Chicago 11-4-10 through 11-7-10

What an awesome birthday present! We left on Thursday to head to Chicago for the weekend with Amy and Scott. We got in late, so we checked in and hit an Irish pub called Kerryman for a few drinks before heading back to our hotel (we got a great deal at the Palmer House). Friday we had an awesome breakfast across the hotel at 55 and then headed to be in line for the opening of the Sky Deck (clear observatory of the old Sears Tower). It was a lot more scary than I thought it would be! Next we took an architectural river cruise of the city. It was a bit cold. We had awesome Chicago pizza at Gino's and then headed up Michigan Avenue for some shopping. We hit the huge and beautiful Macy's on our way back to the hotel. Before dinner we headed up to the Signature Lounge on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building. Awesome drinks and awesome views. Next we ate some fondue and Italian tapas at Quartino and then ended the night listening to music at the Redhead Piano Bar which was a blast! Saturday we got up and at at the Corner Bakery before heading over to Millennium Park for some sightseeing. From there we went to Navy Pier to take a ride for some views on the carousel. We checked out the stained glass museum and were very sad to find out that the Beer Garden was closed for the season. Next we made our way to Water Tower Place to eat lunch at the Mity Nice Cafe. It was excellent. Very interesting navigating through the food court to get to it though. Next we decided to skip the Museum of Science and Industry and take a bus tour of the city and then split for the LSU game/shopping at Macy's. We did happy hour in our hotel lobby and a lot of people watching including a wedding (one of many we saw during the weekend). Next we took a limo (thanks guys!) to Buddy Guy's Legend's to hear some blues. From there (per a recommendation from the bar tender) we headed to The Wit hotel for drinks on their half inside/half outside rooftop bar. The view was great, but it was crowded and cold, so we moved on. Next we went to Hub 51. At this point we were pretty famished so we decided to eat. Good think because the food was amazing! Sunday we continued out bus tour, ate lunch at Giordano's, and then swung by Macy's (third day in a row) to see the lighted Christmas tree and the Fur Vault (crazy!). We had a wonderful weekend!