Fabulous Chicago

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We spent our 5th anniversary in Chicago, staying at the historic Hotel Burnham at the corner of Washington and State (above).
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The above and below photos are the view from our 12th floor room.
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In the room, looking out the window.
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The following photos are of the architectural details of the hotel. Originally designed in 1895, the Reliance building was one of the first 'skyscrapers' in the world at 14 floors, and has been refurbished to house the hotel, accentuating the original architectural features.
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Above is Joe outside of our room and below is me by the elevators, which are modern in mechanics, but antique in appearance.
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Some of the details of the building, including the stairway and mosaic floors.
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More hotel details.
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Joe at Daley Plaza with the Chicago Christmas tree and the Picasso.
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We had dinner at Topolobampo, one of the Rick Bayless restaurants.
Our first course of tamales.
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Joe with a starter of shrimp and avacado in a cilantro-lime sauce.
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Joe's main dish of pepper blackened seabass with quinoa and tomato consumee and orange air (the bubbly stuff in the middle).
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My entree of lobster with polenta and wilted greens in a red pepper sauce.
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Yum.....
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For dessert we had an apple pastry with cinamon ice cream and a chocolate tart with fresh whipped cream.
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After dinner we had a few drinks at a nearby bar and watched some American football.
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Walking back to our hotel.
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The windows at Macy's (Marshall Field's).
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At midnight we had the windows all to ourselves...
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The clock at Field's (Macy's), but the time was incorrect.
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More goofing around....
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Hotel Burnham at night.
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The next day we had a nice breakfast at the hotel and spent the day shopping around downtown.
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Lunch at veggie restaurant Karyn's Cooked, flautas and a "steak" sandwich.
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Walking back toward the loop from Michigan Avenue.
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Playing around at the bean (Cloud Gate). You can see us in the reflection.
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More bean photos...
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...and some more....
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At the end of the day, heading back towards the train station, I was so happy to see banners congratulating Chicagoan Barack Obama on his win.
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A special shout out goes to Joe's parents, who reserved the hotel and dinner for us as an anniversary gift. Thanks!