So it’s come to the end of my travels in Chicago and I’m truly sad to say goodbye to this fab’lous place. As with anywhere there are good and not so good places and bad press, in this instance about gun crime, but my experience is not of a hostile city, as I was lead…
Having never considered myself particularly interested in architecture other than to go “oooh that’s pretty!” I decided to take a river-boat-cruise about architecture during my stay here in Chicago. I was so glad I chose to go, it was gorgeous, seeing way they call the ‘canyon’ if skyscrapers from a different perspective with an enthusiast’s…
I had a wonderful day yesterday at the art institute off Michigan Avenue, you really could lose yourself for days in this wonderful place, with rooms and corridors full of wonderful art work, and a whole ‘wing’ dedicated to modern and contemporary American art. Walking up to the building as I strolled the length of…
So today I’m heading to the Art Institute, I’ve been told you need days to fully explore, such is the delight and wonder of the place, so many things to see. Here are a few photos from my sight seeing so far this week; from my time in Millennium Park, which is a beautiful space…
Had a great day walking the streets of Chicago enjoying various coffees, cakes and delights as I travelled. Just sort of spent today getting to grips with the places and sights surrounding where I’m staying, taking some time out to get some slightly more deliberate and thought through photos done of some of the streets…
Having just had a lovely breakfast at my hotel consisting of a cream cheese bagel and fresh coffee I started thinking about the food I’ve already had in the short time I’ve been here. Not one, normally, for photos of food I’ve found that the food here has been a delight, not only for the…
Having arrived yesterday at O’Hare airport I’m still getting to grips with the -6hours time difference, but so far jet lag has been bearable, it’s just my confusion over which day I’m actually on which keeps throwing me. I’ve spent today getting my bearings and exploring this beautiful city, walked miles, jumped on the EL…
Sitting on the platform Ticking in the distance As the chariot draws ever nearer Steam billowing As angry engines rumble I feel the sunlight It begins to warm my skin The beautiful innocence Of a dawning day As the dragon draws in Tracks tremble The biting air Disrupted By the dragon As engines calm To…
Scribbles of an insomniac 