Chicago

I went to Chicago in 2007 summer.
I like cities, since I've grown up a big metropolitan city, Seoul, in Korea.
As they say that it is the USA's thrid city, it was a nice big city with high skylines.

some stat comparison between seoul and chicago
area of Chicago : 237 sq mi
area of Seoul not including metropolitan area: 234 sq mi
population of chicago : 2.8 million (metropolitan area 9.8 million)
population of Seoul : 10 million  (Metropolitan area 23 million)



Skyscrapers in Chicago







Night view from  John Hancock Tower. You can see the tall sears Tower, which was the tallest building in the US in late 20th century.





Trains connect within the city giving a characteristic cityview. In the downtown, the distance between stations is really short, like it will take only a couple of minute by walk.











Attractions in Chicago



Art Institution of Chicago

Emergence of a lion in a city!



Millenium Park





Lake Michigan

Even though I've lived in Michigan for one and a half years, I saw Lake Michigan only from the Chicago side


Wicker Park area ( I don't remember the name.  Mr. Sgoi did.)

This place has nice little shops.

Chinatown in Chicago. Mr.Sgoi had yum duck dish.

this train station stunk!


Nice colored fountain show with music

It was so cold at that night, and couldn't see it for a long time.

At Seoul Art Center in seoul, there is a nice fountain which has a couple of shows at night with playing classic music and shining pretty colors on it.

In Barcelona,Spain, a fountain called, magic fountain is tremendous. In evening, there are millions people, residents and tourists, coming to see the fountain show.

To see my post on the Barcelona Magic Fountains, click here.