I hope that you aren't tired of good food yet. Because there is plenty more to be had. The last post that you read, we were standing at the bean sculpture taking pictures of the city and our reflections and were pretty entertained by it I must say. From there, we headed to the shops around the area including H&M and Anthropologie of course. After once again working up at appetite (surprise surprise), we headed to The Gage, where we sipped Prosecco, and split pub-style fried pickles (one of my southern favorites jazzed up), fish and chips, and because we needed something lighter a delicious scallop salad with grapefruit and butter lettuce.
I have been dying to tell you more about my girl's weekend in Chicago since I have been back. Partly because I have been missing it quite a bit and talking about it with you always brings me right back to the trip! There is a reason I named this post Scrumptious Chicago, and it's because I mean it. Literally. My friend Rachel and I ate our way through the city one restaurant at a time until we had our fill of all things delicious!
Here's the deal, we shopped, we ate, we shopped some more, we laughed hard, slept in, and drank loads of bubbles and wine. It couldn't have been more perfect honestly. Rachel is a great traveling buddy and that could be because we are very much on the same page when it comes to traveling. Experience the city through the food, have no agenda, and see what the day brings! We just went with the flow and walked where our boots took us.
Let's start with the most amazing croissant that these lips have ever tasted. An almond croissant to be exact. If I haven't told you before I'm telling you now, I sort of have an obsession with almond desserts. And this croissant could be considered breakfast or dessert in my book. We inhaled it within the first hour of being there at the cutest French bakery called La Fournette. From there we immediately began shopping. Naturally.
Take me back. I am not ready to be back in reality yet. I want to be back in Chicago with one of my best girlfriends (Rachel) and be experiencing all that Chicago has to offer. We didn't have enough time. Is there ever enough time on vacation? Not really, so I don't know why I think it would be any different this go around. So here I am doing a little Monday wishing, and thinking about how great of a weekend I just had.
Sometimes us gals just need a weekend away together being silly, eating girlie food (like big juicy hamburgers and fries) and drinking lots of bubbly together. It's good for the soul, to be with your soul sisters. Don't you think?
