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esppp when youâre getting carted around by friends or family and essppp when youâre also determining the destination
iâm sort of terrified of driving in chicago so unfortunately ive been here two years and have only rly seen the city,,, which is wonderful but i am desperate to go hiking somewhere, visit a flea market, or like some hole-in-the wall diner somewhere remote. i think itâs important to get a sense of ur location in context and i really miss the ability to take a little day trip on a whim!
wish there were like a senior citizen day trip club for all the carless chicago ppl who have ever typed âteakâ in the facebook marketplace search bar hahaha
posting a photo from my jaunt to holyland usa from the era when i rented zipcars a lot in college
iâm sort of terrified of driving in chicago so unfortunately ive been here two years and have only rly seen the city,,, which is wonderful but i am desperate to go hiking somewhere, visit a flea market, or like some hole-in-the wall diner somewhere remote. i think itâs important to get a sense of ur location in context and i really miss the ability to take a little day trip on a whim!
wish there were like a senior citizen day trip club for all the carless chicago ppl who have ever typed âteakâ in the facebook marketplace search bar hahaha
posting a photo from my jaunt to holyland usa from the era when i rented zipcars a lot in college
Apr 18, 2024
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đThereâs so much to do and so many hidden gems it really depends on your vibe! Where are you staying?
Kingston Mines is a blues club thatâs been around forever- they have live music, food, and drinks.
Chicago does street fests so well and theyâre what I think of when I think of summer. Thereâs something every weekend basically.
Millenium Park also does a free concert series. Itâs great to picnic and listen to great music. A lot of well known artists do it.
We have beaches!!!! You probably wonât have a bike but if you do⌠bike up to a beach.
The river architecture tour is so cool, I loved it even as a person who has been living here for 15 years.
In the summer itâs really easy to stumble upon stuff, which is what I love about summer in the city. Thereâs also a dive bar on basically every street so if youâre looking for a chill place to have a beer, those are easy to find.
Kingston Mines is a blues club thatâs been around forever- they have live music, food, and drinks.
Chicago does street fests so well and theyâre what I think of when I think of summer. Thereâs something every weekend basically.
Millenium Park also does a free concert series. Itâs great to picnic and listen to great music. A lot of well known artists do it.
We have beaches!!!! You probably wonât have a bike but if you do⌠bike up to a beach.
The river architecture tour is so cool, I loved it even as a person who has been living here for 15 years.
In the summer itâs really easy to stumble upon stuff, which is what I love about summer in the city. Thereâs also a dive bar on basically every street so if youâre looking for a chill place to have a beer, those are easy to find.
Jun 1, 2024
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was there for 3 days to see a friend, and I loved the sites and the hospitality I received. I was trying to find my hotel and an older man saw me confused and he offered to walk me to the street where my hotel was. I was surprised, but thankful. Also public transportation was so accessible there.
Iâm hoping to see my friend again this year, and i hope to do more there. Plus i was not able to see the whole art museum
Iâm hoping to see my friend again this year, and i hope to do more there. Plus i was not able to see the whole art museum
Jan 15, 2025
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đholstein park pool
quesadilla la reina del sur (restaurant)
logan arcade (bar)
the charleston (bar)
taking the brown line on a summer day
chefâs special (restaurant)
rainbo club (bar)
gemini / penelope (shop)
handlebar (restaurant)
running/walking/biking on the 606
dial m for modern (vintage furniture)
engine coffee shop
lula cafe (a dinner must)
club lucky (martinis n caesar salad)
merz apothecary (lotions n potions)
logan square farmers market
ok feel like thereâs so many more recs but honestly you can do anything in chicago during the summer and have a good time
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chicago hang success !! it was so lovely to meet everyone today <3 more plans incoming soon đĽmossyelfiejoe_m_millerbashfulchicken
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đmy sister just had a baby and i am considering the type of aunt?/guncle ? (the designation becomes tricky w gender lol) i may be. but ultimately the archetype of âcool auntââmysterious, distant-yet-warm, uninvolved in family dramas, arrives at family gatherings wearing strange, somehow stylish clothes, bearing copious gifts and floating on an air of urban lifeâresonates most soundly with me
this has also led me to reflect on how my momâs sister played such a key role in my  youth by revealing to me a foundational truth that this is not all that there is! âtwas a very hopeful message to me, a miserable child/teen unsuited to christian suburban life, forced to procure my wardrobe primarily from the womenâs section at the department store because that is what my mother deemed reasonable (and kohlâs cash)Â
some of the notable moments my aunt bestowed upon my adolescence include:
⢠taking me to see moonrise kingdom at the indie art deco theater in a nearby mountain town ⢠driving me to philly for shows at tla even though she had no idea who the artists were and would stand in the back; also paying for all my meals and whims on our south street jaunts ⢠curating a collection of signed books from author visits at her local library, which sheâd always drop off nonchalantly as gifts (charles santore picture books, lemony snicket !) ⢠signing me up for 5ks and carting me along to her races ⢠explaining to me what a âlesbianâ is and taking me to meet said lesbians in a dimly lit new york restaurant where i tried alligator sausage and felt so urbane ⢠general trips to ny for broadway shows and museums  ⢠introducing me to rummikub ⢠letting me roam free at community music festivals from late afternoon til dusk, where iâd encounter children from different counties, get in harmless trouble and infuse my life with the intrigue of those unknown to me but in those brief momentsÂ
this has also led me to reflect on how my momâs sister played such a key role in my  youth by revealing to me a foundational truth that this is not all that there is! âtwas a very hopeful message to me, a miserable child/teen unsuited to christian suburban life, forced to procure my wardrobe primarily from the womenâs section at the department store because that is what my mother deemed reasonable (and kohlâs cash)Â
some of the notable moments my aunt bestowed upon my adolescence include:
⢠taking me to see moonrise kingdom at the indie art deco theater in a nearby mountain town ⢠driving me to philly for shows at tla even though she had no idea who the artists were and would stand in the back; also paying for all my meals and whims on our south street jaunts ⢠curating a collection of signed books from author visits at her local library, which sheâd always drop off nonchalantly as gifts (charles santore picture books, lemony snicket !) ⢠signing me up for 5ks and carting me along to her races ⢠explaining to me what a âlesbianâ is and taking me to meet said lesbians in a dimly lit new york restaurant where i tried alligator sausage and felt so urbane ⢠general trips to ny for broadway shows and museums  ⢠introducing me to rummikub ⢠letting me roam free at community music festivals from late afternoon til dusk, where iâd encounter children from different counties, get in harmless trouble and infuse my life with the intrigue of those unknown to me but in those brief momentsÂ
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â˛these landed all at once and iâm feeling tapped into a wellspring of compassion and gratitude