Chicago: here we are!

After a loooong 5 hour drive and a few stops for food, bathroom and gas we finally arrived in downtown Chicago at around 5:30 PM on 05/20/07. It was a sunny Sunday but it still felt a little chilly. The weather here is always a bit colder than in Saint Louis. I don't really care because I'm rarely cold anyway. We stayed in a grrrrreat area just by Lake Michigan and our neighbors were The Drake hotel, Louis Vuitton and Chanel stores on Michigan Ave ( The Magnificent Mile, which boasts other chic department stores like Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's and so many boutiques like Tiffany's, Cartier, Disney etc etc). John Hancock building, Water Tower were only a few blocks away and Oprah Winfrey( she's not a store or a building but she's rich and famous) also happened to live near our only Sushi friendly hotel we could find that was convenient for the 3 of us and closer to downtown Chicago. Our hotel suite had a kitchen and an extra bedroom (we needed room to store all that stuff). It took about 4 trips for the poor bellboy to bring all that upstairs. Once we got more or less unpacked, Mom & Dad took me downstairs to a fenced area, what the concierge told us was going to be good for me, a dog area. I didn't think so... That was only a strip with gravel on the ground supposed to be my bathroom. Too small and boring. I wanted to go explore the new city! They took me for a walk around the block so I could go to the bathroom in style! Just lifted my leg and marked the corner of the Chanel store as my territory! I also made sure I got more stylish as I went by doing the same at the Louis Vuitton store too. They both just happened to be en route when I had my first posh city walk. After we returned home (to the hotel) I had my kibble dinner and Mom & Dad went out for sushi( not me! ). Here I am, Chicago!!!

Below are 2 area maps of our temporary home in Chicago. Click to see in detail 'cause the letters are too small. I loved this place!