{"id":1030,"date":"2016-01-09T06:12:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T12:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2016-01-09T06:12:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-09T12:12:43","slug":"welcome-to-2016-willkommen-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/?p=1030","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to 2016\/ Willkommen in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy 2016, everybody. I hope your year started as well as mine \u2013 on Navy Pier in Chicago with fireworks and in the midst of an awesome surprise trip.<br \/>\nI guess I\u2019ll start at the beginning \u2013 with us almost missing our train ^^. We got up at 4 am on Wednesday since the weather forecast predicted a 40% chance of snow at around that time (and we had a little over an hour\u2019s drive to the train station in Quincy, Illinois). There is a train station much closer to Macon, about 20 minutes to the North, but the tickets are so much cheaper from Quincy that it definitely seemed to be worth the drive. Below you can see what we saw as we started driving \u2013 it wasn\u2019t snowing hard, but the roads were covered in snow and hadn\u2019t been cleared anywhere since it was so early. Long story short, we made it to the station at the exact same time as the train and were exceedingly happy about that, since we really didn\u2019t want to drive up there and as we would see over the 4.5 hour train ride, the roads were the same all the way to Chicago, so it would have taken us forever. Did I mention the chicken was very excited to be going back to Chicago as well :-D?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Auf ein gl\u00fcckliches Jahr 2016 allerseits. Ich hoffe euer Jahr ist genauso gut gestartet wie meins, auf dem Navy Pier in Chicago inmitten eines tollen \u00dcberraschungs-Trips.<br \/>\nIch fange besser mal am Anfang an \u2013 damit, dass wir fast den Zug verpasst haben ^^. Wir sind am Mittwoch um 4 Uhr morgens aufgestanden, da der Wetterbericht eine 40%ige Schneefall-Chance f\u00fcr genau diese Zeit voraus gesagt hatte (und wir eine gute Stunde Fahrt bis zum Bahnhof in Quincy, Illinois vor uns hatten). Es gibt einen Bahnhof der nur ca. 20 Minuten n\u00f6rdlich von Macon ist, aber die Tickets waren von Quincy aus so viel g\u00fcnstiger, dass sich die extra Distanz zu lohnen schien. Unten seht ihr, was wir auf unserer Fahrt sehen konnten \u2013 es hat nicht stark geschneit, aber die Stra\u00dfen waren voller Schnee und es war so fr\u00fch am Morgen noch nichts ger\u00e4umt. Um es kurz zu machen, wir sind mit dem Zug am Bahnhof angekommen (um 6:12 Uhr) und waren total erleichtert dar\u00fcber, da wir wirklich nicht bis Chicago fahren wollten. Und wie wir w\u00e4hrend der viereinhalb Stunden langen Zugfahrt sehen konnten, sahen die Stra\u00dfen bis Chicago alle gleich aus, also h\u00e4tten wir ewig gebraucht. Hatte ich erw\u00e4hnt, dass sich das H\u00e4hnchen ebenfalls sehr auf seine R\u00fcckkehr nach Chicago gefreut hat ;-D?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-04.53.16.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1045\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1045\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-04.53.16-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-30 04.53.16\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-04.53.16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-04.53.16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-04.53.16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-04.53.16-980x551.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.08.39.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1047\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1047\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.08.39-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-30 06.08.39\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.08.39-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.08.39-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.08.39-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.08.39-980x551.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.09.44.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1048\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1048\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.09.44-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-30 06.09.44\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.09.44-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.09.44-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-06.09.44.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-10.46.19.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1051\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-10.46.19-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-30 10.46.19\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-10.46.19-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-10.46.19-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-10.46.19-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-10.46.19-980x551.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWe got to Chicago perfectly on time and made our way to our hotel which was very close to Hancock Tower. As Adam kept pointing out, our first \u201cofficial appointment\u201d was at 3 pm, so we ate lunch at a stylish Sushi place, grabbed some coffee and walked towards whatever was happening at 3 (I still hadn\u2019t been told about any of it, so I had no idea). There was quite a bit of snow on the ground and it was cold, but we were well prepared and bundled up.<br \/>\nWhat happened was this: we went to the Gene Siskel Film Center and watched a movie about Sagrada Familia and its story \u2013 it was very interesting and Adam now really wants to go to Barcelona :-). They also had a large no. of Wim Wenders film posters hanging in the lobby which made me like them all the more. From the movie theater we walked to dinner &#8211; of course I didn\u2019t know where to &#8211; but it soon became clear that we were making our way towards Navy Pier. There we unexpectedly popped into Shakespeare Theater to pick up tickets for a play later that night; 2.5 hours later to be exact. Dinner turned out to be right next door, at a seafood restaurant on the Pier (which was excellent).<br \/>\nThe play we went to see was <em>The Heir Apparent<\/em> with a modernized text, but old-fashioned d\u00e9cor \u2013 something that can definitely work, but I admit I didn\u2019t like the play itself much&#8230; I enjoyed the theater itself immensely though \u2013 it had been too long. Needless to say we slept very well that night (and until about 8:30 the next morning).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Chicago kamen wir total p\u00fcnktlich an und sind vom Bahnhof aus direkt in unser Hotel ganz nah am Hancock Tower gefahren. Wie Adam betonte, war unser erster \u201eoffizieller Termin\u201c um 15 Uhr, also haben wir in einem sehr stylischen Restaurant Sushi gegessen, einen Kaffee geholt und sind in Ruhe in Richtung unseres Termin um 15 Uhr gelaufen (ich wusste immer noch nichts und hatte keine Ahnung, wohin wir gingen). Es lag Einiges an Schnee und es war kalt, aber wir waren gut vorbereitet und eingepackt.<br \/>\nWas passierte war das Folgende: Wir waren im Gene Siskel Film Center und haben einen Film \u00fcber die Sagrada Familie und ihre Geschichte angeschaut \u2013 war super interessant und Adam will jetzt unbedingt mal nach Barcelona :-). Au\u00dferdem hingen im Foyer ganz viele Wim Wenders Filmposter, daher mochte ich das Kino gleich noch mehr. Von dort aus sind wir zum Abendessen gelaufen \u2013 ich wusste nat\u00fcrlich nicht wohin es ging \u2013 aber mir wurde bald klar, dass wir in Richtung Navy Pier liefen. Dort gab es einen unerwarteten Abstecher ins Shakespeare Theater, wo wir Tickets f\u00fcr sp\u00e4ter am Abend abholten; 2,5 Stunden sp\u00e4ter um genau zu sein. Unsere Abendessen-Reservierung war f\u00fcr ein Restaurant nebenan \u2013 ein Fisch-Restaurant auf dem Pier (welches wirklich gro\u00dfartig war).<br \/>\nDas St\u00fcck, dass wir im Anschluss gesehen haben war <em>Der Alleinerbe<\/em> mit modenisiertem Text und historischem B\u00fchnenbild und Kost\u00fcmen \u2013 was grunds\u00e4tzlich funktionieren kann, aber in diesem Fall f\u00fcr mich nicht funktionierte. Ich mochte das St\u00fcck nicht wirklich, aber das Theater an sich war super und mein letzter Theaterbesuch war definitiv zu lange her. Ich muss wohl nicht erw\u00e4hnen, dass wir nachts super geschlafen haben (und locker bis 8:30 Uhr am n\u00e4chsten Morgen).<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-12.44.39.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-12.44.39-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-30 12.44.39\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-12.44.39-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-12.44.39-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-12.44.39-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-12.44.39-980x551.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2176-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2176-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2176-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2176.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2177.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1079\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1079\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2177-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2177\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2177-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2177-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2177-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2177.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2179.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1080\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2179-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2179\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2179-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2179-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2179-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2179.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2182.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1081\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2182-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2182\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2182-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2182-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2182-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2182.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-19.26.07.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1060 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-19.26.07-e1452340280553-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-30 19.26.07\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-19.26.07-e1452340280553-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-19.26.07-e1452340280553-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-19.26.07-e1452340280553-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-19.26.07-e1452340280553-980x551.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2190.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1086\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1086\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2190-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2190\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2190-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2190-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2190-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2190.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2191.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1087\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2191-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2191\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2191-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2191-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2191.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1083\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1083\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2186\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2186.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nEverything was still all Christmas-y and quite gorgeous when it came to the lights!<br \/>\n<strong>Alles war noch weihnachtlich geschm\u00fcckt und echt sch\u00f6n mit all den Lichtern!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2194.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1089\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2194-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2194\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2194-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2194-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2194.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2193.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1088\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1088\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2193-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2193\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2193-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2193-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2193.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAdam tried to tell me that we would not be back at the hotel till after John Oliver\u2019s show that night \u2013 a fact I was not willing to accept (but of course I knew nothing about what we were doing that day \u2013 see the pattern here?). So I negotiated a quick stop before dinner to change and off we went. After a coffee and a small breakfast, we continued our walk South towards the Art Institute of Chicago (I had guessed it when Adam told me we were going somewhere on Michigan Ave). He had planned for us to have all day there and we still didn\u2019t have nearly enough time for this museum\u2019s impressive collection. Apart from having a ton of works from large number of American artists, the Art Institute has a huge collection of all the big European names as well (Picasso, Dal\u00ed, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh etc etc etc \u2013 I was very much surprised I must say \u2013 they have a much better collection than a lot of European museums I have been to). We listened to a talk about Hoppers \u201cNight Hawks\u201d (standing around the painting) and tried to see as much as we could, deciding somewhere along the way that we would just have to come back to see the rest. The chicken enjoyed their collection of miniature rooms the most.<br \/>\nAfter about 5 hours of art and amidst a constant crowd, we headed back to our hotel to get changed and make our way to our dinner reservations. Our walking pace in those first two days was always fast and I literally ran behind Adam a few times \u2013 he had planned it all very well, but we had no time to spare. Dinner was at a 1940ies style steakhouse and very good indeed; from there we went on to the Chicago Theater and the much-awaited John Oliver show. Our seats were awesome, we were in the gallery but only shared our balcony with 4 other people and the show was brilliant and so much fun.<br \/>\nSince it was quite cold outside (and the Windy City honored its name more or less every day) and only around 9 pm when we got out, we decided to find a bar close to the Pier that we could hang out in until it was close to midnight. We got very lucky and found a great place with some live Jazz and only had a 5-minute walk from there to the Pier \u2013 we got there at 11:55 and just in time to make our way up the stairs for the fireworks to start. They were actually shooting some from the water to our left and some from the city to our right, so we barely knew where to look. I must say skyscrapers with tons of windows make the perfect background for fireworks, because they reflect in the buildings which makes them all the more dazzling. The fireworks lasted for approx. 20 minutes and as we walked towards our hotel, we decided that one more drink was in order \u2013 so we took it at Mike Ditka\u2019s bar (whom I had never heard of). I think we made it until about 2 am.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam war der Meinung, dass wir an Silverster vor dem Ende von John Olivers Show nicht zur\u00fcck ins Hotel kommen w\u00fcrden \u2013 was ich so nicht akzptieren konnte (aber nat\u00fcrlich hatte ich keine Ahnung was f\u00fcr den Tag geplant war \u2013 mal wieder ^^). Also habe ich einen kurzen Halt zum Umziehen vor dem Abendessen verhandelt und los gings. Nach einem Kaffee und kleinen Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck, sind wir Richtung S\u00fcden losgezogen, in Richtung des Art Institutes of Chicago (ich hatte es kurz vorher eraten, weil Adam mir gesagt hatte, dass wir auf der Michigan Avenue sein w\u00fcrden). Er hatte geplant, dass wir den ganzen Tag dort sein w\u00fcrden und wir hatten nicht mal ann\u00e4hrend genug Zeit um die ganze beeindruckende Sammlung dieses Museums anzuschauen. Neben einer riesigen Anzahl an Werken von amerikanischen K\u00fcnstlern, hat das Art Institute auch unheimlich viele Werke gro\u00dfer europ\u00e4ischer K\u00fcnstler (Picasso, Dal\u00ed, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh etc etc etc \u2013 ich war echt \u00fcberrascht, muss ich sagen \u2013 die Sammlung ist bedeutend gr\u00f6\u00dfer denn die vieler europ\u00e4ischer Museen). Wir haben uns einen kleinen Vortrag am Bild zu Hoppers Nachfalken angeh\u00f6rt und so viel angeschaut, wie nur ging \u2013 irgendwann war aber auch klar, dass wir einfach wiederkommen w\u00fcrden m\u00fcssen um den Rest zu sehen). Das H\u00e4hnchen mochte \u00fcbrigens die Miniatur-R\u00e4ume am Liebsten.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Nach ca. 5 Stunden Kunst inmitten einer gro\u00dfen Menschenmenge sind wir zur\u00fcck ins Hotel, haben uns umgezogen und sind direkt wieder in Richtung Abendessen-Reservierung los marschiert. Unser Schritttempo in diesen ersten zwei Tagen war immer schnell und ich musste Adam ein paar Male buchst\u00e4blich hinterherrennen \u2013 er hatte alles super geplant, aber wir hatten definitiv keinerlei Zeit \u00fcbrig. Unser Abendessen war in einem Steakhaus im Stil der 40iger Jahre und es war total lecker; von da aus sind wir zum Chicago Theater und der hei\u00df erwarteten Show von John Oliver gelaufen. Unsere Pl\u00e4tze waren der Hammer \u2013 wir hatten einen Balkon im ersten Stock den wir mit nur 4 weiteren Leuten geteilt haben und die Show war gro\u00dfartig und total lustig.<br \/>\nDas es drau\u00dfen echt kalt war (und die Windige Stadt ihrem Namen jeden Tag mehr oder weniger alle Ehre gemacht hat) und erst ca. 9 Uhr war, als die Show vorbei war, haben wir beschlossen eine Bar in der N\u00e4he des Piers zu finden und dort bis kurz vor Mitternacht zu bleiben. Wir hatten total Gl\u00fcck und haben eine super Bar mit live Jazzmusik gefunden, die nur 5 Minuten vom Pier weg war \u2013 wir kamen dort um 23:55 Uhr an und hatten exakt genug Zeit, um uns einen guten Platz auf der Plattform zu suchen bevor das Feuerwerk los ging. Es gab zwei Feuerwerke um genau zu sein \u2013 eines vom Land aus und eines vom Wasser, wir wussten gar nicht wo wir zuerst hinschauen sollten. Ich muss sagen Wolkenkratzer mit vielen Fenstern sind der perfekte Hintergrund f\u00fcr ein Feuerwerk, da sich dieses spiegelt und das Ganze somit noch toller wirkt. Das Feuerwerk ging ca. 20 Minuten lang und auf dem R\u00fcckweg zum Hotel haben wir beschlossen, dass ein weiterer Drink noch sein musste \u2013 also sind wir zu Mike Ditkas Bar gegangen (kennt keiner, oder? Ich hatte noch nie von ihm geh\u00f6rt, er ist ein ehemaliger Football-Spieler). 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2246-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2246.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2248.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1122\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2248-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2248\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2248-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2248.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Of course I was awake by 7 on New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 typical for me after drinking and staying up late\u2026 I was also very hungry and the chicken really needed some coffee, so we went to a breakfast bar we had spotted the day before \u2013 an excellent choice as it turned out three plates of food and 3 cups of coffee later. We went to a few stores on the Magnificent Mile after (gotta love the life-sized stormtroopers at the Disney Store) and to the movie theater after that \u2013 to watch the new Star Wars movie. After that we had to pick up the pace again (the previews took longer than expected) \u2013 our next planned stop was the Skydeck at Willis Tower (the former Sears Tower). Unfortunately hundreds of others had the same idea and the wait time to get up there was two hours. Although we would have really liked to go at nighttime (oh the lights\u2026), we decided to just come back the next morning instead and hopefully make it up much quicker. So we went to the restaurant Adam had made reservations at instead and got in early without any problems. Lack of sleep got the better of me that night and we went straight back to the hotel from dinner (a restaurant with Hawaiian inspired dishes) instead of to a wine bar Adam had found (which also got postponed to the next night). We went to sleep fairly early but happily after watching a little bit of College football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nat\u00fcrlich war ich an Neujahr um 7 Uhr wach \u2013 typisch f\u00fcr mich, wenn ich lange wach bleibe und Alkohol im Spiel ist.. Ich war au\u00dferdem echt hungrig und das H\u00e4hnchen brauchte dringend Kaffee, also sind wir in eine Fr\u00fchst\u00fccks-Bar gegangen, die wir am Vortag zuf\u00e4llig entdeckt hatten &#8211;\u00a0 eine sehr gute Wahl, wie sich 3 Teller voller Essen und 3 Tassen Kaffee sp\u00e4ter herausstellte. Danach haben wir uns ein paar L\u00e4den auf der Magnificient Mile (\u201ePr\u00e4chtige Meile\u201c &#8211; so wird die Michigan Avenue genannt) gegeben (unser Highlight: Die lebensgro\u00dfen Stormtrooper im Disney Store) und sind von dort aus ins Kino um den neuen Star Wars Film anzuschauen. Danach mussten wir wieder einen Zahn zulegen (die Trailer hatten den Filmstart l\u00e4nger verz\u00f6gert als erwartet) \u2013 unser n\u00e4chster geplanter Stop war das Skydeck im Willis Tower (ehemals Sears Tower). Leider hatten hunderte andere dieselbe Idee und die Wartezeit betrug zwei Stunden. Auch wenn wir gerne im Dunklen hoch gegangen w\u00e4ren (all die Lichter&#8230;), haben wir uns entschlossen einfach am n\u00e4chsten Morgen wiederzukommen und hoffentlich weniger lange warten zu m\u00fcssen. Also sind wir einfach fr\u00fcher zu dem Restaurant gefahren, in dem Adam uns einen Tisch reserviert hatte und haben ohne Probleme einen Tisch bekommen. Der wenige Schlaf der Nacht davor machte sich bei mir leider ziemlich bemerkbar, also sind wir nach dem Essen (hawaianisch-inspirierte K\u00fcche) schnurstracks zur\u00fcck ins Hotel anstatt noch in die Weinbar zu gehen, die Adam entdeckt hatte (die haben wir einfach ebenfalls auf den n\u00e4chsten Abend verschoben). Wir sind nach ein bisschen College Football ziemlich fr\u00fch, aber sehr zufrieden ins Bett gegangen.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.10.49.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1063\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1063 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.10.49-e1451913186817-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016-01-01 11.10.49\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.10.49-e1451913186817-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.10.49-e1451913186817-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.10.49-e1451913186817-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.10.49-e1451913186817-980x1742.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.10.49-e1451913186817.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.13.10.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1064 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.13.10-e1452341152523-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016-01-01 11.13.10\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.13.10-e1452341152523-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.13.10-e1452341152523-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.13.10-e1452341152523-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.13.10-e1452341152523-980x1742.jpg 980w, 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https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-01-11.20.04-e1451913164971.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2256.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2256-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2256\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2256-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2256.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2258.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1131\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2258-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2258\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2258-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2258.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2259.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1132\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2259-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2259\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2259-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2259.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2261.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1031\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1031\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2261-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2261\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2261-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2261.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMuch refreshed we were ready to tackle the Skydeck on Saturday morning and waited all of 3 minutes when we got there right as they opened. It was beautiful outside and the view was spectacular &#8211; besides the tower still being one of the tallest buildings in the world, they added some glass boxes to the Skydeck for some extra thrill, and boy did that work! Adam had originally planned for us to go ice-skating by the Loop, but since we were rather unwilling to spend much more time outside and on our feet, we decided to go to a much recommended movie theater a little further North instead to watch the new Tarantino. A good decision that was, because the theater was awesome. As was the movie. We almost made it on time for the start of the movie ^^, but the theater was further away than we\u2019d anticipated. However we enjoyed the ride there on the L-train a lot, because we got to see much more of the city and the theater was in a really nice neighborhood that we walked around in for a little while after.<br \/>\nAfter a little bit of shopping and a short visit to the hotel to change, we went back up North to a Persian restaurant Adam had found and from there on to the MCL \u2013 a BYOB comedy club that showed a Christmas Die Hard parody musical. It was hilarious and we enjoyed ourselves a lot. Since it was still early when we got out, we actually got to go to the wine bar that we had skipped the night before and enjoyed a last glass of wine on this trip before heading to bed (fairly early again as we had to get up at 6:25 am on Sunday).<br \/>\nOur train back was very much on time \u2013 we actually got back to Quincy 15 minutes early. I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s already over and would go back in a heartbeat \u2013 Chicago is a great city and there is so much to do and see. Can\u2019t wait till next trip!<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone wp-image-1063 size-medium\"><strong>Da wir am n\u00e4chsten Morgen sehr ausgeruht waren, war es gar kein Problem kurz vor der eigentlichen \u00d6ffnungszeit am Skydeck zu sein und dieses Mal betrug die Wartezeit ganze 3 Minuten. Es war drau\u00dfen traumhaft sch\u00f6n und der Ausblick spektakul\u00e4r \u2013 der Wolkenkratzer ist immer noch eines der h\u00f6chsten Geb\u00e4ude der Welt und nicht nur das, das Skydeck hat ein paar Glasboxen mit \u00dcberhang, was das Ganze echt aufregend macht. Urspr\u00fcnglich hatte Adam Schlittschulaufen am Loop auf dem Programm f\u00fcr diesen Morgen, aber da wir wenig Lust auf viel Zeit drau\u00dfen und auf unseren m\u00fcden F\u00fc\u00dfen hatten, sind wir stattdessen in ein w\u00e4rmstens empfohlenes Kino etwas weiter n\u00f6rdlich gefahren, um den neuen Tarantino-Film anzuschauen. Das war eine super Entscheidung, da das Kino echt klasse war. Der Film auch. Wir haben es auch fast zum Filmstart dorthin geschafft ^^, aber das Kino war weiter weg als gedacht. Die Fahrt dorthin war allerdings auch super, wir haben quasi eine Sightseeingtour per Stra\u00dfenbahn bekommen und das Kino war in einem total netten Stadtteil, in dem wir nach dem Film noch ein bisschen herumgelaufen sind.<br \/>\nNach einem bisschen Shoppen und einem kurzen Abstecher im Hotel zum Umziehen, ging es zur\u00fcck in den Norden zu einem persischen Restaurant, das Adam gefunden hatte und von dort aus ins MCL \u2013 ein Comedy Club in den man seine eigenen Getr\u00e4nke mitbringen kann. Das Stck des Abends war eine weihnachtliche Parodie auf Stirb Langsam \u2013 als Musical. Es war unheimlich lustig und wir hatten viel Spa\u00df. Da es noch fr\u00fch war als wir das MCL verlie\u00dfen, hatten wir tats\u00e4chlich noch Zeit f\u00fcr die Weinbar (in die wir es am Abend vorher nicht mehr geschafft hatten) und genossen ein letztes Glas Wein auf diesem Trip bevor es \u201eab ins Bett\u201c hie\u00df (mal wieder eher fr\u00fch, da wir sonntags um 6:25 Uhr aufstehen mussten).<br \/>\nUnsere Zug war total p\u00fcnktlich &#8211; wir kamen sogar 15 Minuten fr\u00fcher in Quincy an. Ich kann gar nicht glauben, dass das Ganze schon wieder vorbei ist und w\u00fcrde sofort zur\u00fcck gehen \u2013 Chicago ist echt eine tolle Stadt und man kann dort so viel unternehmen und sehen. Ich kann den n\u00e4chsten Besuch kaum erwarten!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2265.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1035\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1035\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2265-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2265\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2265-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_2265.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-02-10.14.51.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1071 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-02-10.14.51-e1452341348977-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016-01-02 10.14.51\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" 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https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-02-20.59.04-e1452340749253-980x1742.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-02-20.59.04-e1452340749253.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nA picture without meaning, but an &#8218;\u00f6&#8216; in the States is a rare enough sight, I just had to take a picture :-D.<br \/>\n<strong>Ein Bild ohne Bedeutung, aber wenn man in den USA ein &#8218;\u00f6&#8216; sieht, fotografiert man es besser :-D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-13.20.13.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1056 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-13.20.13-e1452340303910-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-12-30 13.20.13\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-13.20.13-e1452340303910-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-13.20.13-e1452340303910-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-13.20.13-e1452340303910-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-13.20.13-e1452340303910-980x1742.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-12-30-13.20.13-e1452340303910.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy 2016, everybody. I hope your year started as well as mine \u2013 on Navy Pier in Chicago with fireworks and in the midst of an awesome surprise trip. I&#8230; <a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/?p=1030\">Mehr Lesen &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1030"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1135,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions\/1135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniwhere.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}