Winter in My Kind of Town: Chicago
Chicago -- the name conjures up images of gray skyscraper canyons funneling the bitter wind blowing off Lake Michigan. What could possibly be appealing about this place, especially in December? Turns out, my concept of Chicago seriously needed a reality c... more
Chicago at Christmas
My parents and I flew to Great Lakes, IL to see my brother graduate from Navy Recruit Training. Afterwards, we took a train into the city to spend the weekend. It was an interesting change from New York City, which we’ve visited the same pre-Christmas wee... more
A day trip to good old Chi-town
Chicago is the 3rd biggest city in the United States, after New York and Los Angeles. The Windy City has a lot to offer visitors. While it might not be as well known as Los Angeles or New York, Chicago is still an impressive city. Chicago al... more
Bucktown and Wicker Park
The Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood is a recently gentrified one, which was once largely Polish. It's rumored actually that Chicago has the second largest Polish population in the world, second only to Warsaw. Maybe it's true? So let's see... great plac... more
Chicago, My kind of city
Ok, so I went to Chicago in June after I graduated from Arizona State University, and it was and it was COLD. Other than that the people were very friendly, it was clean, and i felt safe walking around seeing the sites. Let me start off by saying that I... more
Chicago - modern architecture wherever you go
Chicago is a must if you like architecture. The city has lots of famous buildings. Chicago became home to the world's tallest building in 1973 when the Sears Tower was topped off. The Sears Tower remained the tallest building in the world until February 1... more
Chicago - Fabulous city at the Lake Michigan
Chicago - the city of art, architecture and blues. Chicago is situated in the heart of the middle west at the Lake Michigan. It´s the hometown of skyscrapers. Until a few years the Sears Tower was the highest building in the world. The O`Hare Airport is t... more
What a magnificently BIG city! BIG buildings, BIG steaks, BIG pizza... BIG people =^_^=. A true paradise for anyone with a love for architecture and food. Dozens of fantastic museums abound as well, so art lovers rejoice. Parks, recreation, sports, dance... more
Chicago - The Big Spread
This is the one of the biggest urban sprawls I've ever seen. It goes miles in all directions. It is so spread out, you need some transportation, other than walking, to get to the more interesting places. But their trains, the el, goes everywhere & is affo... more
Home away from Home
I love the hustle and bustle of a big city being from New York and Chicago gave me that big city feel but it still had a small town quietness to it. I love walking down the magnificent mile and seeing all of the shops and the native chicagoins going about... more
Chicago - composite of several trips
Chicago - the windy city. A great place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there :-) But as big cities go it is pretty cool I guess. I walked around with my neck craned upward - there are some TALL buildings in this city! more
The Windy City
This is the most beautiful cities I have seen in US. The only city where the flowers on the street are rotated according to the season. Its famous for gangsters, sears tower and wind speeds reachinng -40F and speeds of 200 mph. more
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