Chicago
Thursday June 14, 2012
Chicago's a great city, very picturesque and despite being the "windy city", it definitely isn't as windy as Wellington. The wind does provide a nice breeze on a hot day, though yesterday it was overcast and actually rather pleasant to walk around.
We have covered the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum, Millennium Park, Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the John Hancock Observatory. The view from the Willis Tower was stunning and Lake Michigan provides a scenic contrast to the urban sprawl around Chicago. We also managed to catch a beautiful sunset from the John Hancock Observatory, but despite my best efforts, I was unable to see the green flash.
We managed to fit in a bit of shopping on the Magnificent Mile, try the famous deep dish pizza and got $20 swindled off us by some twat who volunteered to give us directions then demanded money (it sounded like he had gang connections...).
We went our separate ways yesterday since I didn't really want to go to the Art Institute and Mat didn't really want to go to the Planetarium. Most of the stuff there was nothing new to me but there was a cool presentation with a 3D visualisation of the sun. I also walked to Navy Pier for a quick squizz around, but there wasn't really anything that interesting. The views of the city were nice though and I could have gone on the Ferris Wheel for only $6 for a better view, but since I was by myself it seemed a bit Forever Alone to go solo.
We met up with Kheng Yong in the evening and caught the Navy Pier fireworks from the steps by the Adler Planetarium. The shows are twice weekly during summer and they are way better than the useless fireworks you get from the Sky Tower at New Years Eve. They must have loads of money to burn...
Last full day in the US. It's gone by so quickly!
Posted by Jeremy at 2:24pm on Thursday June 14, 2012 :: 0 comments :: 