Having returned from a very fun trip to Chicago. we realized we have a ton of pictures ( 176) to be exact--but not all are usable). Here are a few to start with.
We stayed at the Embassy Suites Lakefront. It's a great hotel in a great location, a few blocks away from Navy Pier and close to Michigan Ave, also known as Miracle Mile, a mile of exclusive shopping. 2 grocery stores were within a block, allowing us to get some groceries to save a little money.
Embassy Suites is an interesting hotel. The "Sky Lobby" is about 8 floors up, located over a restaurant (PJ Clarks), movie theater, and bowling alley. It features the typical features of Embassy Suites, a grand atrium. Our room was on the 14th floor (floors started counting at the sky lobby).
One of the nice things Embassy Suites offers is a free breakfast that includes cooked to orders eggs, pancakes, pastries, cereal, hash browns, bacon and sausage, and juices. The hotel also offers a manager's reception in the evenings. The lobby was not exactly wheelchair friendly, but the breakfast was still good.
The room was great. A separate sitting room had a large pull-out couch, large flat-screen TV, desk, nice big bathroom, and bedroom. The room came with a microwave and small refrigerator which allowed us to bring back food from all those meals out.
This was the view from our hotel room. We love water views and could not get over the great view we had from the room.
Navy Pier is home to a number of restaurants, shops and docks. Walking along we noticed the dinner cruise ship Anita Dee II, perhaps named after Auntie Dee?
Our second day was spent enjoying the Shedd Aquarium, one of the best in the country. It is certainly the largest I have been in. We were lucky enough to get there right at opening so we didn't have large crowds to deal with, until about noon.
Great species are on exhibit throughout the aquarium.
Our next post will conclude the day at the Field Museum (natural history), and some pictures of buildings around the city.
We stayed at the Embassy Suites Lakefront. It's a great hotel in a great location, a few blocks away from Navy Pier and close to Michigan Ave, also known as Miracle Mile, a mile of exclusive shopping. 2 grocery stores were within a block, allowing us to get some groceries to save a little money.
Embassy Suites is an interesting hotel. The "Sky Lobby" is about 8 floors up, located over a restaurant (PJ Clarks), movie theater, and bowling alley. It features the typical features of Embassy Suites, a grand atrium. Our room was on the 14th floor (floors started counting at the sky lobby).
One of the nice things Embassy Suites offers is a free breakfast that includes cooked to orders eggs, pancakes, pastries, cereal, hash browns, bacon and sausage, and juices. The hotel also offers a manager's reception in the evenings. The lobby was not exactly wheelchair friendly, but the breakfast was still good.
The room was great. A separate sitting room had a large pull-out couch, large flat-screen TV, desk, nice big bathroom, and bedroom. The room came with a microwave and small refrigerator which allowed us to bring back food from all those meals out.
This was the view from our hotel room. We love water views and could not get over the great view we had from the room.
Navy Pier is home to a number of restaurants, shops and docks. Walking along we noticed the dinner cruise ship Anita Dee II, perhaps named after Auntie Dee?
Our second day was spent enjoying the Shedd Aquarium, one of the best in the country. It is certainly the largest I have been in. We were lucky enough to get there right at opening so we didn't have large crowds to deal with, until about noon.
Great species are on exhibit throughout the aquarium.
Our next post will conclude the day at the Field Museum (natural history), and some pictures of buildings around the city.
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