This morning we walked to Grant Park and saw this Jay Pritzker Pavilion, designed by Frank Gehry for the Millenium but not completed until 2004.
Adjacent to the outdoor pavillion is this sculpture by the British Artist Anish Kapoor. It attracted lots of attention with everyone looking at their distorted reflections in the mirrored surfaces.
Surrounding the Millennium Park, which is part of Grant Park, are some of Chicago's tallest buildings.
In the centre of Grant Park is Buckingham Fountain. This marks the traditional start of Route 66.
There was lots of activity here as the Chicago Marathon starts and finishes here on Sunday 7th October.
Returning to Millennium Park we walked through The Lurie Garden which is two and a half acres of mainly flowering grasses with lovely scents from surrounding plants.
Leading from the garden and crossing Columbus Drive is the first bridge that Frank Gehry has designed. We saw some lovely views of the city as we strolled across.
In the afternoon we walked by the river to The Navy Pier where there is a sculpture garden, fairground, shops, restaurants, a theatre and The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows.
In one section of the museum were examples of window glass from the 20th Century to the present day. This is an example of art deco glass from the early part of the 20th Century. All the glass was made in Chicago.
Returning to Millennium Park we walked through The Lurie Garden which is two and a half acres of mainly flowering grasses with lovely scents from surrounding plants.
Leading from the garden and crossing Columbus Drive is the first bridge that Frank Gehry has designed. We saw some lovely views of the city as we strolled across.
In the afternoon we walked by the river to The Navy Pier where there is a sculpture garden, fairground, shops, restaurants, a theatre and The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows.
In one section of the museum were examples of window glass from the 20th Century to the present day. This is an example of art deco glass from the early part of the 20th Century. All the glass was made in Chicago.
Another part of the display showed examples of Tiffany stained glass.
We caught a trolley back from the pier to Michigan Avenue and passed some magnificent buildings from the 1920's with intricate stone detail. This is part of the Tribune Building.
This is another 20's building across the street.
In a plaza nearby we found a range of modern sculptures, including this stainless steel moose.
This view north from the plaza shows the impressive range of buildings down Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Building in the foreground.
This is the view of the Chicago River and Wacker Drive at night from our window .
We caught a trolley back from the pier to Michigan Avenue and passed some magnificent buildings from the 1920's with intricate stone detail. This is part of the Tribune Building.
This is another 20's building across the street.
In a plaza nearby we found a range of modern sculptures, including this stainless steel moose.
This view north from the plaza shows the impressive range of buildings down Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Building in the foreground.
This is the view of the Chicago River and Wacker Drive at night from our window .
We have found Chicago spacious, clean, bright, lively and very walkable despite the unusually hot and humid weather.
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