Fun Things To Do In Chicago

Oh goodness it's been a long time since I blogged. I'm sorry for anyone who enjoyed reading my posts. All my writing energy is being burned studying for the GRE, writing MBA applications and attending networking events... sorry reader, are you asleep yet?

My next trip will be with my girlfriends to CHICAGO. My friends asked me to scout out hotels for our stay so instead of doing that (sorry Deepa and Alex I'll get to it...) I decided to write a fun itinerary of cool stuff to do and see. I've never been but in the reading I've done about it... here are the things you have to do when you travel to Chicago.

1.) John Hancock Tower: 
If you live in Boston, you are probably very confused by this, as I was. But there is actually another Hancock tower in Chicago. Apparently this one is cooler than ours in Boston, because there is an observatory on top where you can see the whole city. And I thought the Hancock towers were just finance meccas. Well I was wrong.

2.) The BEAN:
This is probably the only thing I care about seeing when I'm in Chicago. Mostly because I want to instagram funny pictures of my body getting wider and smaller and weirder at various angles. But also because, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or the Statue of Liberty in NYC, it's the one landmark in Chicago purely made to trap tourists as it has no actual function other than to be aesthetic and fun.

3.) Lincoln Park Zoo:
If there's a chance for me to see a monkey anywhere, I'm taking it.

4.) Wrigley Field:
Another amazing opportunity for me to wear a baseball cap and instagram myself eating a hotdog. They also have poppy seeds on their hot dog buns in Chicago. Wild.

5.) Topolobampo: 
Topolobampo is a Mexican restaurant in Chicago that's supposed to be really amazing. Mostly I want to go because the Obamas recommend it and I want to show my support for the democratic party in the election month by eating like Barack.

6.) Sears Tower Ledge:
I've decided to face my fear of heights and go out onto the ledge of the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower in Chicago. There is a clear ledge that overlooks the streets and city below. Since I have a deathly fear of being over 10 feet in the air, I'll probably need a Xanax to go sit out there. I feel the rush of a panic attack coming on already.

... I mean seriously don't you just want to scoop this kid up before he falls off! The maternal instincts in my are almost jumping through the computer.

Blessed in City-Life

I don't care what anyone says about New York City and how wonderful it is. I love living in sports enthralled, beer drinking, Brady worshiping Boston. I don't care that no one talks to me when the patriots are on T.V. I don't care that people wear hooded sweatshirts to bars. I don't care that I'm in the biggest college city on the planet. In fact, I relish the educating stimulus I get from watching Bruins fans use five syllable words to analyze hockey games. On a daily basis, I get to experience the love, camaraderie, and bromance that is the heart of New England... Boston.

Here's some pics I took from Saturday in the middle of spring in the dead of winter, on a day with a whopping 50 degrees temperature. For any of you new to Boston, that's tanning weather for us up here.

Full moon over the Common

A little Boston greenery in Copley Plaza

Hancock Building

...and for my foodies...

PIZZA!

Pizza with fried deliciousness

A special shout-out goes to Fig in Beacon Hill for putting all this yummy calamari on their pizza with some arugula and hot peppers. The other half you'll notice is portabella mushrooms with truffle sauce. After a long day of walking around Newbury and downtown, shopping to my hearts desires, I was pretty hungry. Luckily, Boston is full of awesome eateries that don't have a long wait and don't cost an arm/leg/kidney to have Saturday night dinner at (what's that NYC?). 

This pizza was enough for me and two girlfriends, and it was extremely reasonably priced at $19 for the whole pizza. For any of you that dare complain about Boston's high-prices, I dare you to live in D.C. or NYC for a year; then we can talk pricey vs. kidney selling-pricey.