Chicago is more equal than others. I have always been a fan of Vegas…but I never considered it a ‘real’ city. It was more a fantastical concoction that existed in another realm of existence. And I simply never considered that another city could be, well, as cool as Vegas. Boy, was I wrong. Considering it’s only 7 hours away, it’s kind of stupid that I’ve never visited before. Now, I have to make up for lost time. John, myself, and a bunch of oldies put a team in the CanAm tourney during the St Patty’s Day weekend (March 13-15th).
There are too many highlights to list…and yet we didn’t even scratch the surface of all this city has to offer. Howl at the Moon (dueling piano bar), Boston Blackies (BEST hamburger ever), Giordonos (Chicago Deep Dish Pizza), the architecture (seriously)…hell, even a trip to a local bar called The Empty Bottle (think of a rattier Call the Office) was damn cool.
The river was green…emerald green (I have no idea how many fish die in the making of that river), and the St Patty’s day festivities were everywhere (lineups to pubs began at 10am).
Plus, the hockey was fantastic (no real silliness) and no hookers died (which is a pain because then you have to buy your ‘hooker’ kit: chainsaw, lye, rope, garbage bags, buckets, sponges, etc, etc).
PLUS – semi unfree shoe shines you didn’t ask for!
Where’s the photo credit you photo robber! 🙂
Yes, the COMPLETELY unfree shoe shine (amounting to them spitting on my shoes) and giving them $5 so they don’t kill me. Fun.
Photo credit? Oh no, you completely misunderstand. That isn’t YOUR photo. That’s a completely unrelated photo taken by someone else’s iPhone, standing exactly where we were standing. Though I did see your picture on Facebook, and I can see the resemblance to yours…
BTW, send me the pics you took…
Chicago? For hockey and St. Patrick’s Day festivities? Sounds like fun. The only thing I really remember about Chicago is the fish smell. (Drove through on our way out of the U.S. when we dropped off our little darling at college. I believe it was in Chicago that we figured out going a minimum of 70 kept a person from being killed by rabid drivers…