I've always loved receiving postcards. Not only do you get a cool picture, but also a personalized note. Long after t-shirts and tchotchkes tear or break, postcards can last for years and are easy to store.My friend Jean sent me this elegant postcard from Taipei last week. I … [Read more...]
Gay days under the Cuban sun
Speaking of Mayer Lansky, Havana, and hotels, one would be remiss not to mention the Nacional.Built in 1930 and designed by New York firm McKim, Mead and White, the Nacional hosted celebs such as Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, John Wayne, Buster Keaton, and Gary Cooper. Ernest … [Read more...]
Riviera Hotel, Havana
Yesterday I took my two eldest kids downtown Chicago to meet my husband's family and my mom for a pre-holiday lunch at the old Marshall Field department store, now Macy's. On the way home, we waited twenty minutes for a bus.An elderly woman commented on the kids and then said … [Read more...]
The wide world of Chicago airport hotels
Speaking of Chicago airports, some of my best memories of driving to the airport occurred even before we arrived.I'm talking about driving past all those airport hotels, which to my young eyes seemed so grand and expensive. We even passed these places on the drive to my … [Read more...]
O’Hare Sweet O’Hare
I can't write about Midway without thinking of O'Hare.Relatively late to the Midway party, I first used it just after I turned 20. But O'Hare was a different story altogether. My first flight out of ORD took place when I was just two months old.O'Hare was located closer … [Read more...]
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