North America Circle

março 2024

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- 18 de mar. de 2024 13:17
- ☁️ 34 °F
- Altitude: 702 pés
- Estados Unidos Illinois Cook County Duncans Addition Chicago Union Station 41.878611, -87.64019241°52’43” N 87°38’25” W
Dia 16
Boarding California Zephyr
18 de março, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
When we went back to the hotel to pick up our luggage and check out, I took the opportunity to order some authentic Chicago deep dish pizza that we could pick up close to Union Station.

We had a cold, but interesting walk there and when we arrived at the station, it was almost time to board. So I didn't have a chance to show Joel and Lauren the special lounge for sleeper passengers. We did check out the main concourse and Lauren had a chance to pick up a Chicago souvenir for their cat sitter, but before long we were on board, I had my train shoes on, and we were sitting in their cabin enjoying pizza and the second bottle of wine that Russell had bought in Vancouver .

The pizza was still warm and surprisingly good. I never thought I liked deep dish pizza, but it turns out I just hadn't had a good version of it.

I had ordered way more pizza than we could eat, so after we were totally stuffed we took the leftovers down to the observation car and offered it to anyone who wanted it.Leia mais
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- 18 de mar. de 2024 10:00
- ☁️ 28 °F
- Altitude: 587 pés
- Estados Unidos Illinois Cook County Cityfront Center Cityfront Plaza 41.889128, -87.62255841°53’21” N 87°37’21” W
Dia 16
Chicago Architecture Tour by boat
18 de março, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
The next morning, it was actually snowing. So we ended up bundling in all the extra warm clothes we had brought. It turns out that the gloves I bought Russell in Toronto came in very handy for Joel.

We boarded the boat to take a tour of the Chicago architecture that can be seen by boat. The guide was a docent at the Chicago Architecture Center and was really informative and interesting. It turns out they also do walking tours and so maybe I will check out one of those the next time I'm in town.Leia mais
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- 18 de mar. de 2024 08:30
- ☀️ 23 °F
- Altitude: 476 pés
- Estados Unidos Illinois Township of Carman Carthage Lake Orchard City Lake 40.798687, -91.0913740°47’55” N 91°5’29” W
Dia 16
Crossing the Mississippi
18 de março, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 23 °F
The first afternoon took us through rural Illinois and across the Mississippi. We explored the train a bit and checked out the view from the rear and soon it was time for dinner.

After the sun set in Iowa, we all went to bed fairly early. It has been a long 2 days. Unfortunately, the train was trying to make up for lost time, so the night was quite rough and it was hard for any of us to sleep well.Leia mais
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- 17 de mar. de 2024 18:30
- ☁️ 34 °F
- Altitude: 699 pés
- Estados Unidos Illinois Cook County Canal Trustees WGN-TV (Chicago)41.898761, -87.62291441°53’56” N 87°37’22” W
Dia 15
Chicago from high
17 de março, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
The theme of this trip for me seems to be "seeing cities from high buildings" and so we had to continue this with a trip to the Hancock building. We entered at the ground floor and soon we were whisked up to the 94th floor.

Unfortunately, when planning this trip, I hadn't realized how crowded Chicago would get on St. Patrick's day. The big parade was yesterday (Saturday) but that didn't stop hordes of people from converging on all the tourist spots on the actual holiday.

I visited this 360 deg observation deck a couple of years ago, but that was in the middle of the day on a weekday, so it was relatively deserted. It was still kind of interesting to see, and I'm guessing it was no more crowded that any other tourist spot we could have picked, but it was a bit of a let down.

After we saw the sights and did the Tilt experience, where they stand you in a glass box that tilts over the city at about a 30 deg angle, we headed off for a delicious dinner at The Purple Pig.

We were all exhausted since we had been up at 5:30 am Chicago time and had had a busy day so we headed back to the hotel to just crash.Leia mais
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- 17 de mar. de 2024 17:00
- ☁️ 36 °F
- Altitude: 587 pés
- Estados Unidos Illinois Cook County Fort Dearborn Addition Union Base-Ball Grounds (historical)41.883214, -87.62402541°52’60” N 87°37’26” W
Dia 15
Chicago street scenes
17 de março, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
We next headed over to Millennium Park so I could show them The Bean sculpture (aka Cloud Gate) but it was all fenced off for renovations, so we couldn't get close.

It was pretty chilly, so we stopped for a coffee and thenvwe headed north toward the John Hancock building.Leia mais
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Lynn Mccabe The bean is a Chicago classic !
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- 17 de mar. de 2024 16:30
- ☁️ 37 °F
- Altitude: 627 pés
- Estados Unidos Illinois Cook County Fort Dearborn Addition Herald Square 41.888633, -87.62458141°53’19” N 87°37’28” W
Dia 15
Chicago Cultural Center
17 de março, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
We headed out walking to see some Chicago sights. Our first stop was the Chicago Cultural Center. Well, actually, our first stop was the Chicago River that had been dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, but that was only because I took a wrong turn when we left the hotel.

Before long we made it to the Cultural Center, which was the original Chicago Public Library. It has some amazing architectural elements, including two Tiffany dome ceilings. Unfortunately, we arrived shortly before they closed, so we only had time to see about half of it. I guess that makes a reason to return!Leia mais
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- 17 de mar. de 2024 08:30
- ☀️ 37 °F
- Altitude: 249 pés
- Canadá Ontario Financial District Air Canada Center 43.642086, -79.38170343°38’32” N 79°22’54” W
Dia 15
Last morning in Toronto
17 de março, Canadá ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
I woke up kind of early and decided to try to go to St. Lawrence market before I had to get on the train to go to the airport. However,, when I got to the train station, I realized that the market did not open for another hour or so. So I just decided to get to the airport very early and I could have a calm airport experience.

I stocked up at duty-free and got one last Canadian bacon sandwich and before you know it, I was in Chicago. Since there was a fair bit of walking in Chicago to get to the hotel, I did have to do one last repack at the airport to get all the heavy stuff (duty-free liquor) Into the rollie bag.

Before long I was at the Chicago hotel and Lauren and Joel were joining me. They had been up since zero dark 30 this morning to drive to Sacramento and then fly to Chicago.Leia mais
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Oh, how fun to have Lauren and Joel join you! [V]
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- 16 de mar. de 2024 19:14
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 259 pés
- Canadá Ontario Harbourfront Ripley's Aquarium 43.642142, -79.38586443°38’32” N 79°23’9” W
Dia 14
Last night in Toronto
16 de março, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
As I walked back to my condo, I passed some interesting sites including a topiary turtle and a giant TV on the outside of the hockey arena showing the game live. So I guess rather than paying for tickets, you could stand outside in the chilly air and watch the game for free.

I was trying to pick a restaurant to get a carry out dinner, when I realized I kept looking at all the salads on the different menus, so I just decided to go to the grocery store I went to last night and get an interesting salad from their salad bar. I still had two beers from the night before that I needed to finish up because I did not want to have to pack them.

When I got back to the condo, the wind had picked up and it was whistling and shaking to the point where it was kind of disconcerting. And then the rain started. It made it clear to me that while I do like heights, I would not like to live permanently in a apartment on the 44th floor. But it's soon calmed down and the rain stopped and then it was clear and I got some nice last pictures of the view.Leia mais
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The city night lights are beautiful! [V]
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- 16 de mar. de 2024 18:30
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 269 pés
- Canadá Ontario Harbourfront Rogers Center 43.638294, -79.39085343°38’18” N 79°23’27” W
Dia 14
Even higher views from the CN tower
16 de março, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
There is a second, much smaller, observation platform, called the Sky Pod, about 350 feet (34 stories) above the main platforms. Access to this was also included with our Edge Walk ticket. If you look straight down from this upper platform you can see the grating that we were walking on just a short time ago. We were one of the last walks of the day, so there were no people doing the Edge Walk below me when I got out onto this upper platform.

We were about 1500 feet, or 150 stories high. As this is the highest viewing platform in North America, I'm sure this is the highest I've ever been when not in a plane, or on a mountain.Leia mais
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- 16 de mar. de 2024 18:00
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 266 pés
- Canadá Ontario Harbourfront CN Tower 43.642533, -79.38706143°38’33” N 79°23’13” W
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CN Tower views from the inside
16 de março, Canadá ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
The one thing that was kind of a bummer about the Edge Walk was that we weren't allowed to bring cameras or phones (nothing we could accidentally drop) so we couldn't record all the amazing things we saw. Fortunately, our ticket let us access the viewing platform which was just a few stories below where we walked outside.

The Edge Walk was above the roof of the rotating restaurant, which is one story above the observation platforms, which take up two stories.

So after I got lost in the gift shop a few times (I think they design it that way) I headed up to the observation platforms. While these platforms are much higher than the Space Needle (1140 ft vs 600ft) I feel like the Space Needle experience had more value. But the CN tower observation deck is undergoing renovation, so I'll have to come back in a year or so to check it out.

I took plenty of photos: the Railway Museum, the condo I was staying in, the train station, the hotel I want to stay in ... all sorts of random sights, It was just really really high and I don't think you can get the true sense from the pictures.Leia mais
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