I’m taking a little time to stay in Illinois and spend some time with some friends and their family. They have an amazing ranch house in the outskirts of Rockford.
I’ve only been here one day and it has already been an amazing one. After visiting and old college friend and getting a late breakfast, we headed out to Chicago. The first thing we did when we got there was to go to the bar on top of the Hancock Building, one of the tallest towers in Chicago. It was a foggy evening, but it was still an amazing view. I took some camera photos, but they don’t do the view justice.
We wandered around some more, visited a restaurant that I have been wanting to eat at for a very long time, Frontera Grill, but found it to be completely packed and with a gigantic waiting line. We decided to go with another restaurant that was on my list, La Scarola. It was a good choice. Excellent service, great atmosphere, great food. Even though we showed up without reservations on a very busy night, the manager offered us a makeshift table, and toasted us for the inconvenience.
We moved to a nearby cafe, my friend’s favorite hangout spot, and spent the next few hours resting.
It’s amazing how well you can fill up a day.
