My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .

When I was house-hunting in Florida last May, my realtor drove me past downtown Orlando. I asked him, “So this is where all the restaurants, museums, and theaters are?” He laughed at me. Orlando is not exactly a cultural mecca. Theme park capital of the world? Yes. Enriching civilization? Notsomuch. Over the past year, I’ve found myself missing Chicago.

There’s just something about Chicago.  I love this city!  Having six kids, I wouldn’t really want to live IN the city (and I loathe the winters here), but I always loved having Chicago close by so we could take advantage of all it has to offer.  As much as I love Florida, I do miss that.

Today, the kids and I paid our favorite city a little visit, and as usual, the city did not disappoint. We started our trip with a short ride on the L into the city. Leaving the blue line at Washington, we walked over to Millennium Park where we grabbed some hotdogs for lunch . . .

125 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
Now THIS is a hotdog!
I can't even find Vienna Beef dogs in Florida! You need the Vienna Beef dogs with the steamed poppy seed buns and all the fixins for it to be a REAL hotdog!
thumbs 125 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 095 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 112 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 131 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 136 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 147 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 178b My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 201 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 207 My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 217b My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 231b My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .
thumbs 234b My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .

thumbs 269b My Kind of Town, Chicago Is . . .

CONTINUE READING HERE!