...and what a wonderful time I had. As much as I like Grand Rapids, it's nice to get a change of scenery every once in a while. My mom gave me a hotel voucher, I had Restaurant.com coupons, and my friend wanted to drive (I am not a fan of driving), so it was a relatively inexpensive and very enjoyable trip. I love traveling.
The Wicker Park area had me all anxious at first...it's a lot different than a place like Grand Rapids. There's no parking ramps, people are parallel parked bumper to bumper, and everything is all squished together. It was insanely busy and it took a while just to find a restroom! I had to practically beg the guy at Bank of America to let me use the employee restroom there. Then, of course, we found one right after that. Oh well.
Although the area grew on me, I don't know that I could ever live in a place like that. Maybe. Most people don't have cars and I don't think I would like not having a car; I'd feel too trapped. I like being able to leave whenever I want and go wherever I choose to go. It also would be more difficult to do things such as grocery shop! There was some cute housing and shops, though, and the people were friendly enough. It also was great to see such a diverse crowd...Grand Rapids is getting there, but it still is largely a conservative city.
Still, at Starbucks the line went outside and all the businesses were small on the inside. Cities are fun to visit, but I like suburbs and less busy areas. I think GR is perfect - you never have to worry about finding a place to park, the city is clean, and everything is spread out enough so it doesn't feel too congested. Some people just love the big cities and herds of people, but I like being able to have my quiet time.
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