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“Pic of the Week”, August 22, 2014: Chicago’s River Walk
One of the most scenic urban walks in America is along the Chicago River. Just like the tall skyscrapers all around you, the river itself is one of Chicago’s iconic landmarks. It’s hard to keep your eyes on the sidewalk ahead as you’ll will be looking up and around to enjoy the great architecture of the buildings and bridges along the way. Or if you don’t want to walk, it’s great fun to cruise the river and relax as you enjoy the views!
The walk ends at the Navy Pier, itself a great destination! The River Walk takes you through the heart of “The Loop” and presents lots of opportunity to stop for something to eat or drink along the way. …
Aug 21, 2014
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Chicago — City of Skyscrapers & Cloud Gate
Like the monolith in Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke’s monumental film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, “Cloud Gate” looks like an alien object dropped onto a terrestrial landscape (not the African Savannah, but rather into Chicago’s Millennium Park). This gleaming, silver, kidney bean shaped object (33’ tall; 110 tons) was created by British Artist Anish Kapoor. Crafted of stainless steel, “Cloud Gate‘s” surface reflects Chicago’s magnificent skyline and the faces of hundreds of curious onlookers (including your humble narrator’s) who are drawn to it (as was Moonwatcher to the monolith). It’s a captivating and interesting object that seems as probable an intergalactic portal as …
Tagged Chicago, Cloud Gate, Illinois, Lake Michigan
