Wednesday, February 20, 2008

New Chi Apt Preview

I've finally gotten around to uploading a few pics of my new apartment in Chicago. Take in the sights of this new, empty place before Winnie and I clutter it all up!

After taking my sweet old time to make a decision, I settled on a one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo near Clark and Division, just a wee bit north of the city. In fact, it's still technically Chicago, but I'm not considered downtown. I'm not really sure where the condo is considered to be; Gold Coast, Old Towne, etc. Regardless, I'm happy with the location, just 4-5 blocks to the beach, and nearby to shops, parks, and of course, Starbucks. And, I'm even within walking distance to Barnes & Noble, which is just perfect!

The condo was completely gutted and refinished; here's a link to a few other pics that i've posted on Flickr. The kitched is equipped with stainless steel appliances and has nice granite countertops, hardwod floors throughout (except the bedroom that has berber carpet). The nice touch is the crown moulding and the track lighting. The views are prety neat too, and I can see the Hancock building to my right, and lake views to my left.

All in all I have to say that I'm pretty excited about my new place, and looking forward to making Chicago my new home!

Friday, February 8, 2008

YEAH Giants!!

Who would have thought that Eli would pull off the biggest upset in football history and close the door on Brady and the Pats chance to make it 4 SB wins? What an amazing game, kudos to the NY Giants for wowing the nation, the world, with that win! Glad to see two Mannings win back to back Super Bowls!

Someone loved her Giants jersey and slept in it for 2 days straight to give them good luck! :-)

JK Place, Florence Italy

Recently I was contacted to use one of my pics of JK Place in Florence, Italy in a fancy schmancy website for women called, "European Vacation Guide For Women." There's a page on the site dedicated to boutique hotels in Europe, and my shot of the lounge of JK Place was selected to be feautred.

Ah...it was almost 2 years ago when I was fortunate enough to take 8 days off and travel thru Florence and Venice with my friend Jeremi. Jeremi found the place thru TabletHotels.com, a great boutique hotel website. I highly recommend this site to anyone looking for boutique and luxury hotels, rather than your run-of-the-mill Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, etc. A must for anyone who enjoys to pamper themselves!