We took the bus down from Madison, Wisconsin this morning to spend the day wandering around Chicago.

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We stopped at Union Station, dropped off our luggage in storage and then wandered the Magnificent Mile, the city, and across a few bridges. I love that the skyscrapers are scattered amongst the tall carved, older buildings, right up close to the sidewalks and the rivers.

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We dropped into Lou Malnatis for my first deep dish pizza – I waited until Chicago to try it for the first time. Cheese underneath, sausage on top – a different way to try pizza, so filling, but delicious.

 

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We checked out the Chicago ‘Bean’, which is actually called the Cloud Gate statue, but is known lovingly as the bean by all.

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We wandered over to Navy Pier, wandering around all evening until it got dark. We looked over the city and the sharp shards of ice across the lake.

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