Every city has its personality and coming to Chicago I can’t help but feel the love of building here.

Our expert guide on the Architecture cruise yesterday talked passionately about the buildings in this city. It doesn’t want to be the poor relation to NYC so has developed its own ‘thing ’

And the thing is architecture. The buildings are breathtaking and many are very environmentally conscious. I’ll include a few photos from our cruise down the river. The river adjoins into the giant Lake Michigan & is shaped like a Y. It’s divided and each arm has its own style. And there are many bridges.

The names of the types of architecture : there is contemporary , art deco, mid century modernism, beaux arts, and trump style. Big !

It goes on and on.

I also did the Skywalk. I visited what was the tallest building in the world. I zoomed up 103 levels and was greeted by views. In every direction.

It was a grey day so it would have been more stunning yesterday but it was still amazing. I skirted around all sides of the building. Trying to capture the height. I’m not at the selfie. Steve didn’t come up. He’d been before so saved the $US 44 !

I took the plunge and went out onto the skywalk. The clear perspex overhanging walk. First step felt eerie but then ….

Whilst I was dancing in the clouds Steve was walking and checking out the street art, the buildings and an Aussie pie shop

Chicago your style is great. From Frank Lloyd Wright to modernism.

To finish our day we had what should have been a 4-5 hour drive to Winona, as we start our route 90 drive. We hit the most incredible rain storm. I was terrified.

But we made it ……..to our BnB called Alexander Mansions. Just wait for my report on this place !