An Afternoon in Lincoln Park, Chicago

Continuing on with my series of posts that I never posted. I have one from my trip to the USA in October 2016. I got to visit Chicago, rural Illinois and Miami.

While I was in Chicago for one day, I not only wanted to see the city, but I also wanted to have a look at the inner suburbs, as I feel like these are usually where "real life" happens. I basically just Googled which neighborhoods were cool, and made a random pick. This is how I ended up in Lincoln Park.

I wandered around, looking in the cute shops and just enjoying the architecture and the Halloween decorations on the doorsteps.
The architecture in Lincoln Park, a suburb of Chicago, was lovely!
Lincoln Park

Sport pumpkins

Gorgeous fall decorations in Lincoln Park Chicago
This doorstep <3











Dotonbori - Osaka

Continuing on from my long lost draft blog posts I never published, we have Osaka!

about a year and a half ago, we had one of our best trips in Japan, when we went to Kyoto and Koya-san over a week in November. It was a gorgeous time of year with the autumn colours! We spent the first night of our trip in Osaka, before catching the train to Koya-san early the next morning.

Because we were only there for one night, we chose a hotel in the Dotonbori area, which is definitely a must if you want to be right in the nightlife and action of Osaka. We basically walked out of our hotel, straight into a busy shopping arcade!

Enjoy the photo highlights below:



Side streets

PUPPIES!

I can't resist a UFO catcher.







Can't go to Osaka and not see the Glico Man!

Family selfie lols

Fugu

So many lights
If you want to look back over the rest of the posts from this trip, feel free:

Temple Stay at Koya-san
Nanzen-ji Temple
Nijo Castle
Fushimi Inari Shrine

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The perfect way to spend one night in Osaka is in Dotonbori. The liveliest and most fun area of Osaka, whether travelling alone or with family, you will never get bored!