the rainy view from our room at the drake hotel in chicago. i love chicago, and had looked forward to walking around the city, but the weather did NOT cooperate (besides the rain, it was 40ish degrees and the wind was 50+ mph!!) however, what you do NOT see in this shot is that right across the street from our hotel, just mere steps away, is a little piece of heaven--the louis vuitton store. such a lovely sight. i can brave the elements for that.