Girlfriend and I are clueless as to what to wear during a chicago winter.? -

Ok, my girlfriend and I are heading up to Chicago for 3 days to eat at a fine dining restaurant. The only issue is that we are both Florida natives and are, even to our amazement utterly clueless as to what should be worn in a harsh winter climate like Chicago in January. Now there are two sides to this question:1.We basically are under the impression that a thick sweater and a heavy jacket ought to keep us warm enough, is that right? What should we wear to keep our legs warm?2. Since we are going to fine dining restaurant we also need to know what would be consider acceptable attire other than the jacket that is required for us to eat there. That is to say: What shoes, pants and shirt might be acceptable? Before anyone says anything about how I should call them, just let me say that they are closed today and today also happens to be a rare day in which I have time to go shopping. Thanks in advance.

http://www.corpsman.com/images/cold.jpgHere s very cold weather attire.If you are leaving immediately /// this is the next 15 day forecast. http://www.accuweather.com/us/il/chicago��All of the above are correct. Long underwear, scarf, gloves, sweaters, heavy coat. Most important A hat or hood. If your head is warm, youre warmer. Its better to layer clothes. 1) helps hold in the heat better 2) you can always take a layer off, if you get too warm.You can probably make do w/o boots..as long as you have an alternate pair of casual shoes, so your dress shoes dont get ruined.You ll get colder than most as youre not adapted to the weather.Plus, Chicago The Windy City is right on Lake Michigan..so they have the lake effect chill factors...wind..

Definitely long underwear, warm gloves, hat, scarf, warm (down if you have it) jacket. If there s snow in the forecast BRING BOOTS. Believe me, you won t look out of place. For the restaurant nice slacks and either a jacket and shirt or nice sweater. You don t really need a tie. But definitely dress warmly -- there s nothing that ruins January in Chicago than not dressing for the elements.

A hat, thick gloves, a scarf, and thermal underwear. For a fine dining place, go with a jacket and tie. Your ears, fingers and feet should have good coverage as they are the first to get frostbite.

you can buy thremo underwear to wear under your jeans a nice dress shirt and dress pants or a nice sweart with dress pants dress shoes

Wear everything you own !!!

casually shirt, pants, boats or leggys

Back to the big easy? -

i visited new orleans the year before katrina hit, and i was looking forward to going back. well.....after hearing about the crime rate, i have doubts. has anyone been lately and how was it?

Definitely come back to visit!!Unless you re hoping to make a couple of lucrative crack deals in a back alley, you shouldn t have anything to worry about.Exercise the same caution you would in any large, unfamiliar city- stay in well lit, well populated areas, don t carry large amounts of cash or wear copious amounts of jewelry, etc.The touristy areas that you d be interested in seeing are just as safe as any other U.S. destination you d want to check out.New Orleans is a great city with a lot to offer a traveler (or a resident!) Don t let the media and isolated incidents of crime turn you off to it!

The other answers are correct, and all anyone needs do to be safe in New Orleans is use very basic common sense.Note that the media routinely says crime rate when they are actually referring to the murder rate. NOLA made the news because drug dealers were/are killing each other and the still-reduced population caused the rate (rate = population divided by crimes) to skyrocket. Other crime is at or below the national average for cities.To be blunt, stay away from people who buy/sell/use illegal drugs (especially crack cocaine) and your chances of being the victim of anything worse than a parking ticket or hangover are very low.

You should listen to locals. We know whats it is really like to live here and it is wonderful. I have never been robbed, mugged, ever and neither has ANY of my family or friends. We are smart enough to know where to go and know where not to go. As a matter of fact our house has never been broken into or even our cars have not been broken into. I love New Orleans. I was born and raised her and never left. I came back after katrina and watched it slowly get back to normal. If you are only going into the popular areas like uptown and french quarter you will never even know a hurricane hit. You should come. People who don t live here just listen to what they media says. They think new orleans consists of only the 9th ward. Come on people! I had never been to the 9th ward till after katrina to see the damage. There was nothing there for tourists there before and there is nothing for tourists there now. Or even us locals who live in new orleans. We just don t go to the 9th ward.Come and have fun. I always have fun! It is a beautiful, unique place that you will regret not coming. You will fall in love with this city!Drink!Pat O s, Lafittes Blacksmith shop, Columns Hotel Bar( Not in Quarter But has awesome big porch on st. charles avenue), Absinthe House, , Bombay clubFavorite FQ BAR- Lafittes and Pat o s, Carousel BarRestaurants; Brennans, Jaquimos( Best Alligator Cheesecake and blackened red fish), Rio Mar, Commanders Palace(MY FAV), Muriels(Turtle Soup, Goat Cheese Crepes, and Pecan crusted drum),Coffee Pot (FAVORITE RED BEANS and breakfast),Upperline, Lilette, Irenes, Gumbo Shop,Napolean House( FAV. LUNCH SPOT),One on Hampson( BEST DUCK GUMBO), Brennans, Crepe Nanou, Tommys Restaurant, Brigtsens( Everything is AWESOME),Yo mama bar and grill( BEST HAMBURGERS)Palace Cafe( BEST PECAN CRUSTED FISH AND BLUE CRAB LEGS), Domileses(awesome poboys),Cochon( BEst cochon du lait)Favorite coffee- Cafe du mondeFavorite dessert- CommandersJackson Square, St Louis Cathedral, Cafe Du Monde, Rvierboat(don t eat there the food is terrible) Zoo, Aquarium, Historic New Orleans Collection, Royal St. Antiques, Magazine Street Shopping, Airboat Swamp tour, Mardi Gras World, Ride the Streetcar,Museum- Historic New Orleans Collection, Ogden, Dday, the cabildo, Pharmacy, Confederate Museum, US Mint...Music- Frenchman st!!(snug Harbour, DBA, Spotted Cat) Check out what is playing at tipitinas, HOB, Howlin Wolf. Tipitinas has cajun dancing every sunday night. Go to Preservation Hall.Haunted Places; Le Petit Theater, The Pontalba, Pirates Alley, The Lalaurie House, St. Louis Cathedral and Lafittes Blacksmith shop, The Pharmacy are a few.

I lived there for 4 years after Katrina hit. I never once got mugged, robbed or carjacked. The only places that are not safe are the same ones that weren t safe before.