Although I’ve lived in Wisconsin all my life, and it’s so close to Illinois, I’ve only been to Chicago a handful of times. (Check out my post about my visit to the Field Museum, here. Read about my visit to the Shedd Aquarium, here. Check out some photos from the Christkindlmarket, here.)
Last weekend was the first time I got to visit Chicago in the summer, and it was AWESOME!
I wanted to share with you some photos of the delicious food that I ate and the awesome sites that I saw.
Friday afternoon was unfortunately rainy, so I wasn’t able to do any sightseeing. However, I did get to enjoy some delicious Mexican food at Mercadito Chicago.
Delicious Camarón Tacos
I’d never had shrimp avocado tacos before, but let me tell you, they were delicious!
On Saturday, I definitely got my sightseeing in. It was such a beautiful day!
Look at how beautiful the river is!
I love the detail of this artwork!
How fantastic is the architecture of these buildings?
Here’s a beautiful fountain at Wrigley Square.
Here’s the back of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. How cool is this architecture?
When I got to the front of the Jay Prizker Pavilion, I was in for quite a surprise.
There were hundreds of people doing Zumba at Millennium Park!
What? Community Zumba? How fun is that!?!
This was my first time doing Zumba, and it was SO MUCH fun! It was led by instructor Iris T. London. She was absolutely fantastic! She kept the crowd energized. I was disappointed I only caught the last part of the class. (I could definitely feel it the next day though 😉 )
After the unexpected Zumba class, I continued on with my sightseeing.
Here’s a photo of Cloud Gate.
I also got to see Crown Fountain.
There were tons of children playing in the water 🙂
After leaving the Millennium Park area, I came across Oz Park. Here’s a neat statue of the Tin Man.
For dinner that night, I enjoyed some delicious sushi at Sushi Naniwa.
The Vegetable Crunch roll and Ebi Tempura roll were extremely delicious! I highly recommend them 🙂
For breakfast the next day, I enjoyed breakfast tacos at Hub 51.
After a yummy breakfast, I spent the last part of my trip to Chicago enjoying the sites down by the river.
Quite the view, huh?
What beautiful sites and delicious food in downtown Chicago 🙂
Ever been to Chicago in the summer? If you haven’t, I highly recommend it. 😎
Allison Merten 