Chicago Lakeshore

... usual. We managed to check our bags through all the way to Flagstaff (hoping they would find their way off the Lakeshore Limited at Chicago onto the Southwest Chief to Flagstaff). After having brunch at a Roy Rogers western-style fast food joint and then ...

... at all, and we got to drive by the Gold Coast - the expensive condos and penthouse apartment area, the places that have the lakeshore view - quite impressive. The zoo itself is free, so that's good. The layout of the zoo is good, and there are quite ...

... fast." We did, though. A mere four hours to make it into the city. And a little over an hour after turning on Lakeshore Drive (and three maddening trips around the hotel's block later), and we were leaving the car with a smiling valet. As far as ...

... It was worth a visit and somehow didn't manage to have the tackiness that I felt you get in Fisherman's Wharf! I went on a Lakeshore boat ride here which stayed within the harbour walls but you still managed to have a good look at the Chicago skyline. Lake ...

... Chicago, it was close to the afternoon rush hour. Traffic was okay as I was making my way into the city. Lakeshore Blvd. was a pleasant drive with Lake Michigan on the right with towering skyline on the left. This was early spring, and in ...