The Windy City

  Lots of people wondering how the windy city is, I've got one word for you.... CRAZY! Traveling anywhere requires lots of patience during rush hours. We planned to eat today at a place about 14 miles from our hotel. We left at 5:25 to be there at 6:00. We pulled in around 6:15! Yeah, that was 50 minutes for 14 miles. And 8 miles of that was supposed to be at 60mph. I doubt we got over 35 the whole drive.

  Speaking of eating, the food is "off the chain". I have eaten Chicago deep dish pizza twice, BBQ/ribs/brisket twice, and a Chicago dog. I'm on track to gain 10 pounds this week! Check out the pics. I don't have a pic of the Chicago dog but I'll see if I can get one. The toppings include hot peppers, sliced tomato, and a pickle spear. It's different, to say the least.

This was Weber Grill where everything is cooked on Weber charcoal grills. It was really good.

This is Super Dawgs. This is a well known Chicago eatery that specializes in hotdogs.

And this was the highlight of the trip. AWESOME food!!!

I'm buying a smoker as soon as I get home! Even the baked beans were smoked and crazy good.

We also took a drive on Lake Shore Drive. We stopped at Lincoln park and took a walk on the lake. Yes, this is a lake. Lake Michigan is huge and looks like the ocean from the ground and from the air.

Check out the videos of the lake shore.