We are off to see the Wizard.
Well, not literally off to see the Wizard, but Loraine and I are heading down to our second favorite place in the US early tomorrow when we hop aboard a plane in Marquette and, 45 minutes later, touch down in Chicago. We haven't been there since 2019, and we haven't actually spent more than six hours in the city since 2017.
So, I'm thinking, this visit is quite overdue.
We're looking forward to revisiting the places we like to visit and eat at the places we like to eat. I know some people have looked at us askew when we mention we like to keep going back to the same place, wondering why we don't try some other locale we've not yet visited, to which I reply--
Why do that when we have Chicago?
I often joke that Marquette and Chicago are pretty much the same city; one's just a thousand times bigger. And it's true—they're both on a Great Lake, they're both very progressive, they're both very art-and spectacle-oriented, they both have big educational and medical components, and they both have some of the most amazing restaurants in the country. There's a reason so many tourists from Chicago visit Marquette.
And that may very well be because it's like they're heading to a smaller version of “home”.
As for us, we're heading to a bigger version of “home”. Whether or not it'll seem different after all these years and/or because of Covid, we have no idea. I just know that we're both looking forward to spending some time wandering the streets, enjoying the (forecasted) 80+ degree temperatures, and taking pictures like this--
Wish us luck. Back with a new entry Tuesday with all of the (fingers crossed) highlights!
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