The Friday Feast

Today was another beautiful day in the windy city. It was in the seventies and sunny. We started our day with a late breakfast at the Bongo Room. It was well worth the twenty minute wait we had. I had these amazing pretzel pancakes with white chocolate and caramel sauces. It was so big that I could only eat half of it. That means I have breakfast for tomorrow. Really good. Now I know why Owen talked so highly about that place!

Then we went to visit a Hungarian Church in the area. It is St. Stephen's Church. It was cool to see. They have mass in Hungarian every week. It's cool to be in a place where there is some sort of Hungarian population. After that we went to this international food store where they have some hungarian delicacies. I got some Kolbasz (sausage), really delicious paprika spread that you put on sandwiches, some chocolate, some sparkling water and a poppy seed loaf. I can't wait to eat them all!

On the way back to Owen's house we stopped and saw Al Capone's grave. That was pretty cool. They had pennies on his stone, but we didn't know what that meant.

After a quick stop at Owen's house we headed to the Chicago Temple. It was a great experience. We got to use the toll road and despite the fact that it says they only take I-Pass, they actually take EZ-Pass. The Temple was nice. It looked a lot like Boise's Temple.

On the way home we got stuck in traffic, but it wasn't that bad. When we got back, dinner was waiting for us. Ribs and Chicken wing from Robinson's. It was one of the first places that the Barnes family discovered when they moved to Oak Park. Everything was delicious. The meat was so tender. It fell right off the bone. The wings were great too. Not really spicy, but they had a good flavor.

After dinner, we chatted for awhile and then we went to the Hole in the Wall. It's a local frozen custard place that just opened it's doors for the season today. There was a line, and it was well worth the wait. I got a swirl (chocolate/vanilla) cone dipped in peanut butter. It was really good. Then we stopped at Old Navy on the way home and I got a green shirt for the St. Patricks Day Parade tomorrow. Tomorrow should be great!