Alex and I finally made it up to the Windy City. We've been talking about taking a trip to Chicago for years now. Neither of us had ever been so we decided why not go on Easter weekend? Since we both had Friday off we flew in Thursday night in order to get a full 2 days to sight-see.
We stayed at the Affinia Chicago which is literally steps off the Michigan Mile. It was so convenient! Friday we woke up and just began to walk. If you've never been in the Spring, I believe it is the best time to go. The entire city is filled with thousands of tulips. So beautiful! We walked down to Millennium Park to take pictures in front of the Bean, etc. Ate deep dish pizza (thanks to my Mom and her very generous Easter giftcard) and then took the architecture boat tour. It was perfect! Well all except for the weather...Now that we live in Houston, we've become complete wimps if the temp drops below 60 degrees. I actually had to buy gloves :)
After sight-seeing we headed out to the renowned restaurant
The Girl and the Goat. OH MY GOSH it was crowded but so worth it! The wait was an hour and 45 min. so we decided to hangout until we snagged a spot at the bar. The food was decadent but not too filling. My favorite was our appetizer which consisted of wheat bread with peanut butter butter (yes you read that right) and honeycomb. Delish!
Saturday we had tickets to opening weekend for the Cubs! I'm not a huge baseball fan but I do like an occasional visit to a ballpark. Especially Wrigley! It was pretty neat. Alex looked like a kid on Christmas. Dinner and drinks followed at
Balsan @ the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and
The Purple Pig.
Sunday was Easter! Since we didn't know of a church to visit we just decided to go to brunch prior to catching our flight. The weather was perfect and so were the mimosas :)
Sorry for the long post but it was such a great trip! If you've never been I highly recommend it!
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