Sep 10th : Day 2 in Chicago, IL

The second day in Chicago was the most enjoyable time in the whole trip.
The morning of 10th, we started off early and headed to Devon Street for our breakfast at Udipi café. After a delicious helping of idly- vada and piping hot filter coffee, we were back in form to hit the roads.

This is a picture of Devon Street( the Indian side) It feels like you're walking on Ranganathan street and you just have to think of an item pertaining to India and you are sure to find it here.







We traveled down the Shoreline drive absorbing each sight and smell. Admiring the shoreline beauty driving at a 50 miles an hour is a bit difficult and so we decided to walk down the beach to our first spot for the day- Navy Pier. We still hadn’t gone on cruise and were worried that we wouldn’t be able to do that in a cloudy weather. Just as we’d guessed, most of the cruise lines were closed or were doing a dinner tour and we didn’t have time for that. But at around 3 o clock, we did find one line that would take us on a shoreline cruise at 4. We jumped with joy and to kill an hour’s time we hopped into a Ferris wheel. And this didn’t let us down either.
We headed back to the cruise and I am not going to even attempt writing about it. All I would say is, don’t ever miss it if you go to Chicago. :)

The view from the top of Ferris Wheel was awesome with a magnificent view of the city’s skyline and a good view of the lake too.

We were back on our way to see the botanic gardens when we happened to notice a Hershey’s Shop.Now, can any chocolate lover ever let that go? So there we were in this 3,600 square foot shop as “factory workers” (we were given caps by that name) and watched a “Hersheyizer” sing songs and make cup cakes for the kids.

We rushed out of this place as it was getting dark and were on track again to botanic garden but it was not chocolates that stopped us this time but the mesmerizing Bahai House of Worship. There are only 8 such temples in the world and with such splendid architecture and lovely gardens, it was impossible not to go in.
But, by the time we came out, it was already well past eight and the sun had set. It was no use going to the gardens and so we drove to the other side of Chicago to see China town. Most of the shops close at 7pm and we could see only a few of the gift shops open. So at around 9:30 we decided to leave the place as we had to still hunt for our “veggie” dinner. After several unsuccessful attempts, we managed to get some roti and dal packed from New Delhi restaurant at and the day ended at 12 with my hubby singing birthday song for me.