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Chicago, Illinois - USA. Downtown Chicago Buckingham Fountain - Grant Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Millenium Park The Anish Kapoor sculpture - Millenium Park. CTA (Chicago Transportation Authority) Breakfast at Lou Mitchell's Oak Street Beach along Lake Michigan Lake Shore Drive John Hancock Center Downtown Chicago seen from the City Front Walk City Front Walk Crain Communications Building Wrigley Building Michigan Avenue Downtown view of Chicago River John Hancock's Observatory - 94th floor John Hancock Tower ("Big John") and the Water Tower Field Museum The Sears Tower James R. Thompson Atrium From Olive Park From Olive Park again... Navy Pier Navy Pier Suite Home Expo - Navy Pier In the yellow trolley... Chicago Public Library Grant Park Hilton Hotel seen from Grant Park Room 1432 Sears Tower by night Chicago skyline seen from Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. A gift from Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother, it was dedicated as the world's largest decorative fountain in 1927. Designed by the architect Frank Gerhy, the pavilion features a bandshell for concerts and a large seating area. "This piece of art gives you something to reflect on." Essentially a 3-D mirror, the polished surfaces create endless reflections of the skyline, clouds, trees and us, the viewers ! Aerial CTA train in downtown Chicago. If you go to Chicago, don't miss their delicious fluffy pancakes !! This 100-story black building is a tapered obelisk structure inspired from the Eiffel Tower. The domed white building is the Crain Communications. Dany and the seagull ! The Michigan Avenue Bridge was designed to improve transportation and to enhance Chicago's riverfront. Opened in 1920, it provided an impressive gateway to Michigan Avenue. The elevator goes 23 miles per hour, that is to say you need 40 seconds to go to the top... Washing windows at Big John... Facing North Avenue Beach and Big John The luxurious place we stayed at for four days. seen from the window of our Hilton room
Downtown Chicago Chicago skyline seen from Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. |
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