Coffee Messiah

someone emailed this and I was told
it is from 2006.

In Europe, coffee is an unknown beverage.

You can get what the European hotel-keeper

thinks is coffee, but it resembles the real thing

as hypocrisy resembles holiness.

Mark Twain - A Tramp Abroad 1880

Every trip to Chicago, warrants a stop
at this coffee shop, and down the street
our favorite sushi bar, New Tokyo.

Although we did not take a picture,
across from the sushi bar is a tea shop
called Argo Tea. It is now a stop for
iced tea on these sweltering summer days.

While we were killing time for our ride on
the Architectural Tour on the canal, we
took this ferris wheel ride.

Two shots of the skyline.

On our tour at the foot of the bridge
on the far left, there's a building being
built that will be finished in 2012.
It will rise higher than the Sears tower.

Very perplexing as it will block a nice view
looking down the canal.

Random shot from the canal.

What a great view.

When I saw this crane I kept thinking
of the ones that fell in NY.

In the Wheeling area we had a dinner here.

I wish we had brought our camera in.

We had an Apple Gorgonzola salad.
Everything was fresh, and it had
cranberries, apple, walnuts also.
Delicious doesn't come close to describe
the flavors and taste.

We also had Porchetta Rustica, which was
herb roasted pork in red wine sauce with
balsamic vinegar, blueberries, capers, hazelnuts
with Italian Broccoli Romano.

We need to go back before the end of August
as they are giving away a trip to Italy for 2.

You never know........

As I was driving to the hotel, I noticed
this Organic Bakery on Belmont St.

Will have to stop next time.