This weekend began with a fun-filled St. Patrick's Day weekend trip to Chicago. We started the afternoon in Bloomington watching IU win its first round Big Ten Tournament game against Illinois, and then left to join our fellow Hoosiers in Chi-Town, were we ran into this spectacular IU banner decorating the Chicago streets. The first night was a relaxing night enjoying our favorite Giordano's deep dish pizza, then getting a few drinks at a bar after walking past some pre-prohibition era liquor store museums.
On our second day in Chicago, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day, starting off with a trip to the Chicago River which was dyed green in honor of the annual Dying of the River tradition. We then went up to Lincoln Park to watch the Hoosiers sadly lose to Wisconsin, which while unknown at the time, was actually a blessing in disguise as it ended up keeping us out of the gauntlet that would become the NCAA Midwest Regional. We then spent the afternoon and evening celebrating St. Patrick's Day at a variety of locales, and ended the night by getting driven back to our hotel by a crazy cabbie that was blasting The Final Countdown and Eye of the Tiger with crazy neon lights. It was one entertaining St. Patrick's Day.
On Sunday, we finished off our trip by stopping at the most amazing breakfast place ever, President Obama's favorite, Valois in Hyde Park. I had my usual scrambled eggs with bacon, toast, and the best hashed browns I've ever had. We then left Chicago to head back to Bloomington, where we would sadly have to put an end to the Spring Break holiday, and get ready to head back to classes on the final grind before exam season begins.
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