Back in Chicago after 14 years. This time I spent eight days in the city. I stayed four nights near LaSalle and the remainder off North Michigan Avenue.

One of the highlights was seeing Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds perform at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island Park on Lake Michigan.

From Chicago I travelled to a place I had not visited before: New Orleans.

See

• Art Institute of Chicago

• Cloudbar 360 for a panoramic view from the 94th floor

• Driehaus Museum

• Robie House by Frank Lloyd Wright (guided tour)

• Museum of Science and Industry

Do

• Explore the Magnificent Mile

• Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise (guided tour on a boat) & Chicago Architecture Center

• Check out the restaurants and bars along the Riverwalk

• Rent a bike and cycle along the Lakefront Trail

• Relax on one of the beaches

• Visit the University of Chicago campus

Eat

• Portillo’s for hot dogs. They also offer a delicious plant-based version which I had.

• Burrito Beach (Mexican) where I had the best quesadilla

• RPM Italian for Mama DePandi’s bucatini

• The Cheesecake Factory

• Whole Foods