Fernando's Adventures: Winter weekend in Chicago

The weekend started by going into the city for Tanya's doctor's appointment. Afterwards we went to Xoco. This place was featured on last week's CBS Sunday Morning program. The show highlighted the hot chocolate and thought we would give it a try. Besides this drink Tanya and I had some really good Tortas, chips and flan. This place was really tasty but way too crowded. If we do find ourselves in the area we may decide to visit Xoco again.

On Saturday we went to the Polar Adventure Days in Northerly Island. There was saw ice scupltures, wolves, dog sleds and a lot of people. Since it was not too cold outside it allowed us to have a better time. We then headed out to do some shopping for Valentina's birthday next week. Afterwards I took the family for some great burgers at the Butcher and the Burger. Then we stopped at a Redbox and rented X-Men First Class and the Devil's Double for the evening.

On Sunday we started the day by picking up the week's groceries. I then took the family for lunch in Hyde Park. I had seen a restaurant featured there called Zaleski and Horvath Market Cafe. It was really good and we all had a great lunch. I had a pull pork sandwich and Tanya had a roasted turkey panini. We then went to visit the Dusable Museum of African American History. The museum did not have a lot of exhibits but was still an interesting place to learn about African Americans and their influence in Chicago. I enjoyed the section focused on Gospel music and watching Valentina dance through the exhibit.

This was another great weekend in Chicago and am now ready to finish the evening with some football.