Chicago Getaway

Mike and I were able to go to Chicago for a few days, just the two of us. We had a great time. We had mild temperature for January, but didn't see much of the sun. We left the car parked at the hotel and used public transportation to explore. We packed a lot in our time there and walked a lot, but had fun together doing the thing we like most-traveling to new places and for Mike a return to a "true" big city.

I took this photo from the planetarium. Loving that my new camera gets great night shots.

We ate at some fun places with really good food, this is the pizza place where we had famous Chicago deep dish pizza. A nice little neighborhood place and the taste was excellent. Excuse the hat, I hate being cold.

We walked around Navy Pier. Mostly inside because it was cold. But there were still die hard fishermen fishing off the pier.


The Rumbuc's suggested a great Steak and Stone Crab place for dinner. I knew Mike would love it. He tried the Stone Crab and wasn't disappointed. I of course got looks for my chicken order! We walked around the Lincoln Park Zoo. Wow, what a great zoo. One of the best I have been to. It was FREE! And no crowds-HA! We had fun even without the kids. I was loving experimenting with the new camera and we laughed and learned new stuff.




Thursday night we decided to go to the Adler Planetarium for a "night at the planetarium". We both didn't know what to expect, but figured this was a good chance to try something new. It was so fun, the planetarium was set up like a cocktail party with people browsing the exhibits. We learned a lot about the stars, Mars and balloon satellites. Information I am sure to soon forget.







We made a stop at the cheesecake factory for some sinful treats and then we went into the American Girl store to see what we were up against when we take the girls this summer. I will say it was overwhelming for even me, and Mike isn't returning(at least that is his stance now).
We also came across this great museum of Stained Glass. It was beautiful. Not something I would have thought I would like, but we just stumbled across it at the end of Navy Pier.


Thanks Mom and Dad for taking great care of the girls while Mike and I had a fun weekend.