On our Agenda for this trip:
*Stayed at the lovely Drake Hotel. Classy and quaint and a great location. thedrakehotel.com
*Enjoyed the Cubby's play the Cardinals at Wrigley Field AND Cubs won!
*Had a yummy steak at the best steakhouse in town: Gibson's
*Drank my favorite Chicago cocktail: the mint chocolate chip martini at Jilly's (p.s. they're opening one right down the street from me and I can't wait to check it out!)
*Checked out the top of Trump Tower 16th floor
*Had cheese and wine at the Purple Pig
*Made a stop at Foundation Room
*Saw the filiming of Transformer's III
*Rode the ferris wheel
A perfect trip!
Andrew loves music, so we stopped by Buddy's Guys place. Very nicely remodeled! And, oh, low and behold.... THE BUDDY GUY stopped by:
Andrew in front of some of the buddy signage:
Cruisin' Lake Michigan:
Great walls at Foundation Room:
Transformers III filming... incredible props come to life!
Transformers III: Check out the burned up taxi and greyhound bus! Can't wait to see this movie now.
Take me out to the ballgame:
View from atop the Hancock building. Check out the beautiful rooftop garden I was able to capture from above!
The Cubby Bear Bar. Packed before the game.
Wrigley Field Sign - old school.
