this is the distance between point A and point B.

[starla]

yay! i just scored cheap flights to chicago in june!!

on the agenda is the chicago baseball tour (cubs & white sox), and milwaukee for a couple of days for more baseball (brewers) and visiting friends.

i haven't been to chi-town in over 8 years, and i've never been to milwaukee.

any suggestions for can't-be-missed attractions in either chicago

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[gangwaygirls]

The Essex is a pretty reasonably-priced hotel and is on the Magnificent Mile (I think). It's across the street from a very cool park and Shedd/The Field Museum.

[starla]

ooh! and i definitely want to do shedd, so that sounds really good. did you need a car to get around chicago?

what else is fun to do?

[gangwaygirls]

Nope, we just walked. We drove the car there but left it in the Essex's parking garage the whole time. There's always taxis or the L, though.

Hm... a lot of my time in Chicago has been spent in the suburbs, unfortunately (with you-know-who). The House of Blues is great if there's a band playing you'd want to see. Umm... Filene's Basement is there! ;)

[starla]

ewww. to the suburbs and unmentionables. ;)

i think we'll wait to rent a car until right before we go to wisconsin. sounds like it might be a hassle to keep it around, especially if we stay somewhere convenient.

as much as *i* would love to shop, i'm sure he'll put his foot down! i'll just wait for you to come visit, haha. any restaurants to check out?

[gangwaygirls]

I have no suggestions on that. I went with a very picky eater and ate at epicurious places such as Bennigan's and Dunkin' Donuts. Yelp.com would be a good place to check out for food.

[starla]

i love yelp -- i'll look there.

and i'm going to bite my tongue, but i will say that i'm so so so happy for you in this very moment about your lifestyle and changes. :)

[gangwaygirls]

:) Thank you. I am too. Picky was not a bad person, just not the person for me.

[starla]

since you're so well traveled -- do you know of a place where you can get good, legit chicago deep dish pizza?

[gangwaygirls]

I have no clue, honestly. That's probably one of those things were it's some hole in the wall, like in New York.