Windy Chicago

The windy city. Beautiful buildings with lots to see but its another city for me and the weather wasn't great. The hostel also put a dampner on the whole event as it was 3/4 of an hr outside the city, hey you win some you lose some. Kt and i went ...

Alex: Due to our wanderlag we didn't do too much in Chicago. The library (which was an amazing building - it kind of reminded me of a birthday cake because it was dead square with ornate green metal work at the top like icing) gave 2 hours a day free ...

... be called "magnificent" is beyond me) and, of course, deep-dish Chicago pizza. We were also lucky enough to come during the Chicago Blues Festival, which I checked out today. I only spent an hour or so since it was so crowded and my knee has been acting ...

... tickets are prime seating - he heh he all for $20. So here I am enjoying the sights and sounds of the baseball in Chicago. Looking around and seeing the poor dads and uncles who sit the whole game with a baseball glove on hoping to catch a ball for ...

... . It is one of the few parks that is dedicated to preserving the works of humans. Although the Four Corners area of the United States is part of a large Navajo reservation, the Navajo people are only recent residents of the area. Before them lived a ...

I love this place! After seeing Niagara Falls and Buffalo my faith in the States was beginning to wane but Chicago... this place is something else. I walked out of the station on Sunday and was immediately greeted by a plethora of beautiful skyscrapers. ...

... we managed to stray off the road we thought we were on, and its good to know so quickly where you have actually gone. Chicago skyline is impressive, but so spoilt by passing trucks and overhead gantries, so the photos dont really do it justice. Just bear ...

... to the windy city. Our plan was to visit 3 parks, the beach, the pier and the zoo, with a couple of other stops around Chicago before hitting historic Route 66. We managed the zoo, a great diner and got to Route 66, so a pretty good result. The zoo was ...

... city in Norway, our expectations were quite high. We got slightly dissappointed though, the wind wasn't much to brag about! The city Chicago on the other hand, was great! We had no idea what to expect, and found everything to be a pleasant surprise. ...

... the beach area on the lake where we took a relaxing walk and watched walkers, cyclists and fitness enthusiasts doing their thing. Chicago is definitely an American city that sits apart from the rest and has many assets that make it a pleasant, ...