Willis Tower, pizza, Art Institute of Chicago and The BeanAfter meeting the Bulgarians and eating all-you-can-stomach homemade food, it was time for us to go sightseeing! We (me and my cousin) got up really early, got the metro (over the ground, not underground one- how cool is that) and 40 minutes later arrive at downtown Chicago where the magic happened. I immediately fell in love with the city. The skyscrapers, tall as giants touched the clouds with their steel built shoulders. The people, flocking from street to street, from light to light, hurrying to get to their final destinations, looked like buzzing hardworking bees. The men and women in costumes stood out with their industrial charisma and concentrated faces. Everything and everyone was going so fast yet so organized. It's as if someone had planned every footstep and every movement but added a drop of compressed chaos to the big ant farm. And I was there in the center of everything. One explorer with her camera... I loved it! First stop and a must-see-in-Chicago was Willis Tower. Unfortunately when we got to the top there was zero visibility, which did not discourage us to still have fun. At one point I could actually see the clouds clearing up and making way to the little buildings and cars underneath us. From Willis Tower we headed east to The Art Institute of Chicago. On the way there we both got really hungry so we stopped to grab something to eat. The place where we stayed was a small american dinner/fast food restaurant. The interior looked so much like something taken out of a movie! And the pizza... probably one of the best pizzas I've eaten! When going to Chicago everyone must try the pizza! Trust me, you won't regret it!
After filling our bellies we went to the Art Institute and I thought that the day couldn't get any better but I was so wrong! Pictures underneath will show a small portion of what I saw but if I was to put it in words... It was simply an amazing experience!!! There is too much to see there and I bet there won't be a single artist (or non artist) disappointed from their visit! And finally our journey took it's end with something called 'The Bean'. 'The Bean', or should I say Cloud Gate, is a public statue situated in Millennium park. It is a fascinating work of art and a very fun-to-take-pictures place! (More info about Cloud Gate HERE). It was so whimsical taking various selfies and different angled pictures underneath and around it! After almost 10 hours of walking around Chicago we finally got back home to have a rest for the upcoming adventures. Chicago is amazing!
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