Two years ago, I traveled to Chicago with my high school band. The real purpose of the trip was actually a Midwestern band contest. However, the performances were only a blur.
I love Chicago. It's the Midwest's New York or LA. It is the birthplace of the skyscraper, so naturally, I would love it there. On my trip two years ago, we went on a fabulous dinner cruise that traveled north and south along the Loop's shoreline with Lake Michigan. The skyline is magnificent at night.
Chicago is home to several theatres in the Loop as well as smaller community theatres in the suburbs. The city is home just over a million people (and recently declining). It is the third largest city in the US and the largest in the Midwest. And since it's but a 7-hour drive from Maryville, I'm going to be doing some road tripping when the opportunity comes.
Would I live in Chicago? Yes and no. North Chicago is filled with fine educational institutions and great hospitals, but the south side is crime-ridden. The murder rate in the south side is tremendous. One may remember the incident a couple years ago with a celebrity's nephew being murdered (sadly, I cannot remember which celebrity).
Since this video is just an informational, there's not much to say about it. It covers most of the main areas and attractions of the city, and it makes me want to visit the city again even more.
This is the photo I took during the dinner cruise. It was a desktop screensaver on my computer for about three months.
Chicago has an awesome atmosphere. Granted, I've only been in tourist and "safe" areas, I think it would be really cool travel there a lot. I'm not sure that I would want to live there either The major downfall is, one, the crime, and two, the weather. It's like every city, it has a ton of great aspects and an at least equal number of downfalls.
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