Around the World in 60 Days - Stop 1: Chicago!

It was a real whirlwind at graduation and I wasn't quite satiated with friend hugs as we left for Chicago early on Sunday morning a couple of weeks ago. Ari rented a car in Ann Arbor and we used it to transport us (including his parents) to Chicago for a couple of nights. After a smooth trip we arrived at the Chicago Hilton on the edge of Lake Michigan and Michigan Ave.


We spent the day walking Chicago on the first warm day of spring, which, unfortunately for us, turned out to be very hot. We meandered across the downtown to Navy Pier for a much needed lunch/snack, and then to the river for an architectural boat tour.
That evening we visited Spring a nouveau American restaurant with heavy Asian influences. You can read my review about it in the link above.

The next day after a great night's sleep we headed out in cooler windier weather to the John Hancock tower, the world's second tallest building (that you can actually walk around on). Now, for those of you that may not know me so well, I am extremely afraid of heights so this experience was a bit more thrilling than I would have liked. Thank god the structural elements are on the interior, since it's very windy up there. Here is the southern view:
After an unfortunately unremarkable meal at Bistrot Margot, we headed back to the hotel and said bon voyage to Ari's parents. The next morning, we headed to Puerto Rico.