{"id":254,"date":"2011-07-28T23:28:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T23:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilahblogs.wordpress.com\/?p=254"},"modified":"2013-04-25T02:37:52","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T13:37:52","slug":"galena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ilahm.com\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"Galena, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0456.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-380\" title=\"IMG_0456\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0456-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"467\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ilahm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0456-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ilahm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0456-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ilahm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_0456-519x346.jpg 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My trip to Galena was short but nice. I went there for a day and had a nice time. \u00a0It&#8217;s a 2 hour drive from downtown Chicago and it&#8217;s considered a favorite weekend destination of Chicagoans. It&#8217;s a charming little river town and the atmosphere is more laid back. I love that the buildings looked like they were frozen in time. \u00a0The town definitely has a distinct character and I love the shops. We didn&#8217;t get to go outside of downtown Galena but on our drive down there, we passed by a few wineries which offer wine tastings and tours. \u00a0Eagle Ridge golf resort, an award-winning golf resort and spa is also in the area. \u00a0If you love shopping for unique stuff then you would like it there. \u00a0Dowtown Main Street is lined with shops and restaurants. \u00a0You can easily spend a day there browsing the stores or simply sit on a bench on a sidewalk and enjoy a cup of coffee or a bowl of ice cream. \u00a0<!--more-->Every store was different. \u00a0There&#8217;s a specialty gift store next to a unique toy store next to a one of a kind candy store next to a specialty pasta store, and well, you catch my drift. \u00a0 There&#8217;s a candle store called Galena Candle Company that I loved. The store smelled so good and they sell eco dotz candle beads that you can customize by choosing your own flavors or scents and make your own design in a jar \u00a0like you do with colored sand. It&#8217;s fun if you&#8217;re into that kind of stuff. \u00a0I also noticed a lot of bikers there. \u00a0I&#8217;m not sure why but it seems to be a favorite stop for biker dudes. It&#8217;s pretty cool. There are a lot of restaurants to choose from too although the one we went to wasn&#8217;t very satisfying foodwise. We did a little wine tasting at Galena Cellars Winery and tried their chocolate wine. \u00a0It was good. Overall for me, Galena was a good day trip.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_318\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0425.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318\" class=\"size-full wp-image-318\" title=\"IMG_0425\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0425.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main Street, Galena<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0429.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-319\" title=\"IMG_0429\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0429.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_320\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\" wp-image-320 \" title=\"IMG_0431\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0431.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"662\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">specialty gift shop<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0438.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-321\" title=\"IMG_0438\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0438.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_322\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322\" title=\"IMG_0443\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0443.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">handmade candles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_323\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323\" title=\"IMG_0450\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0450.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eco Dotz candle beads<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-324\" title=\"IMG_0451\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ilahblogs.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/img_0451.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/58440679@N02\/sets\/72157627542021946\/\">Click here for more photos<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='teoShare' ><div id='zeit' style='background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF;\r\nborder: 1px solid #AAAAAA;\r\ncolor: orange;\r\nfloat: left;\r\nheight: 13px;\r\npadding: 2px 1px 6px;\r\nposition: relative;\r\nwidth: 40px;'><a href='http:\/\/goo.gl\/rqtAe' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:none;'>Share!<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"teoLike\" style=\"width:50px\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=ilahm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F254\"\r\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none; 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