The Drake Chicago

... shop on Michigan for a free play. - Hancock tower.... great views but none of the queues you'd get at the Sears Tower. - Chicago pizza......... - the pier.... may have a go on the Ferris wheel if the wind dies down - our last day and the sun comes out ...

We needed a getaway but couldn't get away, so booked two nights at the Drake for a super bargain.  Walking down Michigan Ave., we passed by an old familiar stomping grounds.  The 670 N. Michigan Starbucks store, #2548, is gone in lieu of the Ritz ...

... a parking lot.  Everyone stayed in good spirits though and we made it back into the city to check into our hotel.  The Drake is beautiful and our room was great.  We checked in without issue and then went out to shop a little and find some ...

... Tower and the Navy pier! This city has a very vibrant & diverse culture, a melting pot of different communities. A lot of real Chicago lives in the neighborhood taverns. It is the mixed German and Irish and Polish gift to the city, a bit of the old ...

... the last couple of days. Hurricane Gustav, or rather what was left of it, came up the Mississippi River valley and drenched Chicago in rain. There were puddles everywhere and the drains were clogged so that you couldn't tell where the road ended and the ...