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Chicago, Ferris Bueller, snow, the Bean, tourist, Willis Tower
Sometimes when my friends post pictures of gorgeous, snowy Paris, or when they make the decision to head across the pond to study or live, I get very jealous. It makes me almost want to go back. I realize that I could have stayed, that I had a place to live and friends and connections and a voice teacher…
But then there are days, like today, when I feel very fortunate to live in Chicago.
Today I finally remembered to bring my camera to work. Two days a week I work in the Willis Tower–formerly the Sears Tower–which is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, a fact which I didn’t know until right now.
These pictures are of the view from the 34th floor–which seems pretty arbitrary, but in order to get the restaurant floor at lunchtime, I have to go down from 35, where I work, to 33, which is the lobby of the Skydeck (the 103rd), then take the escalator to 34, where I catch the elevator down to the 2nd floor. Oof! But the good news is that on my way from 33 to 34, I get to see an amazing view of Chicago architecture.
And then today after work, I was exhausted and stiff from sitting all day, and the air outside was more-than-usually bearable, despite the low temperatures, and everything was just glowing in the lamplight and the fresh snow that fell last night.
So I played tourist.
It was at this point that my camera ran out of batteries, so I ran into Walgreens to get new ones, knowing that if I let this opportunity pass me by, I might not get another chance to take a picture of the Bean covered with snow.
I always forget, when it’s icy and frigid and I’m tired from schlepping all over the Chicagoland area (one far-flung suburb at a time!), that this is a gorgeous city and an exciting one to live in.
Or, as Ferris Bueller might say:
Bisous,
Anne
My kind of town Chicago is… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exohKzA–X0