Chicago 2020

A birthday gift trip for our nephews, Harrison and Alan

We’ve stopped here on several trips. It’s a good breakfast spot in a building with lots of shopping. Coffee, which can be hard to find in Chicago, is always good […]

There are so many public parks in the city of Chicago and each has something to make the visit worth while.  Some have great views of the city, some have […]

This place is huge and a treat to walk around. Go find Sue and watch the interactive presentation about her, it’s worth the trip.

We waited for the two cloudy days to pass then, on the third day, things cleared enough to go up. It’s worth it for the views of Chicago alone but […]

We’ve been walking by this place forever and I LOVE Nutella but we’ve never been in. Finally, on the nephew Chicago trip we stopped in for breakfast… Super friendly staff […]

Amazing building (and a great place to get out of the cold for a bit) Make sure to find the huge Tiffany Glass Dome…

Just like the Nutella Cafe, we’ve been walking by this for years and never went inside. Shame on us. The interior is beautiful and we got to hear the organist […]

The typical mall food court if the typical mall food court had a face lift, got all new clothes and jewelry and went to the CIA and learned to make […]

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 […]

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, […]