chicago

we did alright in chicago due to the many recommendations from my co-workers. this morning we took the brown line to belmont and walked down to lincoln park. we do like chicago. the el cars look like nyc subway cars but the platforms are quite different; i love the wooden boards.

the el reminds us both of queens due to the elevation. some houses here are right up against the trains, it's crazy. it does remind me of cruising on the 7 line past long island city.

we walked through the actual park in lincoln park and saw some crazy trees.



for dinner we went to gino's east for chicago-style deep dish pizza. i take it this was authentic; i was surprised at how saucy it was! the cheese was buried under gobs of sauce. i was expecting the buttery crust a la pizzeria uno sadly, but gino's was good. afterwards, we walked past the largest, craziest mcdonald's we've ever seen, and checked out the clark street ale house. we feel awful heavy from pizza and beer and are catching the end of the angels/white sox game on tv. aw. i am somehow rooting for the white sox.