Lake Michigan Chicago

Sunday 9/16/12:

It was time to regretfully say goodbye to Nashville – what a special place! The last few days in Nashville flew by far too quickly and we enjoyed it immensely. We decided to schlep all the way to Chicago, which would put us a day ahead of our original schedule to give us time to head to the New England area before New …

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We walked to the BART this morning, figuring that was more reliable than the bus and cheaper than a taxi. Richard carried my pack as well as wheeling both he and Shell's big cases - what a guy! We made the airport in good time and the flight was fascinating, we flew over snowy mountains - maybe the Rockies - and then the brown fields of Illinois …

Over the two trips this summer I remembered why I love Chicago. It can be a tough place to navigate especially in a car but once you get there is was worth the trouble. Just the architecture of Chicago itself makes an amazing statement. But here are the highlights:
On the right day Lake Michigan beach is the best place to be. The views are …

The next day was cold and rainy, so we decided to do something more indoors. So, we decided to go to the Field Museum. We took a cab over there.

The Field Museum is a big natural history museum, and is home to Sue, the largest T-Rex ever discovered. It has lots of other stuff too. We first went down to the bottom level and went through the …

Still angry from the night before I woke up quite early (I don’t hold a grudge much). We had lots of Chicago to see. Claire like normal got in really late so she was still passed out so I decided to get showered and dressed and wake her up afterwards. She eventually started to get ready neither of us felt on top of the world but she was …

I am full of woe at having to leave Chicago!

I sit here and wonder where to start. I suppose the starting point was a fairly exhausted wait in the hostel after a mammoth 24 hour journey from Montreal. The good news was that having waited for almost 9 hours to check in, we got upgraded to a private room at no extra cost... with our own …

I will be back to report on this fair city later …

... the Sears Tower, 505 Lake Shore Drive (where Oprah has an entire floor) the new Trump Bldg, Navy Pier, the beaches along Lake Michigan and some of the amazing architecture. We must have walked 50 miles on Saturday afternoon! The ferry ride to Navy ...

... to be in the very top row of the top level. And although the day had been warm and sunny, a cold breeze blew in off Lake Michigan. Of course we were short sleeved while all our other top row mates were dressed in sweaters and jackets. There was a floor ...

... said thank you but I know I was the lucky mascot at that game! After an afternoon on the beach and a swim in the salt free Lake Michigan, which was a bit of a surprise, I met up with Sarah at Navy Pier.  Sarah introduced me to summer shandies and we ...

... much with the back drop of the city scape. Next we tried our luck with the pier. There's a big ferris wheel and a beach on Lake Michigan, but with the extortionate car park fees and rain, we decided against it. Then, we got our sat nav so confused it ...

... . From the 103rd floor you can see for miles and miles but you still can't see the other side of Lake Michigan. You could be forgiven for thinking that Chicago is on the coast! We then headed south on the subway to 35th Street where we watched the ...

... to the $12.50 entrance fee we ended up in Panero's having a cinamon bagel, leaving just enough time for a sight see of the Sears tower and Lake Michigan before i caught my train. I didn't want to leave the Windy city, Claudia, Dr Malaysia or Madame ...

... with a painted sunset sky to our right and stars and planets shining through a darkening sky to our left. The wind blew across Lake Michigan and distorted the moon's reflection on the water. It was a perfect time to hold close the person I love ...

... Grant Park.  Now this is one world class city.  Clean, sophisticated, and with a downtown beach on the shores of Lake Michigan thrown in.  And the pizza..!  You have not tasted it until you've tried a deep dish Chicago pizza complete ...

... exhibit (one pair of boots displayed that women used to wear were fabulous).   On our last day in Chicago we drove past ‘Lake Michigan’ and several yacht clubs to ‘Navy Pier.’ The pier is 1.5-miles-long and was named after ...

... Tage bis zum Flug wollten wir dann doch lieber nutzen um die Gegend etwas näher zu erkunden. Die Gebiete am Ufer des Lake Michigan sind natürlich alle industrialisiert und bebaut. Das Ländliche war im Näheren Umkreis von Chicago scheinbar nicht zu ...