En dag med udforskning i Chicago

I was really looking forward to something very different and new. I had maps and my own personal “survival” kit - lots of chocolate and a drink and, of course, my phone to record my new discoveries.I started my day on Wabash Avenue - Lake Street, Chicago, where I got off the train to explore the area.I liked the area a lot, it was very busy and everyone seemed to be in a rush. However, I liked the tall building around me, coming from a small Danish city; this was how I had always pictured America. However, I had a schedule, first, I wanted to visit the classic American shopping centre or mall as everyone called it over here, the nearest place was Macy´s - at least the map told me it was, but the scale of Chicago was huge and I underestimated the distance. Therefor I walked for at least 20 minutes before finding it. Macy´s was huge; I could not find my way around whatsoever!Once I was done there, I walked on for a while until I got to The Art Institute of Chicago where I had been told they had some fantastic works of art, - and they most certainly did! However, I found it hard to enjoy the works of my favourite artist Vincent Van Gogh with all the flashes from all the other picture-taking tourists. Nevertheless, on the bright side, I saw some Van Gogh in the flesh. After all the walking, both in and out of the museum I decided to get lunch at a café. I got it to go and I ate it at Navy Pier looking out over the water. Afterwards I tried one of the rides but decided it was not for me and left to take the train to Chicago Riverwalk, which was beautiful, and because it was good weather, there were kayak rentals that I decided to try. It was very fun as well, but not quite as fun as I had expected. Suddenly realizing that it was already quite late, I probably hadn’t noticed because there were still very many people around. So I decided to get some dinner. I wanted a classic American-style dinner, so I figured I would look for a diner.I asked a few people passing by who were in a hurry and “Didn’t have time” but I managed to figure it out using my phone. Apparently, the best one was called Eleven City Diner and it was a bit far away but I had a day ticket for the trains, so I got there quite easily. It was very nice and American, chicken with waffles and syrup - lovely. After a long day and a lot of walking, I started heading back to the hotel, which wasn’t too far away. I had a very good day and I am now looking forward to tomorrow’s activities.