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| I love that some streets have honorary names! |
Magnificent Mile - the name says it all!
Kathrin and I are already planning our next trip back to one of the best streets in America. After spending the last 6 years in a nice smallish town, seeing how the other half lives was incredible - beautiful architecture, the hustle-bustle, just everything about it was so much fun to see. We were content just to walk around and take it all in.
The boys were totally intrigued with snow - as if they hadn't seen it before! I suppose sitting still on a train for 5+ hours had something to do with their energy. I might have yelled at them once or twice to "put the snow down and keep your hands dry". A mother never rests. So the boys improvised and started kicking a piece of ice....
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| Lunch at McDonald's |
If you were to ask the kids what the best part of 3 days in Chicago was - they'd tell you Eggnog Milkshakes
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| Eggnog milkshake - food of the gods |
It was almost surreal to walk around downtown Chicago. It was so big and so loud and so interesting.
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| A barge on the Chicago River going underneath us on a bridge |
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| Wolinsky's Restaurant on the Chicago River |
Notice the round building with lower parking structure. There were cars backed into parking spaces. Thank goodness I don't have to drive around Chicago, it would be, in Kathrin's words "an epic FAIL".
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| Boating |
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| Walking |
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| Elevated trains |
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| Bike messenger |
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| Buses, taxis, cars |
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| The Sears Tower (aka Willis Tower) is the taller dark structure in the back of the photo |
I wished I had taken more pictures. As it was, I thought I had the camera in my face the better part of the trip but I only downloaded 250 pictures over 3 days - not as many as I thought.
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| Michigan Ave at night - Kat and I did a little shopping |
We had a great trip and hope to do another train trip soon. The train is such a civilized way to travel. I'd like to see Washington DC and New York City. Any suggestions?
Astrid
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