Chicago

Chicago - Windy City

      Wonderful City

*Arrived: Friday night, Feb 17th.
Departure: Monday, Feb 20th.
Flight from Minneapolis to Chicago is around $180. (round trip)


*Taxi from airport to the hotel: around $32
Taxi from hotel to airport: around $32


*Red Roof Hotel - Good localization.
3 nights = $109

*Temperature ranged around 36F - 50F. It was windy (of course) and cold, but we had a wonderful blue sky which was enought for me to feel good of being over there.

Everything was kind of close to the hotel, but you may need to take bus, train or taxi to get all places to visit.
If I can give you a piece of advice I'd say to purchase a bus card which you can choose the best plan for you.
You just pay an amount to use the bus for 24h, 36h, etc... It is a really good deal since the bus goes to most visited places such as museums, squares, etc.
Another good thing is that buses over there works almost 24 hours a day.
I payed about $5 for a 24 hours bus card which was a really good deal for me.

Places to visit: •The Field Museum;
•Shedd Aquarium;
•John Hancock Observatory;
•Skydeck Chicago;
•Adler Planetarium;
•Millennium Park;
•Navypier;
•House of blues.
•Marilyn Monroe Sculpture - It is located on Michigan Avenue.
•Michigan Lake - Just go by this lake and appreciat the landscape.
•Michigan Ave has some good stores to shop and also some places to visit.
•Garrett Pop Corn - Famous Pop Corn in Chicago (There is a super big line to get in)  

You can get citypass which is also a good deal:
http://www.citypass.com/chicago

Restaurants and places where I went eating:

• Fridays;
• Seven Eleven;
• Taste of Brazil;
• Star Bucks;
• Dunkin Donuts;

If you go to Chicago you should visit some blues or jazz bar. Chicago is the land of blues and jazz. I went to House of Blues that was so fun. Probably you will pay $5 or $10 for charge cover.
House of Blues is one of the greatest blues bars in Chicago.

Quote from Rebeca: "The white horse pass just twice in Chicago".

I really enjoyed visiting Chicago, I really tried to visit as many places as I could.
Chicago looks like NYC but cleaner, more organized, etc.
I had fun and I loved being with my funny friend Rebeca, Helen and Nate.

I think 3 days is enough to visit the most important and popular places since you get up early. Before visiting places don't forget to check out the hours and the best time to visit those. I would suggest you to make a list of places in the morning and schedule the best time to go in each one.

Just give you a chance to fall in love with this wonderful city called Chicago. I hope you have enjoyed reading the post and If you have any question about it just let me know!


Amalia :)