This was my first trip to Chicago since 2019, before the COVID pandemic upended many American downtowns. I’m happy to report that the city was as fun and as vibrant as ever, filled with residents and tourists (and Bears fans!).
CHICAGO – Pick your perfect view: Sitting alongside the Chicago River, watching the sightseeing boats motor past. Or sitting on one of the boats, watching the skyscrapers roll by.This was my first trip to the city since 2019, before the COVID pandemic upended many American downtowns.
And in between those activities, we walked miles along Chicago’s Lakefront Trail and the Riverwalk, two pathways that set the standard for urban waterfront access. I booked our cruise with the Chicago Architecture Center, which uses trained volunteers to lead its 90-minute river tours. Kent Foutty, who by day is an accounting professor at Loyola University, was our guide.
“If you know anything about Chicagoans, we don’t like to be second to New York in anything,” said Foutty. * The elegant St. Regis Chicago, designed by Jeanne Gang, a gorgeous, glassy three-tiered tower. At 1,198 feet tall, it’s the third highest building in Chicago . Foutty pointed out the uninhabited “blow-through floor” near the top of the tower, added to reduce wind-induced sway. The building, opened in 2020, is home to the five-star St. Regis Hotel, plus residential units.
The work, which features a towering wave with Mount Fuji in the background, is a print, not a painting. According to the Art Institute, there are approximately 100 prints still in existence – and the Chicago museum has three.It’s not a large image, 10 inches by 14 ¾ inches, displayed behind special glass in a small, dimly lit room. Get to the museum early to see it without a crowd. When we exited, there was a long line forming to access it.
Then we headed upstairs to wander among the institute’s eye-popping collection of works by Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Picasso, Van Gogh and others. The museum houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Postimpressionist art outside the Louvre in Paris. Don’t miss it.
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