So I arrived in Amsterdam this morning after a decent flight from Chicago. I sat with two Indians, brother and sister on their way back to India. Ravi is getting married to someone he doesn't really know and his sister Shanti is excited to go home after being away for three years. The guy in front of me was so huge that when he reclined back I felt like he was trying to give me a lapdance. Thank God I took Benadryl and had a glass of wine. Not to mention my...

So we had another Chicago Day on September 19. It's the time when we get to be tourists in our own city. We started the day with an amazing brunch at Orange ( www.orangebrunch.com). It's BYOB, so we took advantageand had the most amazing mimosas with freshly squuezed orange juice. After the first drink, I decided to be good and just stick to the sparkly stuff. Needless to say that by 2 p.m. I had a nice little buzz. Oh, the food was good too. We headed ove...