I'm originally from Chicago and most of my extended family still lives in the windy city. I've been back a lot of times over the years to visit. Cory and I actually went on our first plane trip together after 5 months of dating to visit my family back in the Midwest.Visiting Chicago is not only special due to the fact I get to see my family, but it is so much fun. Chicago is full of tons of attractions, amazingly delicious restaurants, and lots of cool places to shop. The culture, atmosphere, and buzz of the city just fills you with something grand. This trip was special because I have not been back during the winter months, and especially during Christmas-time.
The trip was spontaneous and I'm so glad we decided to go. Here is a little photo-dump of our trip.
We stayed with my Aunt and Unlce in a little suburb just 30 minutes outside of downtown. They wined and dined us to our hearts content.
Day One & Two Restaurants:
York Tavern
Bergoff Restaurant
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak, & Stone Crab
We checked out an outside fair called the Christkindlemarket Chicago . It is a traditional German American open market that serves up some homemade food and desserts; it had tons of little booths selling ornamants and ornate hand-made christmas decor. There was this one booth that was selling hand-made wooden nativity scenes that also doubled as a music box. Of course I had to get one.
Day One & Two Restaurants:
York Tavern
Bergoff Restaurant
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak, & Stone Crab
We checked out an outside fair called the Christkindlemarket Chicago . It is a traditional German American open market that serves up some homemade food and desserts; it had tons of little booths selling ornamants and ornate hand-made christmas decor. There was this one booth that was selling hand-made wooden nativity scenes that also doubled as a music box. Of course I had to get one.
We walked so much around downtown from afternoon to late at night. Seeing the snow and iced-spotted river was such a neat site. I was a little worried I'd be a little baby in the cold but it was so wonderfully perfect with all the wintery scenes I didn't even think twice about the chill. Chicago in the wintertime is so magical.
Day Three Restaurant:
One night on our walk to dinner we stopped in at a furniture shop called Room & Board and perused around. Let's just say we fell in love with more than one piece of furniture. Lucky for us there is a store on the west coast!
We visited more cousins, dressed up, and made some goofy faces.
We went to a conservatory that housed some beautiful Ferns and trees I have never seen before. Of course we had to go to Macy's to see the traditional huge Christmas tree; we walked down State St. and Michigan Ave. to marvel in all the Christmas decor.
It was such a full visit- for our hearts, our bellies, and our souls. Nothing beats travelling with your love to visit family.
xo leah
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