Bob and I were able to spend a few gorgeous late-summer weather days in Chicago at Bob’s nephew and wife’s house both before and after their wedding. They live in a great area of town — within a mile of the Lincoln Park Zoo and Conservatory and Lake Michigan and about 2 miles from Wrigley Field. They are also right off the brown line on the El and near lots of great restaurants and shopping. We took advantage (within limit so) of our proximity to Whole Foods.
In terms of sightseeing, we tried to see areas of town that we hadn’t explored much before and that were free cuz that’s how we roll these days. One of the first places we visited was the Lincoln Park Zoo and Conservatory. Both were free, very impressive, and pretty busy for a Friday afternoon.
After the wedding, we met up with my Aunt Dee who lives south of the loop . It was a lovely Sunday afternoon, so we walked two hours from the Lincoln Park area to a neighborhood closer to the McCormick Center. The walk gave us an opportunity to see a lot of different neighborhoods, and we were rewarded with a great meal at a tapas restaurant and an introduction to Mariano’s, a poor man’s Whole Foods, by my aunt.
One day we walked into downtown via the beautiful Lakefront Trail which was also my running route during our stay.
Peckish Travels 