Downtown Chicago
Day 2 CHICAGO
The guys are having a ball here in the windy city
We had to go down town to collect our Amtrak tickets for the Journey onwards which meant going to Chicago Union Station which is a beautiful station where there is the Grand Hall and which was use in the Film THE UNTOUChABLES starring Kevin Costener but the hall itself is trully amazing to see.We had out first HOTDOG there and sat out in the hot sunshine beside the river watching the world go by - boy you cant beat that :-).
Then it was a stroller about taking pictutues and having a couple beer in " The Elephant and Castle " where we opened our gift from Eric the Viking lol one envelope had 1$ the other 50$ well Eric I won the 50$ doller George got the 1$ ha ha but we split it anyway but thanks very much for the thought and we have put it to good use in the bars probaly Miller Bar to has to get a mention as it was a great little sports bar.
Millers bar
We then got a cab the the Hancock Tower and went up to 96th floor to have a birds eye veiw of the city and the veiw your get there is tremendous although the beer is about 7.5$ you will gladly pay that for the veiw and we sat there talking to Carl and Celone .
He from Millwauke and she Germany and they were great as they gave us lots of tips and places to go in Milwaukee and also Minnieapolis which are two stops and the way.At night we toured about and have a bite to eat at Houlahans bar and a couple of beers here and there. On the way back we stopped of at bar Grami till 1.30am then it was off to bed as day 3 will be off the Milwaukee for the next day of our journey so see you all then
Gordon and Steve
HANCOCK TOWER
John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot (344 m) tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan. When the building topped out on May 6, 1968, it was the tallest building in the world outside New York City.
It is currently the fourth-tallest building in Chicago and the sixth-tallest in the United States, after the Willis Tower, the Empire State Building, the Bank of America Tower, the Trump Tower Chicago, and the Aon Center. When measured to the top of its antenna masts, it stands at 1,506 feet (459 m). The building is home to offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 condominiums and contains the third highest residence in the world, after the Trump Tower also in Chicago and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. This skyscraper was named for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a developer and original tenant of the building.
view from the Hancok Tower
view from the Hancok Tower
view from the Hancok Tower
The Wrigley Building (400-410 North Michigan Avenue, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois) is a skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company.