Chicago, Chicago! What a wonderful city. We know it’s called the Windy City, but from here in this lovely hotel it seems blissful. Such a gorgeous view. We can see for miles and miles. All those striking skyscrapers. What a joy!
So we crane our heads at those views to see the river. The river? No, we mean that huge lake. Ah yes, Lake Michigan. That’s the one.
Okay, so what are we going to do now?
Well, we’ve dropped our stuff in this very nice room.
I’m saying, food.
We could go to get a couple of Chicago-style hot dogs… Downtown Dogs?
Or let’s push our boats out, what about ‘Girl and The Goat’. It’s a very good restaurant, apparently.
Now you’re talking!
so let’s leave them there
since we know some good new facts
anyone else to go?
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Image credit: Alessandro Guarino @Unsplash
This image shows the view from inside a hotel room out of the window. High rise buildings present a calm scene. According to the photographer it is; Nobu hotel-Chicago; the city never asks to be let in. The bed is made and the room seems unoccupied.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #336 photo prompt.
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What a lovely write, Chris. You captured the view from the window perfectly. 🧡
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It would be wonderful to go together, wouldn’t it? I mean, it’s only across half of the world for each of us! Okay, see you soon, Punam. 🌍🌏🌎
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Yup! What’s half a world across, right! 😉
Will be there soon! 🤣
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Chris, I just learned that Chicago is called the Windy City not just because of the weather, but because people used to say the politicians talked a lot. I’ve been there a few times, and it’s a really fun city. I hope you have a great time there!
~David
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Now another fact then! Thanks for telling me about those politicians over there, David. But whether I will go over anywhere in the US is rather unlikely for me. As you know, I often make things up, and that’s fine.
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👍🏻
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Having lived just one block north of Chicago (in Evanston) for a year and often going into “The Windy City,” I thoroughly enjoyed this, Chris.
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Oh, how excellent, Dave. Such an interesting place I’m sure. The closest I got there was reading several novels… especially from V.I. Warshawski!
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Yes, quite a city. 🙂
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pizza
piece of pie
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Perfect! Another piece, perhaps?
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yes surely
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Wow! You know the city very well it seems, dear Chris. Thanks for joining in.
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Well, only pretending to be there! Lovely photo though – thanks for that, Sadje.
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Thank you dear friend. It is so believable 👍🏼
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Well, my job😉making things up!
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Very cool.
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Chicago, wow! Let’s explore that historic city, but we should stay clear of Al Capone! (or maybe just call in Eliot Ness?) 😉☺️
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Oh brilliant!! I’m going to watch this again. 😊😉
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This is nice – it took me back to my stay at the gorgeous Drake Hotel in Chicago a few years ago!
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Gosh, how lovely for you, Keith!
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I lived in Chicago for four years and enjoyed it when I was young, but I have no desire to return. The weather is terrible!
Kudos for making your fiction believable 👍🏻
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That was interesting, Paula. Lovely to see you too! I am glad that you did believe me. Well, we’re writers aren’t we.
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A windy city and The Girl And The Goat. If I visit Chicago, I’ll bring a coat and an appetite.
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That sounds good, Darnell. Go in the summer I would suggest.
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Chi-Town does have some impressive skyscrapers!
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Those huge buildings (and beautiful).. just wow! …is the only thing I can say.
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I love the Chicago hot dogs. We’ve visited Chicago several times. It is a fun city to visit and we certainly won’t forget the T-Rex at the Field Museum. Sue is named after its discoverer Sue Hendrickson.
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Sounds fun to visit that museum there. Love the name for the most complete T-Rex!
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Yes you are right, it is the most complete T-Rex fossil and I can add that one of my favorite IPAs, King Sue, is named after Sue the T-Rex and it has a T-Rex on beer can label. If you go to the breweries website (Topplin Goliath) they explain about the T-Rex and about Sue Hendrickson, the discoverer.
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Great to begin with food. Chicago is great to discover through its food. And remembered always by the stomach. Lake Michigan is gorgeous. Head down to Lake Shore Drive from your Nobu Hotel. I’ll meet you there. Beautiful.
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That sounds a wonderful idea. So that’s a date then for you and me… and soon!
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And soon. Let’s
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I totally agree!
I have never been there, but I have at least two WIP novels that involve the location.
Not sure why, but I’ve spent hours on google earth Streetview walking up and down the streets of chicago
plus one of my favorite villainesseseses, Anya Clarieaux is headquartered in a building that used to be called Big Red (for it’s color). It’s a real building at 333 South Wabash
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Hmm, interesting, I really think I need a change of scenery, and pretty soon. The whole gang in Paris have had a long straight run about interesting nonsense. It’s time for the red-headed writer (aka la Raconteuse) to find something to do around the Café and further – like that big red building in the centre of Chicago… perhaps? Meanwhile, I’ll write this down – 333 South Wabash.
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…aah yes. Steak. Best one I ever had the pleasure of eating. Chicago.
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Oh, that must have been excellent from there. Lucky for you, eh?
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It had slivers of garlic inserted into the meat like you’d do with a leg of lamb. Delish! 🤤
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Ooh, delish indeed… mouth is hoping!
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I was only there once- and it lived up to the name Windy! that is for sure.
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But at least you’ve actually been there….
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I spent some time in Chicago before I was married. People there loved their hometown. You captured the flavor.
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Good that you have been there, Jacqui. I have to say I would really like to go there, but most unlikely for me.
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Well I, for one, think that if you ever come to the US you should come to Fresno! It’s pretty famous for being a place where people say they don’t want to go🤣🤣 Seriously though, I came across some letters that one of my grandpa’s brothers had written him about staying in Chicago in the 1920s. I started researching to do a blog post about it a long time ago. Now I think I’m inspired to dig out the info again. 😀
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Chicago sounds wonderful. I doubt I’ll ever visit America.
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what an exciting read Chris – you brought the city to life love the reference to some songs in there too 🙌💜
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A lovely write, Chris. The questions we ask when we first arrive at a place. Food. Sightseeing. Rest.
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