On my recent visit to Chicago for Corptax training, I checked in on Foursquare when I got to O’Hare International Airport and shared it on Facebook and Twitter. I don’t always post to Facebook my Foursquare checkins, but when I do, I am pleasantly surprised.
A friend from college, who once told me he might move to Chicago is actually in Chicago and has been for over 2 years. Great.
He hits me up and we go to Devon street which is a “must visit” place if you are Desi. This street is famous for its Pakistani restaurants, shops and the whole “desi” experience. We eat dinner at Sabri, then have desert at Tahoora. On a different day, he takes me to Devon Street again and this time we eat at Usmania and grab some food “to-go” from Ghareeb Nawaz.
I also got a chance to visit Chicago downtown, which to my surprise is very clean and walk-able unlike San Francisco. We visited “The Bean” and walked around Millennium Park. After, we also went to Willis Tower. Unfortunately, due to evening fog and cloudy skies, my view from 1700 feet wasn’t that great but still, worth the money.
In all, it was a great experience and a memorable short visit. Everything was wonderful minus the weather.
FYI – Facebook, if used responsibly, can yield some great resultsĀ in uncharted territories.