{"id":15457,"date":"2026-09-09T02:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toastysummer.com\/?p=15457"},"modified":"2026-11-12T03:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:23:19","slug":"chicago-twice-a-language-school-summer-and-a-winter-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/tr\/travel\/chicago-twice-a-language-school-summer-and-a-winter-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago, Twice: A Language School Summer and a Winter Return"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15457\" class=\"elementor elementor-15457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13141e42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13141e42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d6c299 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54d6c299\" 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Return<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdbed2e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6bdbed2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-833a691 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>Eyl\u00fcl 9, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9aa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbd9aa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45b69d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b45b69d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813f7f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"813f7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b84644 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b84644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2015 I decided to spend a month in the US, splitting my time between traveling and a language school. I picked Chicago because a good friend&#8217;s sister was living there and offered to help me get set up with a homestay. I flew out on my birthday that year and ended up staying about three or four weeks. I went back in the winter of 2019 for less than a week. This post pulls from both trips, so some of it is summer and some of it is winter, but it&#8217;s all the same city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396f372 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"396f372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__396f372\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db65b4b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db65b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pier Park and Chicago's Caramel Popcorn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff56b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ff56b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I went to Pier Park at Navy Pier with one of my housemates in 2015. Neither of us spoke much English yet, but we had a great time anyway. At one point we wandered into a popcorn store selling what felt like a thousand different flavors, which threw me off completely. In Turkey, popcorn is salty, and I wasn&#8217;t a fan of sweet popcorn going in. Then I tried the caramel corn and completely changed my mind. It was that good. I&#8217;ll say this, though: not every sweet popcorn in the US is worth it. That one just happened to be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec3d98 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"0ec3d98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:428,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:22,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Navy-Pier-Pier-Park-3-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPier Park, Navy Pier\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-Navy-Pier-Pier-Park-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPier Park, Navy Pier\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973f993 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"973f993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michigan Avenue: A Gothic Church, A Three-Floor Starbucks, and the Apple Store Where I Got My First Apple Watch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0c0a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b0c0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Walking down Michigan Avenue was the moment Chicago felt like a real metropolitan city to me. The buildings alone were worth the walk. At some point we wandered into a church almost by accident, and the inside stopped me. Gothic architecture is something I fell for while I was studying in Paris, where it&#8217;s everywhere, so finding it again in Chicago caught me off guard in a good way. After that we stopped at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery nearby, which has three full floors, and later swung by the Apple Store on Michigan Ave for a pair of earbuds. I&#8217;m still using them today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fab5a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"2fab5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Fourth-Presbyterian-Church-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFourth Presbyterian Church on Michigan Avenue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Fourth-Presbyterian-Church-on-Michigan-Avenue-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFourth Presbyterian Church on Michigan Avenue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Downtown-ChicagoMichigan-Avenue-Bridge-DuSable-Bridge-looking-north-up-Michigan-Avenue-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichigan Avenue Bridge (DuSable Bridge), looking north up Michigan Avenue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apple-chicago-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApple Michigan Avenue is at 401 N Michigan Ave\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9c327 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c9c327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Millennium Park, the Bean, and a Lollapalooza Ticket Off Craigslist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92604a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92604a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Seeing the Bean was non-negotiable on my first Chicago trip, and it&#8217;s exactly as touristy as everyone says. Everyone wants their photo there. Nearby was a piece I liked even more: Jaume Plensa&#8217;s giant head sculpture, &#8220;Looking Into My Dreams, Awilda,&#8221; which was on display in Millennium Park that year.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Once I landed in Chicago, I checked what was happening around town and found out Lollapalooza was that weekend. I didn&#8217;t think twice. My English wasn&#8217;t good enough yet to navigate ticket sites on my own, so I asked my friend&#8217;s sister to help me find one on Craigslist, and somehow it worked out. I got a three-day pass. I was going alone, which worried me a little, but I ended up going with a group of friends I&#8217;d met at the language school. It was chaotic and I was completely unprepared, but it was worth it. I heard later that Lollapalooza in Chicago got canceled for a year not long after, so I&#8217;m glad I caught it when I did.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd419a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"fd419a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:361,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lollapalooza-at-Grant-Park-in-Chicago-4-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLollapalooza, Grant Park \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lollapalooza-at-Grant-Park-in-Chicago-3-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLollapalooza, Grant Park \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lollapalooza-at-Grant-Park-in-Chicago.webp\" data-width=\"743\" data-height=\"743\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLollapalooza, Grant Park \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22The-Bean22-in-Millennium-Park-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Bean, Millennium Park\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Millennium-Park-Jaume-Plensa-head-sculpture-22Looking-Into-My-Dreams-Awilda22-piece-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJaume Plensa's Head Sculpture, Millennium Park\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300ba84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"300ba84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Chicago River, Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse, and Chicago Theatre at Night<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196c8f2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196c8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Chicago River is worth seeing just for how it cuts through the middle of the city. It reminded me a little of the Seine in Paris, though the energy around it is completely different.\u00a0<\/p><p>One winter night in Chicago, I had dinner at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse right on the river, which felt like a proper American steakhouse experience, and I loved it.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you have the time, walk down State Street at night to see the Chicago Theatre marquee lit up. It looks like something out of a movie.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f7a2e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"46f7a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:394,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-Theatre-marquee-on-North-State-Street-in-downtown-Chicago-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago Theatre,   Downtown Chicago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Theatre-Chicago-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago Theatre,   Downtown Chicago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Smith-and-Wollensky-right-on-the-Chicago-River-at-318-N-State-Street-near-the-State-Street-Bridge--768x865.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"865\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmith and Wollensky right on the Chicago River \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Chicago-River-looking-toward-the-Sheraton-Grand-Chicago-and-the-Loews-Chicago-Hotel-near-Columbus-Drive-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago River-looking toward the Sheraton Grand Chicago and the Loews Chicago \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-River-looking-toward-the-Marina-City-towers-at-the-Dearborn-Street-Bridge-768x576.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"576\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago River, looking toward the Marina City towers at the Dearborn Street Bridge\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1507c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e1507c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Willis Tower Skydeck at Sunset<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545a769 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"545a769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I went up to the Willis Tower Skydeck in 2015 with a few friends from the language school. The timing worked out perfectly, we got there close to sunset, and the view over the city was incredible. There&#8217;s also a section with a glass floor, The Ledge, that lets you step out over the edge of the building. Of course we tried it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df62929 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"df62929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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It&#8217;s a proper German-style Christmas market set up right in Daley Plaza, and just walking around it, it hit me that most of what we think of as classic Christmas traditions, the markets, the ornaments, the whole calendar of it, trace back to Germany. I bought a Christmas mug and some chocolate while I was there. It&#8217;s the kind of place that&#8217;s genuinely fun to wander through, just taking in the lights and the holiday atmosphere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a028418 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a028418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072008c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"072008c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d3f1f e-flex e-con-boxed 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class=\"elementor elementor-12063 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15634 post-15634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-drinks category-wellness\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4085e2d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4085e2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/tr\/wellness\/fruit-tart-pastry-cream\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23ef0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b23ef0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Food &amp; Drinks<\/span>, <span>WELLNESS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf188ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf188ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fruit Tart Pastry Cream<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4dbf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5b4dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThis pastry cream is the perfect filling for a classic fruit tart. I learned through a MasterClass with French pastry chef. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"12063\" class=\"elementor elementor-12063 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15622 post-15622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-drinks category-wellness\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4085e2d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4085e2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/tr\/wellness\/vanilla-sable-tart-shell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23ef0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b23ef0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tart-Base.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tart-Base.webp 2016w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tart-Base-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tart-Base-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tart-Base-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tart-Base-1536x1152.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69022ebe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69022ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c053d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Food &amp; Drinks<\/span>, <span>WELLNESS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf188ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf188ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vanilla Sabl\u00e9 Tart Shell<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4dbf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5b4dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA classic French vanilla sabl\u00e9 tart shell, inspired by a MasterClass session with French pastry chef. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"12063\" class=\"elementor elementor-12063 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15613 post-15613 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-drinks category-wellness\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4085e2d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4085e2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/tr\/wellness\/protein-crepes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23ef0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b23ef0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/protein-crepes.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/protein-crepes.webp 768w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/protein-crepes-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69022ebe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69022ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c053d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Food &amp; Drinks<\/span>, <span>WELLNESS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf188ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf188ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protein Crepes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4dbf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5b4dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA simple, high-protein crepe recipe made with egg whites, a little flour, milk or cream, and salt.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"12063\" class=\"elementor elementor-12063 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15542 post-15542 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-travel\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4085e2d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4085e2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/tr\/travel\/a-solo-week-in-oahu-hawaii-what-i-did-and-where-i-stayed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23ef0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b23ef0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kuhio-Beach-the-board-tucked-under-his-arm-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15547\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kuhio-Beach-the-board-tucked-under-his-arm-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kuhio-Beach-the-board-tucked-under-his-arm-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kuhio-Beach-the-board-tucked-under-his-arm-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kuhio-Beach-the-board-tucked-under-his-arm-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kuhio-Beach-the-board-tucked-under-his-arm-1536x2048.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69022ebe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69022ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c053d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Destinations<\/span>, <span>TRAVEL<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf188ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf188ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Solo Week in Oahu, Hawaii: What I Did And Where I Stayed<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4dbf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5b4dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA solo trip back to Oahu, staying right on Waikiki despite the \"zoo\" reputation\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"12063\" class=\"elementor elementor-12063 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15496 post-15496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-travel\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4085e2d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4085e2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/tr\/travel\/napa-and-sonoma-wine-country-a-2-day-trip\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23ef0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b23ef0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2431\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/RamsGateWinerySonoma-11-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/RamsGateWinerySonoma-11-scaled.webp 2431w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/RamsGateWinerySonoma-11-285x300.webp 285w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/RamsGateWinerySonoma-11-972x1024.webp 972w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/RamsGateWinerySonoma-11-768x809.webp 768w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/RamsGateWinerySonoma-11-1459x1536.webp 1459w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/RamsGateWinerySonoma-11-1945x2048.webp 1945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2431px) 100vw, 2431px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69022ebe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69022ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c053d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Destinations<\/span>, <span>TRAVEL<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf188ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf188ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Napa and Sonoma Wine Country: A 2-Day Trip<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4dbf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5b4dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA friend invited me on a trip and just like that I was on my way to Napa. Two days, one wine cave, a packed restaurant, a hotel vineyard trail, and a Sonoma winery so good I still tell people to go.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"12063\" class=\"elementor elementor-12063 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15457 post-15457 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-travel\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4085e2d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4085e2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/tr\/travel\/chicago-twice-a-language-school-summer-and-a-winter-return\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23ef0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b23ef0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-Theatre-marquee-on-North-State-Street-in-downtown-Chicago-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-Theatre-marquee-on-North-State-Street-in-downtown-Chicago-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-Theatre-marquee-on-North-State-Street-in-downtown-Chicago-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-Theatre-marquee-on-North-State-Street-in-downtown-Chicago-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-Theatre-marquee-on-North-State-Street-in-downtown-Chicago-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/hatirabayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chicago-Theatre-marquee-on-North-State-Street-in-downtown-Chicago-1536x2048.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69022ebe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69022ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c053d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Destinations<\/span>, <span>TRAVEL<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf188ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf188ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chicago, Twice: A Language School Summer and a Winter Return<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4dbf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5b4dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI first went to Chicago on my birthday in 2015, for a month of language school. 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