I am finally rested after our weekend getaway to Chicago...what a fun time in the very windy city. I probably heard three different times (via tours) that Chicago got it's name "the windy city" from politicians who talk too much or something like that...I don't buy it, sorry. Chicago got it's name "the windy city" because, duh...that shit is windy. Friday, the weather was perfect....73 degrees and sunny. We were even a little hot on Friday walking around because we had prepared for a little cooler temp. However, Saturday and Sunday it was very chilly for us Southerners.
Friday was by far the best day....we had a a blast. We arrived around lunch, checked in at our fab hotel and then started walking. We had lunch, walked Michigan Avenue, went to the bean and sat by the river till our tour started. We took an hour and a half architectural boat tour, which was quite interesting. I would say it could have been oh about 30 minutes shorter...we really didn't need to know the name of every architect who was responsible for designing every building on the river....I guess this is important to some people, but it didn't mean jack crap to me that Smith, Williams, and Jones designed this building in 1932. Sheesh. Move on with the important stuff like who lives/occupies it now and how much it costs, etc. All in all though, the tour was really cool, I had no idea the Chicago River was such a prominent part of their downtown....yeah, I was a first timer to the city.
We immediately headed to Happy Hour after the tour, we met our wonderful hosts for the weekend at The Bull and Bear. Otherwise known as the most expensive draft beer around. Seriously. This bar was so fun and packed with local Chicagoans (we arrived right at 5:30 on a Friday!) but goodness gracious...the amount we paid for DRAFT beer was downright ludicrous. The cool thing about this place was it registered how much beer you drank, there were two taps at each table...the war was on: it was bud light vs. stella at our table. Bud Light dominated, we have boring beer taste.
Next we got ready to head to Gino's East for Pizza, we chose this instead of Giordano's like we originally planned because of location. Not gonna lie...not positive on my feelings on "deep dish." It was good, of course....but it is just so much heavier than pizza I am used to. Almost too heavy for my liking. Regardless, it was a cool experience and i am glad we did it. After Gino's, it was time for us to get in line at The Second City for "The Absolute Best Friggin Time of your Life." S.I.M.P.L.Y. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Seriously, this was one of the funniest shows i have ever seen in my entire life, by far my favorite thing we did in the windy city. It was a full two hours, so we were there till 1 am...but so totally worth it. Drinks weren't even that outrageous like you would think. It was definitely pretty political and it was definitely obvious how they felt about Republicans vs. the MAN HIMSELF, OBAMA...but I still laughed my ass off throughout. It's okay to poke fun every once in a while i guess.
All in all Friday was a wonderful day....now on to the BEST part, the picture recap. Duh.
Photo op on the river.
The lobby of our hotel, gorgeous.
At the Second City.
being silly at the bean...love Mikey's facial expression here, ha!
Yep, it's tall. The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower.
The Bull and Bear.
Our group for the night!
Friday was by far the best day....we had a a blast. We arrived around lunch, checked in at our fab hotel and then started walking. We had lunch, walked Michigan Avenue, went to the bean and sat by the river till our tour started. We took an hour and a half architectural boat tour, which was quite interesting. I would say it could have been oh about 30 minutes shorter...we really didn't need to know the name of every architect who was responsible for designing every building on the river....I guess this is important to some people, but it didn't mean jack crap to me that Smith, Williams, and Jones designed this building in 1932. Sheesh. Move on with the important stuff like who lives/occupies it now and how much it costs, etc. All in all though, the tour was really cool, I had no idea the Chicago River was such a prominent part of their downtown....yeah, I was a first timer to the city.
We immediately headed to Happy Hour after the tour, we met our wonderful hosts for the weekend at The Bull and Bear. Otherwise known as the most expensive draft beer around. Seriously. This bar was so fun and packed with local Chicagoans (we arrived right at 5:30 on a Friday!) but goodness gracious...the amount we paid for DRAFT beer was downright ludicrous. The cool thing about this place was it registered how much beer you drank, there were two taps at each table...the war was on: it was bud light vs. stella at our table. Bud Light dominated, we have boring beer taste.
Next we got ready to head to Gino's East for Pizza, we chose this instead of Giordano's like we originally planned because of location. Not gonna lie...not positive on my feelings on "deep dish." It was good, of course....but it is just so much heavier than pizza I am used to. Almost too heavy for my liking. Regardless, it was a cool experience and i am glad we did it. After Gino's, it was time for us to get in line at The Second City for "The Absolute Best Friggin Time of your Life." S.I.M.P.L.Y. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Seriously, this was one of the funniest shows i have ever seen in my entire life, by far my favorite thing we did in the windy city. It was a full two hours, so we were there till 1 am...but so totally worth it. Drinks weren't even that outrageous like you would think. It was definitely pretty political and it was definitely obvious how they felt about Republicans vs. the MAN HIMSELF, OBAMA...but I still laughed my ass off throughout. It's okay to poke fun every once in a while i guess.
All in all Friday was a wonderful day....now on to the BEST part, the picture recap. Duh.
Photo op on the river.
The lobby of our hotel, gorgeous.
At the Second City.
being silly at the bean...love Mikey's facial expression here, ha!
Yep, it's tall. The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower.
The Bull and Bear.
Our group for the night!
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