Chicago

The Chicago Theater

I just read a post on a blog I follow asking which destination would be a good weekend getaway: LA, Vegas, or Chicago. I've never been to the other two but as I've mentioned before, I have spent a great deal of time in Chicago. I even lived there one summer in college while interning at World Book Encyclopedia. The internship was rather unmemorable, but I loved living in Chicago!

Thinking about Chicago has made me nostalgic for "my" city, which I would love to visit again, as well as all my friends who still live there. In honor of my old Chicago home, here are some old pictures from my many trips there over the past eight years.

Chinatown


Random building near Millennium Park

Michigan Ave. down by the parks


One of my favorite things about Chicago: the Bean!


A Bean tradition


The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton, an iconic Chicago hotel, at Christmastime.

Stolen Memories

One Short Day in the Emerald City

The Bean

You can't go to Chicago without taking pictures at the Bean. No matter how many times I've been there, I always do it!

Reflected

More Chicago and the Bean.

The Bean!

Millenium Park is by far one of my favorite places in Chicago. I love the row of older buildings lining the far side of Michigan Ave with the open park on other side. And the park itself is wonderful! I love the fountains with the faces that spit water, and the garden with the wooden walkway bordered by running water with a step that you can sit on and soak your feet, which is wonderful after hours of walking on a hot summer day!

Grand old time in Chicago!

I just got back from spending the weekend in Chicago with my family, and took this picture of one of the older buildings downtown. I have to say, Chicago is one of my favorite cities. I spent a summer there during college when I had an internship downtown, and got to know the city pretty well. I love it! It's so vibrant and loud and colorful and busy and alive! It's also one of the most beautiful cities, with all the parks (Millenium Park is my favorite) and wonderful old Art Deco buildings from the 1920s and '30s. It also has this, I don't know quite what to call it, kind of a feeling, an atmosphere, an attitude is maybe the best word. Chicago is undeniably Chicago, and could never be mistaken for any other city.