We had the honor of going to Chicago a few weekends ago, on an all expenses paid trip with Ferguson.
Our flight left at 6:00 Friday morning. John and I woke up at 4:45. It was a hectic start to our weekend, but we made it to the airport, with wet hair, just in time.
Upon arrival we took a taxi to the hotel, The Conrad, for an early check-in, spruced up a bit and walked to breakfast at Yolk. Not a bad way to start the trip…
We had lunch plans at 12:30 so decided to explore the city for a bit by foot and walk to the Navy Pier. I am so glad that we did this. It was a lively spot with beautiful views of the harbor and city, and Lake Michigan was breathtaking!
Still wanting to burn off calories consumed at breakfast, we trekked it to our "welcome lunch" destination, Gibson's. We were able to walk past Oak Street Beach, down East Lakeshore Drive, and up the prestigious Oak Street. The famed stores had me wanting and wishing. Lunch was absolutely amazing and we enjoyed the company, too.
With a couple of hours to spare before heading back to the hotel to get ready for dinner (and more calories to burn), we did some more exploring and ended up going up to the Signature Lounge in the John Hancock building for a drink. The views were stunning. I think that this is a must-do—we wanted to go back for round two, but unfortunately, we didn't have time.
Before dinner, we had a tour and presentation at the World Whirlpool, located in the penthouse of the historic Reid-Murdoch Building. We really enjoyed it!
We walked to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab for dinner with the group and it. was. mouth-watering. amazing. We had a private room, the service was on point, and the food was unbeatable. Everyone was pretty tired from a long day of traveling, so a few of us went to the rooftop bar at our hotel for drinks, then called it a night.
On Saturday morning we did the Wendella River and Lake Tour. It was so much fun. We got to see the city from the water and learned so much about Chicago's history. Another must-do!
After a quick refresh at the hotel, we boarded the subway and headed to Wrigley Field for the Cubs vs. Whitesox game! We had a few drinks at Murphy's Bleachers before the first pitch, then headed into the stadium to watch the game. Unfortunately, the Cubs lost, but it was still a good time.
We went to dinner afterwards with some of the group to Lou Malnati's Pizzeria. Their pizza was unreal. UNREAL. We were really exhausted Saturday night so opted to order room service dessert and watch a movie back at the hotel.
We woke up early Sunday morning to make the most of our last day in the city. The rest of the crew flew out early, but our flight didn't leave until 3:50. We decided as a group to go to the Field Museum. We were able to see Grant and Millennium Parks in passing to and from. The Field Museum, home to "Sue," the largest, most complete, and best-preserved tyrannasaurus rex, was something to be seen. We spent a couple of hours walking around, looking at different exhibits. As much as we would have loved to do the Art Institute of Chicago, given the amount of time we had, I am glad we chose to do this.
We were so excited to get home to our babies, but had an amazing time in beautiful Chicago. I sure hope we can make it back one day.
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