Thursday, April 16, 2015

Chicago - my kind of town

Day one of our American adventure has been spent in Chicago. Yep, we saw State Street, that great street!

And plenty of beautiful architecture. The Architectural River Tour is a wonder way to see the evolution of building design in this city. 

Would recommend Chicago Line Cruises. Sharon was our guide - an encyclopaedia of information on the styles, architects and owners.
Lunch was at Navy Pier. A lovely spot, but most of the concessions weren't open for the new season yet.
I had a Chicago Dog for lunch. yummy!

After a brief tour around the inner city, seeing the Zoo, parks, lovely old buildings and interesting new ones, were spent three hours at The Art Institute of Chicago. Threè levels of French Impressionists, Modern American Art and lots in between.

More culture than I could poke a broom at! 

Great news is that there's a Macy's department store one block away so we're heading there for today's retail contribution.


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