We decided to fly in and out of Chicago this year on our way up to northern Michigan. We purposely booked a direct flight which got us in to the city at a nice time of day--plenty of time to go get some deep dish pizza, or so we thought. Luck would have it though that our flight was cancelled and the rescheduled one that went to Dallas first was delayed so we ended up at our reserved hotel at 11:00 pm only to find that there was not a room for us. The hotel had been overbooked. So we took a taxi with 2 tired, crying kids to a different hotel (complimentary at least). The vacation improved after that thankfully. Sasha and Jack loved the children's museum at Navy Pier the next day.
We got our deep dish pizza at Gino's East finally. Sasha waited very patiently for 45 minutes while it baked. I took Jack for a stroll down Michigan Avenue. We enjoyed navigating the train to go see our college friends Lisa, Breck, and their kids Eliza and Leo that afternoon. The next day we did some shopping on the Magnificent Mile and ended up at the Rainforest Cafe (below) for lunch. Sasha thought she had died and gone to heaven. She relished every little contrived special effect in that place and recounted it to anyone that would listen the rest of the trip. The seizure-inducing flashing souvenir drink cup serves as a reminder of that glorious meal.
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Looks fun and I LOVE your description of Rainforest Cafe. So spot on. We got one of those cups too when we went. SO funny. Here's a tip: don't put it in the dishwasher...or do if you want it to die.
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