Ready for a “picture-fiesta”?
Frank Sinatra – My kind of town ( Spotify , YouTube )
That song could have been seen from a mile away… BUT! Chicago is highly worthy of such a great tune!
Now I wish I could have shared the first image I caught of the city, when the bus rolled into town. A dark evening but oh wow… Seeing the illuminated Chicago skyline was something special. Though I knew when I saw it that no picture could serve it justice so instead of going through the trouble of digging for my camera, I just sat there and enjoyed the sight…
Now… The first night was not worth much besides that since we were so late in town, so we just took a taxi directly to our hostel.
The next day we went early to town though to visit the aquarium free of charge (The first 80 visitors got in for free!). This was the only whole day we would have in the city so we wanted to make as much as we could out of it. Chicago somehow managed to shine despite the relatively foggy and rainy weather. If anything the weather just seemed to add to its charm.
Later on we encountered “Cloud Gate”, a big Bean like sculpture with a reflective surface.
In the same park (Millennium Park) we also stopped by “Crown fountain”
Now it was time to try something “new”… Try something “different”… Try something touristy!
It was time to climb the beast!
The tallest building in USA since 1974… (Yes it is and has been since erected, the World Trade Center was not higher). Used to have the name “Sears Tower” but is now named “Willis Tower” though I guess most people (including me) still refer to it by its former name.
Now let’s go fast through some parts:
Best-Store-Ever!
Forrest Gump anyone?
We though that this was a local place at first. But even after finding out that its a national “chain” our fascination with it remained the same. Live Blues every night!+
“Sue” at the Chicago field museum (the best preserved remains of a T-Rex).
Sad but true fact…
Well that’s it from “The Windy City”…
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