Alan

Last time we were in DC the new Capitol visitor’s center was being built.  This time it was done and we got the chance to visit.  Wow. Fortunately, the restoration […]

We’ve been to Shake Shack several cities (Boston, Chicago, Washington DC) and they are always good for a quick lunch. In Boston we had a Vanilla shake blended with black […]

Quebec 2016 was Mary Catherine’s first visit, we took Alan for the first time at Niagara Falls in 2023. It’s coffee and donuts but it’s a Canadian original.

Eataly is massive.  It’s two floors in the middle of downtown Chicago of just about everything Italian food you can think of. Coffee, gelato, a Nutella bar, Cheese, bread, wine, […]

Oh so old school. You get the big room with the circular seating, the ladies in the fancy hats serving and the zeppelin. Oh, the zeppelin, full of prime rib […]

So, when you visit Giordano’s you need to bring those pants with the expanding sides. The pizza here is huge and very good. You’ll want a bite of that last […]

So we went to Station Street Hot Dogs today and that reminded me that I had not put the O in this list yet. That travesty has now been rectified. […]

We’ve been there so many times…it really is a great museum. We have been able to see some wonderful shows there over the years including Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol. […]