Well yesterday was my final day in Chicago and it was great. We started off eating breakfast at B&B’s again, except this time the waiter knew us and he talked and joked around with us before he seated us. He took us to the back of the place and sat us with the regulars, it was a little thing to do but it meant the world to us. We just got to watch people interact and we were away from the craziness in the front of the restaurant.
Something that was really neat about Chicago was the “EL” which stands for Elevated. Their public transportation system or subway was elevated throughout the city and would pass over you when you were walking all the time. I have never seen anything like it. Well after another great breakfast the grandparents and I checked out of the hotel while Amy and Mom did some last minute shopping. We jumped back into the car and then headed to Lincoln Zoo.
The Lincoln Zoo is a public zoo located in downtown Chicago. It was so fascinating because it was free and had been since 1868 when it was formed. The zoo was very historic looking and was separated into different galleries or houses.We went to the small primate house and the lion house, both which were super awesome.
It was really fun photographing and looking at the monkeys because they were having so much fun. This one shot below of the Jojo the gorilla was one of my favorites of the trip because I just sat next to the glass and we made eye contact just long enough for me to snap this photograph.
After we walked around the Lincoln Zoo we became hungry and decided to head to Gino’s Pizza for Amy and I’s first true Chicago deep dish pizza. When we got there we walked in and immediately I recognized a similarity with a food place I eat in College Station, Tx called Freebirds. The walls were covered in permanent markered signatures. The place had atmosphere. Well the waiter described to us that the deep dish pizza’s take an hour to make; they have a cornbread crust and they layer it with the cheese on the bottom with tons of sauce and then whole Italian sausages on top. Well we ordered a large for the family. When it came it we were blown away, the waiter dish out the pizza to us and we all dug in. Seriously, I was full with only one slice but of course I went for a second.
After the deep dish we packed up the car and drove around the city for a little bit longer and then made our way out of the city.
Chicago is such an unique city. It had similarities with other big cities I have been for example, the chaos of downtown like New York City, a main street with stores like Dublin, and it was also like Dallas because it the building seem to stretch out forever. But overall I could not have asked for a better spring break because I was with family. They truly are the some of the best parts of my life and it was such a blessing to get away from college for a bit and chill with them. To everyone who has been keeping up with my trip to Chicago, I thank you. Hope you enjoyed the photos and stories but keep reading the blog because I put up new stories and photos frequently.
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