The forecast promised very warm weather for today but it turned out a bit dull and overcast at times.
Fortunately it was still very warm so that our usual outdoor breakfast was on the agenda before
heading into town.
Today the area north of the Chicago River was on the agenda but with a little detour via the downtown
Rockery building, one of the many marvels of Chicago architecture where Frank Lloyd Wright was at one
point in time involved.
After we ticked this item of on our “To-Do” list we walked leisurely up Michigan Avenue across the river
to reach the famous ( infamous ? ) Chicago shopping mile: “The Magnificent Mile”.
Passing by the old Chicago Tribune building we marvelled the various stone inserts from buildings all over
the world which the various Tribune correspondents had to bring back from their missions and which had been
incorporated into the outside walls of the building.
Finally we reached the Water Tower Plaza with the John Hancock Tower. No, we didn’t climb the 1632 stairs
to the 94th floor observation deck. The view was fantastic !
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