Snapshots from Chicago, late January 2014.
We spent a day in Chicago before flying to Steamboat Springs for our adventure at Vista Verde Ranch. It was incredibly cold (I took a screen grab of the temperature on my phone at one stage, it was -21°c (-5.8°f) with the windchill making it feel like -31°c (-23.8°f), and my camera kept dying as soon as I took it out of my pocket and switched it on!) but we had an awesome time.
In order to keep warm, we walked a lot and stopped often for pizza and coffee :) We managed to visit Lou Malnati's (my favourite Chicago deep dish pizza), Eataly Chicago, Giordano's Pizza, (just what we needed after a few hours braving the cold although more like a delicious cheesy casserole with crust than the pizza I am used to) and Intelligentsia Coffee (excellent at both locations we visited).
We couldn't decide between the John Hancock Observatory (360° Chicago) or the Skydeck Chicago (Sears Tower) but eventually went with the John Hancock Observatory. Part of it was closed.....obviously building the new Tilt window attraction!
In order to keep warm, we walked a lot and stopped often for pizza and coffee :) We managed to visit Lou Malnati's (my favourite Chicago deep dish pizza), Eataly Chicago, Giordano's Pizza, (just what we needed after a few hours braving the cold although more like a delicious cheesy casserole with crust than the pizza I am used to) and Intelligentsia Coffee (excellent at both locations we visited).
We couldn't decide between the John Hancock Observatory (360° Chicago) or the Skydeck Chicago (Sears Tower) but eventually went with the John Hancock Observatory. Part of it was closed.....obviously building the new Tilt window attraction!
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ReplyDeleteGorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I have Chicago on my list of places I need to visit...
ReplyDelete@Shopaholic - ahh thank you as always!
ReplyDelete@Jade - me too (well, I have been but want to go back!). I think it would be so amazing in the spring or summer as well as winter with the amazing Lake Michigan as a playground :)