Day 44 - Chicago

The Frank Gehry Bean
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The weather in Chicago has improved, but only marginally. It is still raining, but not as hard and is a bit on and off. However, it means that it is now really damp and humid which is a bit rubbish. However, I ventured out of my hotel room for longer today which was better than yesterday! I hope the weather is better tomorrow because otherwise my stay in Chicago will have been a bit rubbish really. I took a walk down to Grant Park today and saw the Frank Gehry ‘bean’ which was really cool. It reflects all the Chicago skyline in it, and was reminiscent of my Tiffany bean necklace which is also designed by him, although on a slightly smaller scale!!! The park was really nice, apart from the rain, and it had lots of modern sculptures and flower gardens throughout it. The security guards in the park, and also at the airport on Sunday also drive around on ‘Segway’ scooters which are those strange one person things which look as though they will tip over at any moment – look it up on Google, I can’t describe them any better! I then walked up ‘Magnificent Mile’ which is the main shopping street and decided that seeing as the weather was so dreadful that I would indulge in some shopping as I haven’t bought anything for ages! Yes, I went to Gap, and yes I also went to Urban Outfitters. Nothing changes! Tomorrow I hope to go up the John Hancock tower if the cloud lifts a bit as it there is meant to be an amazing view from the top. And I also might be cultured and visit a museum…

Chicago Skyline
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