Walking, Eating, And Napping Around Chicago ...Continued from yesterday:
Tom's and my way consisted of a stroll along beautiful Michigan Avenue to take in the sights, ...and also to take in a couple of donuts at a Dunkin' Donuts we happened upon. Tom and I love us some Dunkin' Donuts. Then we continued walking, ...until we reached the corner of Michigan Avenue and Washington Street where is located the Chicago Cultural Center, which we entered. The Chicago Cultural Center is a wonderful free museum, ..famous for its Tiffany-domed ceiling, ...and its variety of changing exhibitions.
In one room there were a number of foreign students working on a group project.
And while I found the old photos and artifacts interesting, it occurred to me that I'd much rather be able to listen to the music of the times rather than just look at records and pictures of the people who made the music.
...inside of which was an old-fashioned rotary phone and a list of numbers one could dial to hear recordings of the music covered in the exhibit.
After we finished our tour of the Chicago Cultural Center it was time for lunch. We decided to walk to Union Station, about a mile away, to have a Chicago dog from our favorite hot dog stand, Gold Coast Dogs, located in the basement of Union Station. Now, I hadn't slept much the night before but, veteran insomniac that I am, a night with little sleep usually doesn't affect me much the following day. But today, for some reason, soon after we started our walk to Union Station I started feeling tired and slightly nauseous. The more we walked the more tired and nauseous I felt, until by the time we reached Gold Coast Dogs my desire for a Chicago dog was 'way less than zero.
...while I - sitting in a molded plastic chair at a table we shared with another diner in crowded, noisy Union Station - took a nap. I'll never understand why I have so much trouble sleeping at night in a clean, comfortable bed in a dark, quiet room but can fall into a great sleep mid-afternoon sitting in a plastic or even a folding metal chair. I've fallen into many's the fine nap sitting in a folding chair while supposedly listening in on my children's cello, violin or piano lessons. Anyway, my brief nap in Union Station was of such high quality that when I awoke I was almost in the mood for a Chicago dog. However, as we were to meet Claire and Miguel for dinner, I decided not to press my luck, and we opted to just take the subway back to the Holiday Jones,
I'd thrown down the challenge to Miguel that the burgers Tom and I had had the night before at Mac's Wood Grilled were the best on the planet, and he was willing to take the challenge. (Claire, being a good-natured vegetarian, was amenable to checking out the pub's vegetarian fare).
...Claire had the Grilled Cheese with a tomato bisque which she thought was really good,
...and the delicious salad. Miguel's judgement was that his was not the best burger he'd ever had. In truth, though I still found my burger very good the second time around, and I'd gladly go back again, the thrill of flavor I'd experienced upon tasting it the first time was absent the second time. I guess thrills never do last.
...and a visit to Stan's, a popular Wicker Park donutery. After we said good night to Miguel and Claire Tom and I walked to a local supermarket to buy provisions to make my cherry almond streusel pie - everybody's favorite - the following day. The following morning, Friday morning, Tom and I partook of the Holiday Jones's complementary breakfast,
...which offered a cool view from the platform:
...their other kitties, Sassy and Siri, being busy with the naps they enjoy taking on their kitty hammocks.
...the former subway line that has been re-purposed as a walking and biking path. View from the 606: We exited near our destination,
...which is where this local restaurant chain tests recipes for use in its other Yolk restaurants,
We all thought the food was delicious. Tom had blueberry pancakes, ...Miguel had the Short Rib Benedict,
...we ordered some pancakes to share, ...and I see that I forgot to snap a picture of my avocado toast, but as I recall it, too, was very photogenic and tasty. After brunch we walked through Wicker Park and Bucktown,
...with a vitamin vault where the bank vault used to be.
Then we walked back to the 606,
...where we spent a pleasant rest of the afternoon.
The boxes of artificial flowers and garden statues Claire set up for the little neighbor preschooler to play with: ...instead of picking her flowers.
Cherry Almond Streusel Pie The Pie: 2 cans of tart red cherries. 2 tablespoons of quick-cooking tapioca 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 9-inch unbaked refrigerated roll-out pie crust The Streusel: 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup flour 1/2 cup slivered almonds Mix the cherries and their juice with the tapioca, sugar, and cinnamon. Let stand for 15 minutes. Mix the flour and brown sugar then cut the butter into the flour and sugar until the mixture is crumbly. Mix in the almonds. Roll out the pie crust, place it in a 9-inch pie pan and spread the cherry mixture into the pie crust. Spoon the streusel mixture over the cherries. Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes, until the filling is bubbly and topping well-browned.
...from where we hopped a bus to Miguel and Claire's favorite Mexican restaurant, Las Palmas. The food was fantastic.
...Tom had salmon, ...Miguel had the Enchayotadas: "Corn tortillas stuffed with grilled chayote, carrots, portabella mushrooms and crispy corn chips, in creamy jalapeño-tomatillo salsa, topped with melted Chihuahua, crema, queso añejo, & garlic vinaigrette salad." ...and I had the Enchayotadas with the jalapeño-tomatillo salsa on the side. It was great.
When we arrived home we had the cherry almond streusel pie with ice cream.
Then Tom and I headed back to our hostel. On Saturday morning we were up early, out of the Holiday Jones, back out on the street,
...but which we nonetheless survived.
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