I had never been to Chicago until I attended MER this year. I flew into O'Hare since Alaska Air flies there now non-stop from Seattle & they are one of our preferred carriers. I had a day & 1/2 to be a tourist. I had a blast. Normally I only eat raw foods and very little meat. Okay - diet aside. I'm in Chicago and I'm going to enjoy myself. (I did locate the downtown Trader Joes for some healthy groceries). 
 
Sunday morning early I took one of those hop-on hop-off bus tours. I needed to understand the layout of the city and see the sites. Worth the $30 or so bucks. The weather was bordering on thunderstorms. Otherwise I would have taken a boat tour on the river. Loved the architecture and learning some of the history. Bus tour over I hit the pavement.
 
I walked 11 miles Sunday. I know because I'm wearing a pedometer. I got lost a few times, but people are friendly and love to show off their city. I ended up shopping at Nordstroms (I'm from Seattle and this is my hometown store. I'm like a homing pigeon - I can find Nordies in any city). I did make it too all the groovy-cool department stores too. We don't have much else here except Macys. 
 
Pizza was ordered from Giordanos. I thought it was good. A small deep dish would have fed 3 people. I had dinner at Ditka's. That was fun. Of course I had salmon not steak. I guess I'll never live that one down. I'm in Chicago and had salmon not beef :)
 
Something else that I did was go up to the 95th floor of the John Hancock building to the bar. Had a drink and took photos. The bartender and the bouncer were terrific in helping me figure out a jazz club to check out. I ended up over on Rush street. I found out that if you're walking, you can go faster there - more 4-way stops and no waiting on traffic signals. 
 
Wish I was joining you all this year. 

Rock on!
Sharon

Sharon Burnett, CRM
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