We got there on Feb 20th, to the Hotel Lincoln in the Old Town neighborhood. We got upgraded to a junior suite. That was a very nice start, very nice indeed.
We hadn't seen Chicago in 3 and 1/2 years. I was a little scared Chicago would have lost its appeal. The cold of winter might not have been quite an ideal time to visit such a city, and we've been around in 3 and 1/2 years, maybe the other cities we visited would dim Chicago's grandeur.
Boy, was I wrong.
On the first morning we headed to the beach, because in the end, I think what I like the most about this city is the lake.
The lake was all frozen and angry. It looked like the end of the world and a new beginning all at once. It just took my breath away.
I felt like Trinity seeing the sky for the first time in The Matrix Revolutions.
Of course I had to finish this black and white roll, so I don't have color pictures where you can really see the difference between the sand and the ice. But Greg took a few digital ones I might put up later.
We walked along the lake till we reached the Magnificent Mile, and then down to the Cloud Gate.
Crashing on a bench to take it all in.
Our first day in Chicago was pretty emotional and thrilling.
We booked the tickets on december 23rd. We had this planned out for a short while only compared to the trips we take every September. It felt weird and the journey felt so quick from Paris to Chicago, it took a little adjustment once there. But on this first day, I think we fully understood what we had done :p
We had come on another trip (the third Greg and I together) to this gorgeous city.
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