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We went to visit my mother last week. While we were in Chicago, we decided to go downtown and take a hop on – hop off bus tour. Although it was cold, I got some really good pictures of Chicago.

Chicago River from Clark St.

This was one of the first ones I took.  It is looking West over the Chicago River at Clark St. You can see a great mixture of old and new architecture along the river.

Chicago Theater

One of the landmarks of Chicago is The Chicago Theater.

Picasso Statue

Another landmark is the Picasso statue at City Hall. I remember when it was first installed and people complained about it being just a bunch of rusty metal. It has really aged well.

Marina Towers and Herald Square Monument

Chicago’s skyline is dominated by the Willis (Sears) Tower and the Hancock Building, but the building(s) i remember most were the Marina Towers.

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When I was in High School, we hosted a foreign exchange student from Germany for a year.  Over the years, he kept in touch with us.  He has recently retired and wanted to come back and visit again.  So last weekend, I went to Chicago were we all visited.  Chicago was beautiful (as odd as that may seem).  The trees were spectacular.

Fall Colors

On Saturday, we went into the city. This was a fountain in the courtyard of the Chicago Art Institute.

Art Institute Fountain

We went to Grant Park. This is a shot of Buckingham Fountain.

Buckingham Fountain

One of the newest attractions is “The Bean” in Millennium Park.  This is a highly polished chrome sculpture shaped like a bean.  Everything reflects off its surface.  Here is a picture of “The Bean.”

The Bean

We went on a fantastic boat tour on the Chicago River where we could see all the various Chicago Architecture.  Towards the end of the tour, we went out to the mouth of the river and turned around.  Looking back, you can see the who skyline, and it was really quite impressive.

Chicago Skyline