Chicago, Chicago

My kind of town!

I'm back Chi-town and I'm so excited to take in as much of your fabulous fun as I can before heading back to the Paciffic Northwest!

Your skyline? C'est magnifique!

Your food? È delizioso!

Friends and Family? Maravilloso!

Here's a quick taste:

The Willis Sear's tower as seen from my favorite little piece of paradise downtown... It's a tiny tree lined park full of flowers with a little wading stream (for your tired tootsies) nestled right between Frank Gehry's (awesome) amphitheater in Millennium Park and the Chicago Museum of Art.

The Hancock Tower with Water Tower Place's turrets in front.

And lastly the city viewed from the top (56th to be exact) floor of my old building right before sunset with the Hancock Building's iconic sillouette towering above the rest.

Kisses,

K

Officially A Landmark!

Chicago's own Wrigley Building finally achieved officially historic Landmark Status today!

The ground was broken back in 1920 by the chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. in order to house his corporate headquarters.

The Wrigley Building as seen from the bridge spanning the Chicago River (See the Hancock Tower hiding in the background on the right behind the blue flag?)

The gorgeous building was designed by the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White with the shape of Seville's Cathedral's Giralda Tower as inspiration. At the time it was the only major office building north of the Chicago River.

The much newer Trump Building towers over Wrigley but never outshines it

Congratulations Wrigley Building, you were always the most iconic Landmark in Chi-town to me!

Kisses,

K

(All images by Krista Carson and info via Wikipedia)

 

On The Road Again

Or should I say in the sky... My regular posts are interrupted due to continued trepsing about the country. I've left Florida, family, and tons of fun in the sun and I'm in the air heading to the second (my first, though!) city! I can't wait to visit with more family and friends and see the Chicago skyline! (I used to live there a few years back and my husband's from there.) I'll get to squeeze see my Husband again too! Yay! I left the poor guy in Seattle working all the way back on May 12th... :(

As always, I'll post as I'm able and will tons more to share once I get back to Seattle! Till then!

Kisses,

K

(Image owned by Krista Carson)

The Holy City (No Not That One... Charleston)

So far Charleston has been nothing but hospitable and oh so charming! I have so much to share! Ghost tours, historic buildings, sweeping vistas, romantic hidden alleyways.... The list goes on! Here is just a tiny taste of a impromptu photo walk of sorts I went on:

Historic Graveyards with beautiful iron work.

The Dock Street Theatre

St. Phillip's Episcopal Church, built in 1835

A super cute entrance with my (super cute) husband's name!

Hope you enjoyed your amuse-bouche, more to come!

Kisses,

K