Earlier this week I was sent to Chicago for a two day government & not-for-profit training. I was excited because I had always wanted to visit Chicago. The day I arrived, a friend of mine at the firm, joined me for a little adventure. We jumped on the subway for what we believed would take us downtown. We were not quite sure when to get off. All we knew was that we both wanted some authentic Chicago style pizza. So when we got to the point where we thought downtown might be, we exited the subway.
To our astonishment, we were right in the heart of downtown.
After wandering aimlessly throughout downtown we finally found a local who could direct us to a really good pizza place. It was the original Pizzeria Uno.
After about an hour and a half after getting off of the subway, we finally found a good pizza place. When we got there they sat us outside along the street, which was really cool because we were able to see all the big city hustle and bustle.
Finally, the pizza arrived and we were blown away. It was delicious and filled me up (which is pretty hard to do with a stomach capacity as large as mine).
By the time our meal was over it was about 9:30pm and we knew we had to find a subway station that could take us back to our hotel. After about a 20 minute walk we finally found the right subway station. On the way back to the hotel, the train stopped for about 15 minutes to let another train pass by. By the time we got back to the hotel it was about 11:00pm. For the next two days I was in a classroom learning from the top Governmental and Not-For-Profit Partner in the entire firm. On Wednesday I flew home and arrived at about 11pm. I was so happy to see my family pick me up at the airport. One of my favorite things is to reunite with those that I love after a trip away from home.
