Before I left for London I had a meeting with a teacher who goes to London often. She suggested I visit The British Library and check out their Treasures Gallery and exhibits, specifically the original handwritten manuscript of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures Underground which eventually became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The British Library turned out [...]
Tag: shops
Mitsuwa
Mitsuwa is a Japanese marketplace in the suburbs of Chicago at 100 East Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights. There are several other Mitskwa's spread out in California and one in New Jersey. Mitsuwa includes a bookstore, video shop, grocery, food court, and bakery. On weekends they tend to have special events. Books Kinokuniya I always [...]
Watkins Books
After spending some time drinking tea and still too early for our tour my cousin and I wandered around for a bit and decided to check out a bookstore, since we had passed a few. We ended up at Watkins Books an old esoteric bookshop. The independent bookstore opened in 1893 and focuses on the [...]
Threadless
Threadless is an online t-shirt company whose headquarters are located in Chicago. The headquarters are at 1260 West Michigan Street which can be reached easily via bus and within a semi short walk from the blue line. They've been open since 2000. Artists can submit their work and people vote whether or not they want to wear [...]
Chicago Architecture Foundation
The Chicago Architecture Foundation can be found at 224 South Michigan Avenue. There are golden doors with glass and within those doors is probably one of the best gift shops I've ever been in. The Chicago Architecture Foundation was founded in 1966 and has grown from not just saving buildings in the city but hosting over [...]
Bristol Renaissance Faire
For my last road trip I went to the Bristol Renaissance Faire on the border of Wisconsin and Illinois. We actually passed Six Flags Great America on our way. The Faire is open from 10am until 7pm on the weekends from July through September 1st (Labor Day, the only Monday they're open). My aunt and I left [...]
Virginia-Skyland Resort’s Pollock Restaurant
Last time we went to Virginia and up on the Skyline Drive we stopped to eat at a restaurant over looking the mountains. It was gorgeous, somewhat fancy and I couldn't remember which one it was, and after stopping at the wrong spot we backtracked and found it again at Skyland. Skyland existed long before [...]
Enjoy: An Urban General Store
Enjoy is located at 4723 North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. The shop is full of random and eclectic items. From soaps, teas, backpacks, socks, books and more. It's a fun shop to look around at and a great shop to browse if you need a gift for someone.
The Book Cellar
The Book Cellar is an independent bookstore located at 4736 North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. The Book Cellar is another one of those bookshops my department talks about a lot. They tend to be the bookstore selling books at author events, especially ones at Storyweek. I went with a friend to just check it [...]
Virginia-West Main Market
Whenever we go to Virginia. Which isn't often, we have to make a stop here. The West Main Market is a little Delicatessen in Luray Virginia. When we went I ordered the Ham and Brie grilled panini. It is served on sourdough bread and includes dijon mustard and asparagus. Despite being a delicatessen the cheese, [...]