Does anyone read this blog anymore? I can’t believe it’s been two years since my last post. This pandemic has derailed not only travel plans, but everyday life as we’ve known it. I hope everyone is staying safe as we adapt to this new normal. Toronto had been in strict lockdown for a good portion of the pandemic, so it was nice when the restrictions began to ease over the summer. The government also dropped its travel advisory when vaccine…
Last day in Chicago! After grabbing breakfast and then checking out of our hotel, we took the L one stop and came out along Michigan Avenue, also known as Magnificent Mile. Magnificent Mile is similar to Fifth Avenue, where all the ritzy hotels and designer shops are lined up down the street. As we walked towards the John Hancock Center, we also passed by many historic buildings along the way, including the Fourth Presbyterian Church and Water Tower Place. Once…
For day 2 of Chicago, we started the morning off by grabbing breakfast at the hotel, then we hopped on the L and transferred to a bus to take us to the Field Museum. As the bus started to approach the museum, I was shocked by its sheer size. It was humongous! Luckily we got there close to opening, so we had enough time to go through all the floors. The museum had a couple of special exhibits that were…
Back from my quick 3-day trip to Chicago! As usual, my sister and I ended up fitting too many things in our itinerary. Poor Tomomi must have learned the hard way how difficult it is to travel with us. =P Starting off our trip at Billy Bishop Airport, we took the ferry towards the terminal and waited in the Porter lounge until it was time for boarding. It was my first time flying via YTZ. Since it’s a lot smaller…
Our NYC weekend was winding down by the time we got up Monday morning. By quarter to 9 we were already out the door ready to grab breakfast down the street. I think all of us were hungry by the time we arrived at Timmy’s/Soupman. Even though we had looked up the opening times online, we realized soon after that Soupman only starts serving soup at 9:30 am. Hence the three of us ended up sitting with our cups of…