Couple hours in Chicago

Hello everyone!

The day was started off kind of late. I slept in until 11:00 am! I can't believe I slept that late but I guess my body needed it. When I woke up I had some coffee with peppermint creamer. The taste of the peppermint got me into a bit of the holiday spirit.

After downing my coffee, cleaning up the apartment and walking the dog, the hubby and I headed out for a walk. Check out some of the sights we saw around town:

Trump Tower:

Marina Towers (or as I like to call them, the Corn Cob buildings, because they looks like big corn cobs.):

The Chicago River:

The Wrigley Building (on the left) and the Tribune Building (on the right):

The Wrigley building was all decked out in the Holiday spirit:

Walking down Michigan Avenue was crazy. So many people out shopping and taking advantage of the nice November weather:

The Peninsula hotel had holiday decorations and they were fantastic! This is the hotel my hubby and I stayed at the night of our wedding, very nice hotel:

Christmas tree inside Bloomingdale's on Michigan avenue:

I love Chicago during this time of year. The city does a great job of decorating and it seems like all the stores go all our as well.

We decided to stop at a new restaurant in the loop, Flat Top Grill. This is an Asian-inspired create-your-own stir-fry restaurant.

This is the bar where you pick what you want to have in your stir-fry. The bar included everything from rice, noddles, broccoli, carrots, peppers (all kinds), bamboo shoots, pea pods, mushrooms, tons of sauces and a big selection of meat. Plus a ton of other stuff I didn't even mention!

A look at the dining room. I loved all the red, orange and yellow colors. Plus the art work on the walls were all Chicago related and explained how to order your stir-fry.

The menu:

Instructions on how to order, believe me it is needed and very helpful!:

Once you figure out how to order your food you go up to the bar and select what you want included in your stir-fry:

Next, you drop your bowl of ingredients off at the grill:

The grill masters work their magic and you get a fantastic bowl of food dropped of at your table. However, in my case I got 3 (small) bowls, did I forget to mention it is all you can eat?. Shh don't tell anyone I ate so much food.

I changed up the bowls between rice and noodles. My veggies were pretty much the same every time. Broccoli, green peppers, red peppers, snow peas and asparagus. Take a look at this food:

All of the dishes I had were really good and the bread they give you is made with your order. I will be going back to this place, no doubt about it!

Question:

What puts you in the holiday spirit?

Walking around Chicago and looking at all the decorations totally puts me in the holiday spirit.