June
28, it was a Saturday. At 5:30am, we all get up, wash finished, we took the
luggage off. At Saturday
morning, busy people are still
sleeping. The stars are not intended to retire. Residential area surrounded by silence.
We drove onto the
402 highway. This
highway is very straight,
we only spent about one hour, it ran across Sarnia Ontario entered America.
After entering the
United States, we turn on the 1-94 freeway. In the 108 exit, we go toward Ft
Wayne / Lansing Highway No. 1-69. Special attention is that the U.S. highway
speed limit is an hour 65miles, while Canada is 100 kilometers per hour.
Remember, not speeding.
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We travel 342
miles, took about five hours. We arrived in Chicago in about 1:00 pm. Compared
to New York, Los Angeles, this famous metropolis, Chicago is ambiguous in many
people's minds. Some people say it is a gang-infested "Sin City."
Some people would say, "Chicago, what fun?" But it stands silently in
Lake Michigan, blooming with a touch of beauty.
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When we arrived in Chicago, the eye is a
skyscraper blocks. They both classical Renaissance style, but also ahead of
modern contemporary creation. A mix of buildings constitute a spectacular
scenery in the city center. Some people say that Chicago's downtown is
beautiful throughout the United States. I totally agree.
Millennium
Park.
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This amazing
big metal ball, it can put the entire city center and sky are reflected inside.
It's called "Cloud Gate". It is a wide weight 110 tons of stainless
steel bubble, created by British sculptor Anish Kapoor. It is one of
the world's largest outdoor sculpture, very inspired.
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In the corner
of the park, the front is in downtown Chicago, there are a lot of sound at the
top of the steel frame, beneath that is an open-air concert hall. Jay Pritzker，it
is large enough to accommodate 1,500 people Amphitheater. It is said that
through professional design, in the open air sound is still very good.
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Millennium Park is a large park. It is very suitable for walking. There
is also a fountain of the screen, which is a human face, the water will be
discharged from the mouth.
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Gothic architecture Tribune Tower, it is not to be missed on a building
in the gorgeous Avenue. Inlay on the exterior of this building, which is to
collect the stones from the monuments around the world, such as there is from
the foot of the Great Wall, Angkor Wat, the Roman arena, Thai temple to
collect, and even Chinese people's tombstone.
Art Institute of
Chicago
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It was built in 1891, due to the collection of art treasures from around the
world and has a reputation, it is one of the three major American art museum.
It is also the world's one of the oldest art galleries. The museum collection
of about five thousand years, a lot of art authentic aspect of the five
continents, especially the French impressionist painter's masterpiece, Renoir,
Picasso, Van Gogh and other priceless masterpiece. Even the doors on both sides
entrenched in bronze lion logo has become a statue in Chicago.
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In the Art
Institute of Chicago, the introduction of the "American Gothic".
Author of this piece is Grant Wood. His paintings can be said to be the
greatest treasures in the Museum of Art in Chicago. This painting of the Statue
of Liberty, Barbie dolls, Uncle Sam, and is known as the American buffalo
nickels five cultural symbol. It is said that this painting is Grant Wood
returned to the United States, saw a steeple house, and imagine standing in
front of the house looks like a farmer and his daughter. His house was shot
down photos. Later, he found two siblings being a model. Two people are
separated painting. It has long vexed relations for painting figures, and some
people say they look like a couple, and some people say they look like father
and daughter. Because of the controversial, so it is more noticeable!
To Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago
must go! Give us a little time, walk in various exhibition Museum of Art, and
wandering around in exquisite artistic atmosphere, let time quietly flowing around, let your
mind with exhibits open, so we can know the true Chicago .
Chicago Theater
Chicago Theater was built in 1921, is America's first large-scale
luxury cinema. The theater, which has become the venue of Chicago's most famous
concerts, theater, dance, and special events.
Willis Tower
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Willis Tower,
formerly known as the Sears Tower, which is the highest in Chicago. The
building 442 meters high, 108 layers, since the 1973 completion status has been
ranked the world's tallest building. Until 1998 the Petronas Twin Towers in
Kuala Lumpur were beyond. After the Taipei 101 building, it is more than the
Petronas Twin Towers. Later Burj Dubai became the world's tallest building.
However, by far the Willis Tower, the tallest building in the United States is
still. Perhaps the future will be in New York Free Tower beyond the WTO's old
address.
At 103 layers in Willis
building, where there is a person overlooking the city for sightseeing lookout
used. Lookout from the ground 412 meters, when the weather is nice you can see
the four American states.
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Standing on the sidelines stage, we
took the night in Chicago.
Out
from the Willis Tower, was already dark, we go on with the dazzling lights of
the street in Chicago, with an excitement, a sleepy. Now the rest, and tomorrow
we have to drive.
Chicago Theater was built in 1921, is America's first large-scale
luxury cinema. The theater, which has become the venue of Chicago's most famous
concerts, theater, dance, and special events.