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Images:topleft,CloudGate.right,ChicagoSkyline.Below:lefttoright,HaroldWashingtonLibrary.ChaseTower.WalkingTour.
WaterTower/JohnHancock.RiverCruise.ChicagoBoardofTrade.CrownFountain.CarsonPirieScott. Bottom:LurieGarden.
AllimagescourtesyofChicagoArchitectureFoundation.
muchinthecentreofthingsandcloseby ice disappears. We joinedabusandwalking oldandyoung alike, andincludes50acres
the ChicagoRiver. With 350bedroomsit is grouporganisedbytheChicago ofparks, promenades, gardens, shops,
boutique byAmericanstandardsandoffers ArchitectureFoundationwhichtookinthe restaurantsandattractions.
spaciousrooms,freeInternet,anexcellent University, the Robie House andthe massive The FieldMuseumisamagnificent
self-service continental breakfast oneach ArtDecobuildingsofthejazzageinthe massive neo-classical building dating from
floor (which youcantake backtoyour centralarea.Chicagoisaworldleaderin 1921.Thewords of its incorporation very
room)andacourtesyhappyhour inthe termsofarchitecturewhichcontinuesto fairly sum it up. “Dedicatedtoaccumulation
earlyevening including alight buffet. Wine, thisday;thewaterfront,viewedfromthe anddissemination of knowledge, and the
beer and spirits were being downed in lakeisextraordinary. Presentlythethree preservation and exhibition of objects
largequantities. tallestbuildingsinthecity(andthewestern illustrating art, archaeology, science and
The cityofChicagoonlydatesfrom1833, hemisphere)aretheSearsTower,theAon history.” It isthe home ofSue, the most
themetropolitanareathehometojust Center (previouslythe StandardOil
under tenmillionmaking it the thirdlargest Building)andtheJohnHancockCenter.
conurbationinthe UnitedStates. In1871a There ismore thanenough todoin
fire destroyedthe entire businessdistrict, Chicagoforbothadultsandchildrento
oneresultbeingtheworld’sfirstskyscraper easilyoccupyaweek.Americanand
using asteel skeletonconstruction. international cuisine isavailable enmasse at
The North Magazine alwaysrecommends sensible pricesandentertainment and
abustour asawayofgetting toknow music isofferedinabundance. The cityis
quicklyadestinationonarrival. Tipscanbe synonymouswith LouisArmstrong andat
pickedup andsuggestionsmade. Chicagois theotherendofthescaletheworldfamous
noexceptionandone canaddthe popular ChicagoSymphonyOrchestra.TheNavy
river/laketripswhichstart inApriloncethe Pier, servedbyafreetrolleyride,catersfor
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