ourselves. It's a good thing we had a long way to walk, or I never would have been able to burn off the calories. We ended the evening at Marsha's place, chatting the evening away, and left to head back to the hotel sometime around midnight.
I'd definitely go back. We saw and experienced a lot, including the Navy Pier, the Titanic exhibit at the Museum, and the Marshall Field's store on State Street. We had a great time, and I hope it's not too long before we head back there.
Posted by MEK at January 8, 2003 04:17 PM