On Monday afternoon, Britton and I arrived in the Chicago area. Britton needed to come here for work in order to train a new person and I tagged along for a short adventure out of Greeley. We’ve never been to Chicago unless you count the crazy night we spent in the Chicago O’Hare airport, so I was excited to do some exploring of the area.

Chicago in the distance

Our hotel/Britton’s office is in a west Chicago suburb, so we decided to do a quick drive by the city when we arrived and then we’re planning on going there for my birthday and Friday when Britton will be off work to do more in-depth explorations. But our first order of business was to try our first authentic Chicago-style stuffed pizza at Giordino’s, a famous pizza restaurant. It was very rich and a good treat for vacation.

Then we scoped out our local area here in Lisle and Naperville. We found out that one of the most famous aspects of this area is the Morton Arboretum. It is a beautiful 1000-acre nature preserve planted with many varieties of trees and plants from all over the world! After Britton finished up work, we headed the 2 minute drive there to check it out!

Morton Arboretum Wooded area

A maze around a treehouse

They had an insect art exhibit that was fun 

Britton running through the maze like the white rabbit

Birds on the dragonfly sculpture

Of course I climbed a tree!

The insects were not just art installations! 

We even saw a coyote (I think it’s a coyote anyway)

 

It was really cool and gave us some good ideas for our four acres in Rincon. I think a maze would be really fun!

Afterward, we headed to Naperville, went to the riverwalk and had a light dinner and ice cream. It is a bit hot and humid here in this area this time of year, but it feels pretty good to me. We are having a fun time. Stay tuned to more Chicago adventures!