Chicago Tribune 2026!


Chicago as a city has been on my bucket list since 2016…
It’s a city less explored by tourists, and it’s always sounded like an underrated city, with a history of introducing food: the Deep Dish Pizza or the Carmel popcorn with a mix of Cheese from Garrett popcorn.


Or with its history of architecture around the riverfront that’s been artificially recreated. Though a city bigger & Cleaner than New York. It has been a neglected city by the tourists.
The city has for its Railway/Subway and metro connectivity. One of the best train connections in a city compared to New York.


The food too, Chicago & New York battle it out often for who has the most top rated restaurant with the best food.
The city like New York has its space dedicated for the ones who might be interested in just exploring the waterfront side, City with retail stores like New York 5th Ave Chicago has Magnificient Mile, and similar to Times Square, they have State Street,
Like Soho in New York, Chicago has Wicker Park. Promenades to walk around, Art Galleries & cultural Centres.


And like NYC it’s a walkable city.
Like Central Park is popular in NY, Chicago has its Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.
Though it’s not as big as the Empire State Building. Chicago has the Bean Gate, Cloud Gate.
Chicago has the French Connection too!
With the city going down in the fire of 1871.
It had been inspired to be designed like Paris with the architectural inspiration from the Paris boulevards’ buildings.

Chicago Tribune 2026!


Chicago as a city has been on my bucket list since 2016…
It’s been a city that’s less explored by tourists and it always sounded like an underrated city, with the history of its introduction to food.
The Deep Dish Pizza or the Carmel popcorn with a mix of Cheese from Garrett popcorn.


Or with its history of architecture around the riverfront that’s been artificially recreated. Though a city bigger & Cleaner than New York. It has been a neglected city by the tourists.
The city has for its Railway/Subway and metro connectivity. One of the best train connections in a city compared to New York.


The food too, Chicago & New York battle it out often for who has the most top rated restaurant with the best food.
The city like New York has its space dedicated for the ones who might be interested in just exploring the waterfront side, City with retail stores like New York 5th Ave Chicago has Magnificient Mile, and similar to Times Square, they have State Street,
Like Soho in New York, Chicago has Wicker Park. Promenades to walk around, Art Galleries & cultural Centres.


And like NYC it’s a walkable city.
Like Central Park is popular in NY, Chicago has its Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.
Though it’s not as big as the Empire State Building. Chicago has the Bean Gate, Cloud Gate.
Chicago has the French Connection too!
With the city going down in the fire of 1871.
It had been inspired to be designed like Paris with the architectural inspiration from the Paris boulevards’ buildings.

Chicago Tribune 2026!


Chicago as a city has been on my bucket list since 2016…
It’s been a city that’s less explored by tourists and it always sounded like an underrated city, with the history of its introduction to food.
The Deep Dish Pizza or the Carmel popcorn with a mix of Cheese from Garrett popcorn.


Or with its history of architecture around the riverfront that’s been artificially recreated. Though a city bigger & Cleaner than New York. It has been a neglected city by the tourists.
The city has for its Railway/Subway and metro connectivity. One of the best train connections in a city compared to New York.


The food too, Chicago & New York battle it out often for who has the most top rated restaurant with the best food.
The city like New York has its space dedicated for the ones who might be interested in just exploring the waterfront side, City with retail stores like New York 5th Ave Chicago has Magnificient Mile, and similar to Times Square, they have State Street,
Like Soho in New York, Chicago has Wicker Park. Promenades to walk around, Art Galleries & cultural Centres.


And like NYC it’s a walkable city.
Like Central Park is popular in NY, Chicago has its Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.
Though it’s not as big as the Empire State Building. Chicago has the Bean Gate, Cloud Gate.
Chicago has the French Connection too!
With the city going down in the fire of 1871.
It had been inspired to be designed like Paris with the architectural inspiration from the Paris boulevards’ buildings.

Chicago Tribune 2026!


Chicago as a city has been on my bucket list since 2016…
It’s been a city that’s less explored by tourists and it always sounded like an underrated city, with the history of its introduction to food.
The Deep Dish Pizza or the Carmel popcorn with a mix of Cheese from Garrett popcorn.


Or with its history of architecture around the riverfront that’s been artificially recreated. Though a city bigger & Cleaner than New York. It has been a neglected city by the tourists.
The city has for its Railway/Subway and metro connectivity. One of the best train connections in a city compared to New York.


The food too, Chicago & New York battle it out often for who has the most top rated restaurant with the best food.
The city like New York has its space dedicated for the ones who might be interested in just exploring the waterfront side, City with retail stores like New York 5th Ave Chicago has Magnificient Mile, and similar to Times Square, they have State Street,
Like Soho in New York, Chicago has Wicker Park. Promenades to walk around, Art Galleries & cultural Centres.


And like NYC it’s a walkable city.
Like Central Park is popular in NY, Chicago has its Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.
Though it’s not as big as the Empire State Building. Chicago has the Bean Gate, Cloud Gate.
Chicago has the French Connection too!
With the city going down in the fire of 1871.
It had been inspired to be designed like Paris with the architectural inspiration from the Paris boulevards’ buildings.

New York 2026!!

A trip to the U.S East Coast after nearly a decade was happening unexpectedly! 

A family wedding – This would be another reunion this year in a span of less than six months in the States.

The city seemed less buzzing than it was a decade ago, articles of the city where things had moved  online was also true, the options in retail, the variety in designs and options were definitely more online than offline! 

The streets seemed less busy throughout the day, but the traffic was crazy in the evening! 

The subway’s were comfortable and the fastest way of travel! And easy to commute. This has been the first time, since our couple of visits to the city and state of New York, where we used the Subway frequently. 

Also, the first time we extensively walked through the city streets, in a Way our first time living the New Yorkers way! 

The city’s parks the Central Park seemed more crowded this time. Washington Park & Union Square were more enjoyable, as they were less crowded comparatively. 

The West Village neighbourhood was a beautiful surprise with cute little Resturant/Cafes all along, reminded me of Kala ghoda/Fort in Mumbai! 

Willamsburg, Brooklyn NY – A neighbourhood that seemed familiar with the series unorthodox popular on the streaming platform, had it’s on vibe. You only need to know the right lanes to visit! And in some ways reminds you of Bandra, Mumbai! 

Soho & Noho ( South & North of Houston Street) reminded a lot about the European streets with independent & established stores around with interesting coffee and food places. 

New York was done right, this time! Other times it has only been times Square, Browadway street or the 5th Avenue or the Madison Avenue. 

The food too, had some amazing tacos, Burgers, Cookies and Ice creams in the City. 

Oh! And last but not least, the visit to the Spotify office was an experience, with a workspace overlooking the city that has a cool & Fun atmosphere.