My Birthday Wish
Chicago Trip by Amtrak
May 17th through May 25th
Havre, Montana - May 18th
3 days and 2 nights to Chicago from Portland plus the delays
Observatory Car, enjoying North Dakota plains
The "Bean", Millennium Park, Chicago
Look Ma, I am floating above Chicago
Willis Tower, 103 stories up, 1,353 feet above ground
The "eL" train at
Madison Station on Wabash Street
$3.00 per ride, we have to buy a Ventra card
Buckingham Fountain, it creates its own rainbow on the left.
Welcome to Chicago, a famous landmark,
in the background is Marina City
Red line subway on the left, this is
Lake Station on State street.
Chicago Architecture Tour - A River Boat Tour
The bridges are up to allow the sailboats to pass through, traffic is a nightmare
Magnificent Mile, Michigan Avenue and Ohio Street
Where do these people come from!
Don't even think to drive downtown, making a left turn is another nightmare!
Looking North from John Hancock tower.
Lake Michigan on the right.
Pokie did the latest craze, this window tilt 30 degrees, I stayed behind!
It's a TOULIST TLAP - 5 bucks to do this.
North Bridge (downtown north of the Chicago river) from the Navy Pier
A beautiful day indeed!
This is O'Hare International airport, it takes one hour and forty minutes from
our hotel.
We walk two blocks, take bus #65, then the Red Line, transfer at Jackson station
through a tunnel and Blue Line to the airport.
What a trip!
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05262014