Chicago cruising

I was in the Chicago area this past week for a medical school interview, and during the weekend I met up with a few friends from Cornell. On Saturday, after a big breakfast from Yolk, we took off to explore downtown Chicago, starting with Millennium Park. One of our friends is a Chicagoan, so he led our tour :)

We stopped first by the Giant Bean (“Cloud Gate”). It was designed by Anish Kapoor between 2004 and 2006, and is a main attraction in the city due to it’s shape, design, and ability to reflect and distort the skyline. Millennium Park also has an outdoor theater (Pritzker Pavilion) where many music and performing arts events take place.

We walked through the Chicago Cultural Center (which used to be the public library) and alongside Lake Michigan on the Navy
Pier. We also snagged some food for the afternoon and evening, including Jamba Juice (which I had for the first time), deep dish pizza (a Midwest staple), and BBQ chicken wings. I think we should’ve had more iconic food dishes from this city, but, I guess when we come back we’ll try to work that into our plans better.

We played Kanos for hours into the night (which is an addicting card game) and watched many episodes of “Real Husbands of Hollywood” and “The Office”. I used to think Kevin Hart was annoying, not funny, and vulgar (I still think the latter actually), but now I have a better idea why so many people find him hilarious. “The Office” will forever be my favorite television show.