Chicago, Chicago, I love you, Chicago

I am returned from Chicago! Rachel and I had a splendid and delicious time. We ate at a Mediterranean place, where I considered getting shawerma in honor of finally seeing Avengers but ultimately got a delicious meat pie, and a Korean place which had a Korean version of poutine - I never would have ordered it, but Rachel did, and it was surprisingly delicious.

And! And! Most delicious of all! 5411 Empanadas, which is, well, empanadas. Empanadas are the most perfect food ever and if I lived in Chicago I might never eat anywhere else, because this place is so delicious and so inexpensive. I especially loved the bacon, date, and goat cheese empanada - OMG SO GOOD - and the dessert empanada, bananas and Nutella.

Also, the storefront is lovely: it's this rich, beautiful blue, very unusual in an American city. I wish I had a picture, but sadly I left my camera in Rachel's apartment because I had been taking photos of Rachel's cat Cleo.

( Cleo is the most beautiful cat. )

Also also! A dream come true! I finally made it to the American Girl store!

( American Girl Place )

( One more cat picture. She's waving at us! )