Greg and I did a little sightseeing this weekend in downtown Chicago. My cousin and her husband came to visit so we decided to do some of the touristy things like shopping on Michigan avenue, taking a water taxi down the Chicago River, and braving the Ledge at the Sears tower. Greg and I don't go downtown very often so we we're not the best tour guides, but hopefully in time we'll get to know the city better.
We had a really hard time finding the Sears tower. I was kind of embarrassed that I didn't know which building it was, but there are so many tall buildings in Chicago and they all look really similar. None of us (6 people) could find the tower. We found out that the Sears tower is not even called the "Sears" tower anymore, it's called the Willis Tower, that's not confusing at all!
We waited in line for over 2 hours to get up to the Skydeck of the tower. After all the lines, you finally get to an elevator that takes you up 103 stories in under 30 seconds. Did I mention I'm terrified of heights? The views from the Skydeck are amazing, you can see all of Chicago and into 4 different states up there! There is a new attraction on the Skydeck called "The Ledge", this is a glass box that you stand in and it feels like you are suspended in midair over the city of Chicago.
Can you say freaky????
Proof that we did it!
We had a really hard time finding the Sears tower. I was kind of embarrassed that I didn't know which building it was, but there are so many tall buildings in Chicago and they all look really similar. None of us (6 people) could find the tower. We found out that the Sears tower is not even called the "Sears" tower anymore, it's called the Willis Tower, that's not confusing at all!We waited in line for over 2 hours to get up to the Skydeck of the tower. After all the lines, you finally get to an elevator that takes you up 103 stories in under 30 seconds. Did I mention I'm terrified of heights? The views from the Skydeck are amazing, you can see all of Chicago and into 4 different states up there! There is a new attraction on the Skydeck called "The Ledge", this is a glass box that you stand in and it feels like you are suspended in midair over the city of Chicago.
Can you say freaky????
Proof that we did it!
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2 comments:
So scary!! Sounds like you had fun though!
Scary! And your story about the disgruntled woman is so funny. I bet you get a lot of that in family practice. Sounds like you handled it with ease!
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