Just spent 4 days in Chicago, my first time ever to the Windy City. Have to admit, it was as great a place as everyone told me it would be. It felt like a very friendly, fun, artsy, livable place. If it weren’t for my extremely thin Florida blood, I might even consider it a city I could live in the future. I got to walk and shop the Magnificent Mile – also known as Michigan Avenue. Ordered a small bag of the famous Garrett’s popcorn -which was delicious. Shopped a the 7-story Macy’s but didn’t find anything. Found a few bargains at Filene’s Basement – which I didn’t even know existed outside of Manhattan.
The Sears Tower – one of the tallest buildings in the U.S.
Look – there’s color in the trees!
The “bean” statue in Millennium Park.
Somebody posing in front of the Bean. 
Lake Michigan – with the Pier in the background.
Canadian Geese – enjoying lunch.
I also attended two (2) tapings of the Oprah Show while I was there. How fun!! I’ll give a detailed account of that coming up. The show I was at will air on November 1 – although I don’t think I ever made it into any of the audience shots. The topic was fitness and health guru, Dr. Oz.
More to come…
