As I mentioned last week, Jesse and I had a long weekend in Chicago recently. What a great city and what fun we had. I decided to break this into a few different posts so I don't overload you with photos all at once.
That top photo is one I took while still on the train and played with it in Photoshop. One of my favorite parts about the city is the skyline. As I mentioned before, we don't have buildings like this near us, so it was a beautiful sight.
On Saturday morning, we got up bright and early and headed to the train station. If you're ever visiting a city where you won't need a car or plan to take public transportation, I would suggest Amtrak in a heartbeat. This brilliant idea goes out to Jesse! The train ride took about the same time as it would to drive, and was even less expensive! Parking your car in Chicago is crazy expensive and we never would have survived city traffic...lol. So Amtrak was the perfect plan!
After a long day of traveling, we knew we just wanted to get some food and relax a bit. There was a great restaurant very close to our hotel with awesome Bloody Marys. The best part was, they were made with Uncle Dougie's Bloody Mary Mix. Jesse's uncle Doug passed away a couple years ago, so we knew the drink was meant to be :)
If you visit Chicago and plan to do a lot of sight-seeing, I recommend staying on Michigan Ave. We stayed in the 300 block and could walk to pretty much everything we wanted to see. In fact, we just happened to stumble upon Millennium Park on our first night. It was just a couple blocks from the hotel!
Of course we had to get a selfie with the Bean :)
Stop back tomorrow to hear all about Navy Pier!
How fun! Definitely avoid driving in any big city lol! Chicago is on my list of cities to visit.
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting weekend! How long was the train ride from your hometown? Yes, staying in a hotel near all the sights is what we'd do too! The selfie is great :)
ReplyDeleteThe ride out was about 8 hours and the ride back was 7 hours (fewer stops). And it's about an 8 hour drive by car as well.
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A fantastic trip! I would like to visit one day, too!
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad you had fun in my city!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you and Jesse had such a good trip! I can't wait to see more pictures.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been yet but want to visit one day! When it's warm, can't do northern winters, haha :)
ReplyDeleteAren't you two cute in the big city! :) The bean wasn't there when we last visited Chicago so we need to go back one day!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you guys had a blast. Great idea taking the train! Then you can both drink and not worry. :) I always get excited seeing any city skyline even though I've lived close to Boston my whole life. There is something about it when you have never lived in a city!
ReplyDeleteMore pics please! I never knew Chicago was such a cool city, until I started blogging :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy smiles!! So glad you had a fun trip.
ReplyDeleteTaking the train in sounds like a great idea! And I love what you did with that skyline photo.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you two had a fun time here! Awesome tip about taking Amtrak, too. I usually fly everywhere, but now that I know the train is so cheap... :-)
ReplyDeleteYour selfies are adorable--what a great-looking couple! I do love Chicago--looking forward to hearing more!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are so cute! I love taking the train too. I prefer it over flying and definitely over driving. :)
ReplyDeleteI read through your chicago posts, but didn't get a chance to comment yet! looks like you guys had such a great time and you stayed right downtown!! so much to see there
ReplyDeleteI read through your chicago posts, but didn't get a chance to comment yet! looks like you guys had such a great time and you stayed right downtown!! so much to see there
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