The Christkindlemarket in Daley Plaza is an authentic (and free!) European (German mostly) Christmas marketplace. You can get handmade ornaments, scarves and hats, Christmas decorations, mugs, cuckoo clocks, candies and…
Winter is such a pretty time in Chicago, and we don't let the weather slow us down. Between Thanksgiving and New Years there are tons of things to do. So…
Do like the locals and stay out of the tourist traps! Captions are links. One of the things I like to do when visiting is check out lots of old…
I've been hearing about Portuguese wines a lot lately, so I thought I'd try one. I didn't realize that the things I was reading were referring mostly to white wines.…
Before Christmas we went over to the Lincoln Park Zoo to see all their holiday lights. It was super pretty- you should go! They'll be on from 5-9pm through Sunday…
