Marriott Downtown Chicago

... has reflux and outgrew it' or 'a chiro cures it'. BUT the plus is I did get to meet some very, very special people. In Chicago we went had a girls night and also went to the Children's Museum and Shedd Aquarium, we also went to the Field Museum and ...

... best pizza in the world and caught up on Bryce's favorite show, TRUE BLOOD.. Wednesday: Today we decide to check out downtown Chicago.  I have very little experience with subways and metros so at first I was overwhelmed. But once I figured out how ...

Ok.  Here is the full report.  After our flight we took the train into downtown.  CTA really seems to be suffering from a lack of funds as advertised.  They are doing some improvement to the "slow zones" which is pretty much O'Hare to ...

... , the traffic was INCREDIBLE, there was roadwork, there were tolls… It was awful. Things we did in Chicago: -    Found the Marriott-Medical District and met up with the Robster (aka Robie, Bri’s mother)! -    ...

... were close to help. (It wasn’t that bad, moms, we were perfectly safe.  Just a little more shady than the downtown area.)  After parking our car in another nice, expensive little valet home for the evening, we unloaded our bags and devised ...

... the Crèpe de Roma (capers, mozzarella, Roma tomatoes, portabella mushrooms, fresh basil, and spinach) and the Chicago Crepe (avocado, muenster cheese, sundried tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, sunflower seeds, cilantro, scallions, and organic mixed ...

... Chicago, in March of 2007, to watch my former boyfriend graduate basic training for the Navy. We visited the Navy Pier, various restaurants (including Bubba Gumps!) and took a drive through downtown. I also went on a boatride in Lake Michigan. Wonderful ...

... . My favorite things from this trip have been times when I've just lounged outside in an unfamiliar area reading or wandered around downtown doing nothing, not the times when I was looking at something because it was a "must-see" place or thing. Sure, ...

... and a crap load of other great acts. From there went with Sean to stay at his brother's house about an hour outside of Chicago. Very rural....but had a good time and saw rain going sideways. Went back to Chicago when and hung out with Sean's cousin ...

... them to find the best school. As a profession, podiatry was well represented.  ALL 8 colleges of podiatric medicine were in Chicago this week... and man did we have a good time!  From dinners out to the Sock Hop themed breakfast at the ...

I stayed in Chicago on Saturday night in order to catch the Bears game on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately the Bears lost, but it was still a pretty fun weekend! ...

Approached Chicago during major thunderstorm. Added an extra hour drive time with lots of traffic. Temperature over 90 degrees. Roger is not happy. Had a really good steak dinner at Rosebud's. Walked around town a bit - down Lakeshore Drive. ...

... We had to stop off and see the statue of Mikes lifelong idol, Michael Jordan. .  The United Center is somewhat outside downtown.  It is HUGE.  I was surprised. Then we headed to a late breakfast at the world famous Lou Mitchells ...

... things were a little different so that was nice. A lady that sat behind me on the shuttle is from New Orleans and works for Marriott.  She's moving to Seattle as she just got a job with the Marriott here as an event planner.  I asked if she was ...

... showers and lots of space to spread out. Bucharest is a city of 2 Million people and is very concentrated so it is much like a downtown Chicago or New York. Lots of people in a little space. Very cool, though. This afternoon, we took a tour of the city ...