Chicago

I recently visited Chicago with my boyfriend and some other friends. I was excited to go back to one of my favorite cities. I fell in love with Chicago the first day I set foot in that magnificent city. When I was younger, the city seemed huge and appeared to never end. But now, it was easy to make our way through the busy streets and find all of our stops. Gino's pizza was our choice for lunch, I would recommend Giordano's pizza, but I was up from trying a new place. The building that houses our eatery looks very familiar to me and I realized that this pizzeria was not the original occupant. I had wanted to eat at my all time favorite restaurant, Ed Debevic's, but our party was against it. Right across the street from Gino's was my beloved Ed's. It was then that I realized how much the city had changed since the last time I saw it. The Hard Rock Cafe had a new home, next to a modern fancy looking McDonald's. The American Girl Store no longer was in the cute building with red flags on the exterior. To me, it looked like the store had down sized. Horror struck me when I did not rediscover the unique toy store, FAO Schwartz. FAO was a magical toy store where children could play with toys and discover something new on every level. The heart of the store lied with the gigantic floor piano. This particular piano had been used in the movie "Big" starring my favorite actor, Tom Hanks. That piano, that store was now gone along with the magic. The city was still beautiful but seemed smaller. I found it funny that when my boyfriend received a phone call, I had to lead him through the crowded streets. Good thing I'm a small girl who can easily maneuver in a big city. All in all the trip was fun and still perfectly picture worthy. I hope to go back again and soon to revisit my old stops and see all the new things Chicago has done.