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After everyone was awake and showered, we decided to see what the breakfast was like here at the hotel. Surprisingly, I didn't take any pictures of the food or the cafe, so I think the food was pretty good, but I just can't seem to remember now. I…pizza was on the menu, Chicago Deep Dish pizza! Lena and I are both huge fans of New York thin crust pizza from Lombardi's,   but she and the kids have never had Chicago Deep Dish before, so off to Geno's East we went… Exploring Chicago On Foot, By Water & In The Air.

Well, so what do all my excusrions have in common?  some sort of drama, right?  Ok...so the joys of flying standby...right?  Well, I went to Chicago Tuesday morning...got in around 11AM and checked into a hotel before I went gallavant…Pizza place close by...wrote down the directions and headed out.  It sounded easier than it was!!!  I didn''t find the pizza joint...so I decided..this is Chicago, there has to be one sooner or later.  I kept walking and found… Chi-town

While San Diego Restaurants may have the best Mexican food in the US, Chicago is the place to go for Pizza. Carmen's Pizza is a great restaurant if you want to experience a 'true' Chicago-style pizza. Giordano's and Uno's get crowded with tourist…Pizza. Carmen's Pizza is a great restaurant if you want to experience a 'true' Chicago-style pizza. Giordano's and Uno's get crowded with tourists, but Carmen's has some of the best crust around.  It's also a true 'local' place… Lakeshore Drive

So, Chicago is pretty cool. Wednesday we went exploring. We got the free bus from our hotel up to Navy Pier and wandered around. The pier had lots of shops and eating establishments, as well as the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co and the largest staine…pizzas so for dinner we went to Pizza uno, and ordered an individual pizza each. The waitress, who looked like she had been around since time began asked for our name, our blank expression must have been obvious becase she explained that the locals phone… The Good, The Cute and the Funky

Let's start at the beginning of the trip (a very good place to start). We arrived at the airport about an hour and a half early, got through security without much of a problem, checked in at the gate and then missed our flight. I'm sure you're wonde…pizza to arrive at our table even though we pre-ordered it, but it was well worth the wait. I've been told that you haven't had pizza until you've had Chicago deep-dish pizza and I'm inclined to agree. The crust… Chicago 2006