A Break from Travel in the Windy City
[from FB posts: July 18-20] (edited)
After my rainy blow through Chicago, I wanted to spend more time on the next visit.
I was also tired from traveling for nearly a month so I spent five glorious, sunny days in Chicago. It was truly a good ending to my journey.
Millennium Park (home of "the bean") and the Palmer House Hotel (one of my favorite old American hotels) were both high on my list to hang out and get photos.
The building details! I think Chicago might be one of the best cities in the US for architectural detail. It may even surpass New York City for exterior ornamentation. I took a stroll down by the museums on the lake and got the idea I should take a river cruise later.
I walked up to the Water Tower and then then over to the beach. I made a stop at the Navy Pier where I wanted to pick up the Chicago River Cruise.
Solo cruising on the Chicago River - a highlight of the trip! It got even better - on ex-Chicago resident, DV's, recommendation I visited the former Chicago Public Library. Wow!!!! It is a shame it didn't continue as at least a historical library in the system, but it is lovingly maintained.
In sum, those nice days in Chicago reminded me how much I missed living in a big city. I am not sure if I will again and I am not sure I have the energy.
I am sure happy I spent the time in Chicago!! What follows is my time there in photos rather than words. I hope you enjoy seeing three days in Chicago via my phone camera.
Hotel room view
First chicken wings in 2+ years!
Chagall
Building detail
towers downtown
Art deco!
Lyric Opera
Deco detail
West Lake Street Bridge
West Lake Street Bridge
West Lake Street Bridge
Chicago Riverwalk West End
Chicago Riverwalk West End
Chicago Riverwalk West End
Chicago Riverwalk West End
Chicago River South Branch
Lyric Opera
Outer Drive Bridge
Marina Towers on the Chicago River
View from Lakeshore East Park
DuSable Harbor
view from DuSable Harbor
How about their phones??
Maggie Daly Park
Maggie Daly Park
Maggie Daly Park
BP Pedestrian Bridge
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Crain Communication Building
Millennium Monument
Jay Pritzker Bandshell
North Michigan Avenue
Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean")
The Bean
The Bean
The Bean
Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain
N. Michigan Avenue reflection @ Crown Fountain
Palmer House
Palmer House
Palmer House
old elevator doors
Cook County Building
Cook County Building
Atrium Mall
Som Tam
old door detail
coronavirus on my trail
old clock and mural
North Clark Street Bridge
The Gentlemen Statues
Bridge plaque
Field Museum
Field Museum
Field Museum à la Acropolis
Field Museum
Downtown from Field Museum
Downtown from Field Museum
happy guy
Monroe Harbor
"Flamingo" Calder
Home Insurance Building - world's first skyscraper
under the el
Picasso Sculpture
Mercantile Exchange
Rookery Building
Rookery Building
Rookery Building
Rookery Building
Oliver Building
Willis Tower
Water Tower
Water Tower
John Hancock Building
Bas Relief, Wrigley Building
Wrigley Building
Tribune Building
Tribune Building
Polk Brothers Park, Navy Pier
Children's Museum, Navy Pier
Centennial Wheel, Navy Pier
Sculpture Garden, Polk Brothers Park, Navy Pier
Sculpture Garden, Polk Brothers Park, Navy Pier
Downtown from Polk Brothers Park, Navy Pier
Residences at St Regis
Oak Street Beach
Ohio Street Beach
Michigan steams like a young man's dreams....
Chicago River Cruise - I was alone on the boat!
Chicago River Cruise
Chicago River Cruise
Chicago River Cruise
Chicago River Cruise
Chicago River Cruise
Chicago River Cruise
Nasi goreng!!
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Old Public Library
Art exhibit, Old Public Library
Art exhibit, Old Public Library
Another corner clock
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Bridge
Three forms of transport - Chicago River
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Bridge
mural
549 South Wells Street parking lot decoration
Southbank Riverwalk
Southbank Riverwalk
Chicago River
River Esplanade Park
Al fresco dining on the river
Chicago Stock Exchange Arch
Reflections, 444 West Lake Street
River confluence
Navy Pier
Scrabble
Navy Pier
Navy Pier
Navy Pier
Skyline from Navy Pier
Marina Tower
Happy but tired at the Navy Pier
Waterfront at Lakeview Park
Dearborn Station
Dearborn Station
Dearborn Station
Dearborn Station
Cook County Courthouse
Cook County Courthouse
Cook County Courthouse
Cook County Courthouse
Outer Drive Bridge Railing
West Lake Street Bridge
running out of steam, but still happy
Monument with Standing Beast
Beer and blue chips on the river
...until the next time, Chicago.
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