It has been some months since our last journal entry, but we have been steadfast in our mission to find the best nooks in all of Chicago. There have been some real gems along the way, a few pleasure palaces, and always a bang of a story. As the year wound down, it had been some time since we traveled in style. The Hilton Chicago is a great old dame. As the brochures say, this is a landmark hotel, and it is no small palace boasting 1,544 rooms! The Hilton Chicago was the largest hotel in the world a long time ago and the place is really huge. In fact, when we made our way to the room, she asked if we were in a scene from The Shining. Yes, the Hilton Chicago is old, but
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