{"id":10582,"date":"2026-05-31T04:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=10582"},"modified":"2026-05-31T04:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:59:12","slug":"202406chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/202406chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Trip to Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A post about things happening on the sidelines of my 2024 annual college reunion: flights, Chicago river tour, and the city&#8217;s various observation decks and museums.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1045.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints 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naturally became the venue. We chose a weekend in late June, when most of us would be free.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"American_Airlines_Flight_299_from_Boston_to_Chicago_O8217Hare\">American Airlines Flight 299 from Boston to Chicago O&#8217;Hare<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After wrapping up a day&#8217;s work, I felt parts of the airport (shuttle bus and security line) seemed to be following an unhurried pace that was uncharacteristic for a Friday evening. This was my first time flying out of Boston Logan since moving to the area a few months earlier, and for some reason my laptop refused to connect to the airport WiFi. More curiously, after I asked ChatGPT to draft a complaint letter about the problem, the WiFi worked on my laptop during every subsequent visit to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>As for the flight itself, the weather over Boston and much of Massachusetts was less than ideal that afternoon. The inbound aircraft had to make a long detour over northern New Hampshire and was therefore somewhat delayed. I was halfway on the upgrade list and no upgrade seemed to have cleared at the gate.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 299<br \/>\nBoston, MA (BOS) &#8211; Chicago O&#8217;Hare, IL (ORD)<br \/>\nBoeing B737-800 (N947NN)<br \/>\nSeat 9A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 7:30pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 8:30pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 9:26pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 9:41pm<br \/>\n2 hours and 11 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=266954934&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>There was a light drizzle as we prepared to depart Boston. Interestingly, while most departures that evening were using Runway 09 out over the water, we somehow slipped in between a widebody and a regional jet and took off from Runway 4R, which was being used mostly for arrivals that evening <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(evident in the obvious throttle our captain engaged while getting onto the runway)<\/span>. That made for an especially interesting traffic pattern, since under similar winds Boston would more typically use Runway 4L for landings.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cfetYhsGrVQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Portions of this video, after 2:48, was sped up 2x.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_202023.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_202023.jpg\" alt=\"Planes in Line for Takeoff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Planes in Line for Takeoff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_203240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_203240.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Creek Marshes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Diamond Creek Marshes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_203808.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_203808.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds and Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds and Sunset Glow<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_213827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_213827.jpg\" alt=\"Erie, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/a><\/br>Erie, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_220711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_220711.jpg\" alt=\"Lansing, Michigan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lansing, Michigan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240621_202023.jpg\" alt=\"Planes in Line for Takeoff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240621_203240.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Creek Marshes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240621_203808.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds and Sunset Glow\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240621_213827.jpg\" alt=\"Erie, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240621_220711.jpg\" alt=\"Lansing, Michigan\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_202023.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_202023.jpg\" alt=\"Planes in Line for Takeoff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Planes in Line for Takeoff<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_203240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_203240.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Creek Marshes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Diamond Creek Marshes<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_203808.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_203808.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds and Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds and Sunset Glow<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_213827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_213827.jpg\" alt=\"Erie, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Erie, Pennsylvania<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240621_220711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240621_220711.jpg\" alt=\"Lansing, Michigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lansing, Michigan<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The flight itself was otherwise unremarkable. After landing in Chicago, I met up with a few friends and we hailed a rideshare downtown. It was already past 10 pm, yet there was still a modest traffic jam on the expressway.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Boat_Tour_of_Chicago_River\">Boat Tour of Chicago River<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first item on our weekend itinerary was a river tour of Chicago: a boat ride along the stretches of the Chicago River lined with skyscrapers, with a guide pointing out and explaining the notable buildings along the way. Having watched more than my fair share of tour boats on the Chicago River, I was finally getting the chance to step aboard one myself.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the GPS tracking of the boat tour:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=266953900&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0943.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0943.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago 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src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_101439.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0969.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0969.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridges over Chicago River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0971.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0971.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0974.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0974.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"River Cottages\" \/><\/a><\/br>River Cottages<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">By architect Harry Weese.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0979.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0979.jpg\" alt=\"Control House of Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Control House of Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0984.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0984.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0943.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0955.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0960.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_101439.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0969.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0971.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0974.jpg\" alt=\"River Cottages\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0979.jpg\" alt=\"Control House of Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0984.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0943.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0943.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0955.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0955.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0960.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_101439.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_101439.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0969.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0969.jpg\" alt=\"Bridges over Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridges over Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0971.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0971.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0974.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0974.jpg\" alt=\"River Cottages\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>River Cottages<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">By architect Harry Weese.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0979.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0979.jpg\" alt=\"Control House of Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Control House of Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0984.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0984.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0952.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Wrigley Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wrigley Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Spanish colonial revival design, first major office building north of the Chicago River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0957.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Marina City Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Marina City Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Iconic corncob-shaped towers<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0965.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0965.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"150 North Riverside Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>150 North Riverside Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Designed so that the upper office floors cantilever out from the central core.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0967.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0967.jpg\" alt=\"River Point Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>River Point Building<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0970.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0970.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Fulton House\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fulton House<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Former cold storage warehouse converted to a residential building.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0980.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0980.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0952.jpg\" alt=\"Wrigley Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0957.jpg\" alt=\"Marina City Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0965.jpg\" alt=\"150 North Riverside Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0967.jpg\" alt=\"River Point Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0970.jpg\" alt=\"Fulton House\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0980.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0952.jpg\" alt=\"Wrigley Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wrigley Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Spanish colonial revival design, first major office building north of the Chicago River.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0957.jpg\" alt=\"Marina City Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Marina City Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Iconic corncob-shaped towers<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0965.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0965.jpg\" alt=\"150 North Riverside Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>150 North Riverside Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Designed so that the upper office floors cantilever out from the central core.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0967.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0967.jpg\" alt=\"River Point Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>River Point Building<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0970.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0970.jpg\" alt=\"Fulton House\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fulton House<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Former cold storage warehouse converted to a residential building.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0980.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0980.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago &#038; Northwestern Railway Bridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_102843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_102843.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Civic Opera Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Civic Opera Building<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1029.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1029.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mask Sculpture on Civil Opera Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mask Sculpture on Civil Opera Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Matching the opera theme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1005.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Old Chicago Post Office\" \/><\/a><\/br>Old Chicago Post Office<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A building built over a highway.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1011.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"River City Apartments\" \/><\/a><\/br>River City Apartments<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Liked a scaled down version of &#8220;Marina City&#8221; earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1006.jpg\" alt=\"Apartment Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Apartment Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1021C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1021C.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Geese\" \/><\/a><\/br>Geese<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1014.jpg\" alt=\"South Branch of Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>South Branch of Chicago River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1031.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_102843.jpg\" alt=\"Civic Opera Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1029.jpg\" alt=\"Mask Sculpture on Civil Opera Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1005.jpg\" alt=\"Old Chicago Post Office\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1011.jpg\" alt=\"River City Apartments\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1006.jpg\" alt=\"Apartment Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1021C.jpg\" alt=\"Geese\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1014.jpg\" alt=\"South Branch of Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1031.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_102843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_102843.jpg\" alt=\"Civic Opera Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Civic Opera Building<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1029.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1029.jpg\" alt=\"Mask Sculpture on Civil Opera Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mask Sculpture on Civil Opera Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Matching the opera theme.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1005.jpg\" alt=\"Old Chicago Post Office\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Old Chicago Post Office<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A building built over a highway.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1011.jpg\" alt=\"River City Apartments\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>River City Apartments<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Liked a scaled down version of &#8220;Marina City&#8221; earlier.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1006.jpg\" alt=\"Apartment Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Apartment Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1021C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1021C.jpg\" alt=\"Geese\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Geese<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1014.jpg\" alt=\"South Branch of Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>South Branch of Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1031.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_102748.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_102748.jpg\" alt=\"110 North Wacker Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>110 North Wacker Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The tree-like support structure creating a wide promenade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1019.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Chicago Board of Trade Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago Board of Trade Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With Statue of Ceres,  the Roman goddess of agriculture on top.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1017.jpg\" width=\"93.4%\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1025.jpg\" width=\"93.4%\" alt=\"Willis Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Willis Tower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1027.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Willis Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Willis Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its glass-floor observation decks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_102748.jpg\" alt=\"110 North Wacker Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1019.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Board of Trade Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1017.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1025.jpg\" alt=\"Willis Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1027.jpg\" alt=\"Willis Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_102748.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_102748.jpg\" alt=\"110 North Wacker Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>110 North Wacker Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The tree-like support structure creating a wide promenade.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1019.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Board of Trade Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago Board of Trade Building<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With Statue of Ceres,  the Roman goddess of agriculture on top.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1017.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1025.jpg\" alt=\"Willis Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Willis Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1027.jpg\" alt=\"Willis Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Willis Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its glass-floor observation decks.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0986.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0986.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1034.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1034.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Projection Lights\" \/><\/a><\/br>Projection Lights<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Used to put on the nightly light show on the facade of Reid Murdoch Building.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1035.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1038.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0986.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1034.jpg\" alt=\"Projection Lights\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1035.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1038.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_0986.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_0986.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1034.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1034.jpg\" alt=\"Projection Lights\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Projection Lights<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Used to put on the nightly light show on the facade of Reid Murdoch Building.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1035.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1038.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Chicago River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1039.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Tribune Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tribune Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gothic revival style.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1040.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"NBC Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>NBC Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bears a high degree of similarity to its headquarter in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_110841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_110841.jpg\" alt=\"St. Regis Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>St. Regis Chicago<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tallest building ever designed by a female architect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1042.jpg\" width=\"93.7%\" alt=\"Lake Point Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Point Tower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1039.jpg\" alt=\"Tribune Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1040.jpg\" alt=\"NBC Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_110841.jpg\" alt=\"St. Regis Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1042.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Point Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1039.jpg\" alt=\"Tribune Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tribune Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gothic revival style.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1040.jpg\" alt=\"NBC Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>NBC Tower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bears a high degree of similarity to its headquarter in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_110841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_110841.jpg\" alt=\"St. Regis Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>St. Regis Chicago<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tallest building ever designed by a female architect.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1042.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Point Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Point Tower<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_111404C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_111404C.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1043.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1047.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/a><\/br>Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1048.jpg\" width=\"89.7%\" alt=\"Cycle Boat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cycle Boat<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where the power supposedly come from those people paddling. I wouldn\u2019t get on one without a backup power source. (Also, it was a hot day.)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1049.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1049.jpg\" alt=\"Trump Tower over Chicago River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trump Tower over Chicago River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_111404C.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1043.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1047.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1048.jpg\" alt=\"Cycle Boat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1049.jpg\" alt=\"Trump Tower over Chicago River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_111404C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_111404C.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1043.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1047.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buildings along Lake Michigan Waterfront<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1048.jpg\" alt=\"Cycle Boat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cycle Boat<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where the power supposedly come from those people paddling. I wouldn\u2019t get on one without a backup power source. (Also, it was a hot day.)<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1049.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1049.jpg\" alt=\"Trump Tower over Chicago River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trump Tower over Chicago River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A brief impression of the Chicago River boat tour: because the river is quite narrow, much narrower than the waterways around Manhattan, the only other river tour in the US lined with skyscrapers, the buildings felt close, immediate, and almost tangible. There was also an appealing mix of architectural styles, though some of the newer buildings were little more than unremarkable glass boxes. The boat moved at a pace only slightly faster than a walk, which made the ride especially pleasant and, in many ways, far more enjoyable than walking along the river itself, especially on a hot day like this. Overall, it was a very nice experience.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Museum_Campus\">Museum Campus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After lunch, we planned to explore Museum Campus, starting with the Shedd Aquarium and then moving on to the Field Museum (both part of the City Pass). Since I wasn&#8217;t a fan of caged animals, I shall skip the aquarium part. The Field Museum, however, offered a fascinating collection of fossils.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_155218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_155218.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Giant Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Giant Dinasour Fossil<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1070.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1070.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Giant Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Head of Giant Dinasour Fossil<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1068.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Model of Clouded Leopard\" \/><\/a><\/br>Model of Clouded Leopard<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking pretty tired\/lazy in this pose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_164607C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_164607C9.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Life Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Marine Life Fossil<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1076.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1077.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1079.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1079.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1080.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1081.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1081.jpg\" alt=\"Edaphosaurus Fossil\" \/><\/a><\/br>Edaphosaurus Fossil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_155218.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1070.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Giant Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1068.jpg\" alt=\"Model of Clouded Leopard\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_164607C9.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Life Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1076.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1077.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1079.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1080.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1081.jpg\" alt=\"Edaphosaurus Fossil\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_155218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_155218.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Giant Dinasour Fossil<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1070.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1070.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Giant Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Head of Giant Dinasour Fossil<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1068.jpg\" alt=\"Model of Clouded Leopard\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Model of Clouded Leopard<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking pretty tired\/lazy in this pose.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_164607C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_164607C9.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Life Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Marine Life Fossil<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1076.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1077.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1079.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1079.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1080.jpg\" alt=\"Dinasour Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinasour Fossil<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1081.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1081.jpg\" alt=\"Edaphosaurus Fossil\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Edaphosaurus Fossil<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After the museums closed, some of us took a leisurely stroll along the Grant Park waterfront toward a restaurant on the Chicago River, where we had reserved dinner. The walk part came with nice views of the city&#8217;s skyline. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1058.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Skyline from Museum Campus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago Skyline from Museum Campus<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1085.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1085.jpg\" alt=\"Adler Planetarium Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Adler Planetarium Building<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1086.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1086.jpg\" alt=\"Shedd Aquarium Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shedd Aquarium Building<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_172650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_172650.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Field Museum Facade\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field Museum Facade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1058.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Skyline from Museum Campus\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1085.jpg\" alt=\"Adler Planetarium Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1086.jpg\" alt=\"Shedd Aquarium Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_172650.jpg\" alt=\"Field Museum Facade\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1058.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Skyline from Museum Campus\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago Skyline from Museum Campus<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1085.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1085.jpg\" alt=\"Adler Planetarium Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Adler Planetarium Building<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1086.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1086.jpg\" alt=\"Shedd Aquarium Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shedd Aquarium Building<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_172650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_172650.jpg\" alt=\"Field Museum Facade\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field Museum Facade<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As darkness fell, we watched the river at the restaurant glow beneath the streetlights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_195329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_195329.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Chicago River at Dusk\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago River at Dusk<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_195331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_195331.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Chicago River at Dusk\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago River at Dusk<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1090.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1090.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago River at Night<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1092.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1092.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago River at Night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_195329.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Dusk\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_195331.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Dusk\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1090.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1092.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_195329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_195329.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Dusk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago River at Dusk<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_195331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_195331.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Dusk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago River at Dusk<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1090.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1090.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago River at Night<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1092.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1092.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago River at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago River at Night<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Hancock_Building_360_Chicago\">Hancock Building \/ 360 Chicago<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After dinner, we realized we still had time for the not-so-long trek to the Hancock Building and a visit to the 360 Chicago Observation Deck (also part of City Pass). Unfortunately, it was too late for its &#8220;TILT&#8221; experience. (Honestly, I didn&#8217;t think it would be thrilling anyways, and the darkness only took away its thrill\/appeal.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_220320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_220320.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago at Night<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_221201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_221201.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago at Night<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_221239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_221239.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chicago at Night<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_220650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_220650.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks over Navy Pier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fireworks over Navy Pier<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_221055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_221055.jpg\" alt=\"Western Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Western Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_220320.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_221201.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_221239.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_220650.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks over Navy Pier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240622_221055.jpg\" alt=\"Western Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_220320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_220320.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago at Night<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_221201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_221201.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago at Night<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_221239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_221239.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago at Night<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_220650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_220650.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks over Navy Pier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fireworks over Navy Pier<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/20240622_221055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/20240622_221055.jpg\" alt=\"Western Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Western Chicago<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Willis_Tower_Chicago_Skydeck\">Willis Tower \/ Chicago Skydeck<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The next morning, the itinerary for <del>those of<\/del> us <del>that managed to get up<\/del> was Chicago Skydeck, the city&#8217;s other prominent observation deck (also part of City Pass).  This time, we saw Chicago&#8217;s skyscrapers in daylight\u2014a fitting complement to the night views from the evening before.<br \/>\nFun fact: Willis Tower was the highest &#8220;point&#8221; in the state of Illinois, if one included artificial structure in the tally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1122.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1122.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Skyscrapers of Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1118.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Skyscrapers of Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1121.jpg\" alt=\"Hancock Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hancock Tower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1120C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1120C11.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Maggie Daley Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Maggie Daley Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1124C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1124C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Evanston\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Evanston<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1127.jpg\" alt=\"Northwestern Suburb of Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Northwestern Suburb of Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1122.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1118.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1121.jpg\" alt=\"Hancock Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1120C11.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Maggie Daley Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1124C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Evanston\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1127.jpg\" alt=\"Northwestern Suburb of Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Willis Tower Observation Deck.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1122.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1122.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Skyscrapers of Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1118.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Skyscrapers of Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1121.jpg\" alt=\"Hancock Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hancock Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1120C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1120C11.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Maggie Daley Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Maggie Daley Park<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1124C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1124C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Evanston\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Evanston<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1127.jpg\" alt=\"Northwestern Suburb of Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Northwestern Suburb of Chicago<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1095.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1095.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Southern Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1101.jpg\" alt=\"Highways and Railyards to South Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Highways and Railyards to South Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1099.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1099.jpg\" alt=\"LaSalle Street Train Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>LaSalle Street Train Station<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1098.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1098.jpg\" alt=\"Museum Campus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Museum Campus<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1097.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1097.jpg\" alt=\"University of Illinois Chicago and Its Sports Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>University of Illinois Chicago and Its Sports Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1103C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1103C.jpg\" width=\"67%\" alt=\"Rooftop Garden of Old Chicago Post Office Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rooftop Garden of Old Chicago Post Office Building<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1145.jpg\" width=\"49.5%\" alt=\"Ceres Statue on top of Chicago Board of Trade Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ceres Statue on top of Chicago Board of Trade Building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1095.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1101.jpg\" alt=\"Highways and Railyards to South Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1099.jpg\" alt=\"LaSalle Street Train Station\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1098.jpg\" alt=\"Museum Campus\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1097.jpg\" alt=\"University of Illinois Chicago and Its Sports Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1103C.jpg\" alt=\"Rooftop Garden of Old Chicago Post Office Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1145.jpg\" alt=\"Ceres Statue on top of Chicago Board of Trade Building\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Willis Tower Observation Deck.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1095.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1095.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Southern Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1101.jpg\" alt=\"Highways and Railyards to South Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Highways and Railyards to South Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1099.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1099.jpg\" alt=\"LaSalle Street Train Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>LaSalle Street Train Station<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1098.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1098.jpg\" alt=\"Museum Campus\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Museum Campus<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1097.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1097.jpg\" alt=\"University of Illinois Chicago and Its Sports Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>University of Illinois Chicago and Its Sports Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1103C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1103C.jpg\" alt=\"Rooftop Garden of Old Chicago Post Office Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rooftop Garden of Old Chicago Post Office Building<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1145.jpg\" alt=\"Ceres Statue on top of Chicago Board of Trade Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ceres Statue on top of Chicago Board of Trade Building<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1128_DSC_1138-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1128_DSC_1138-11.jpg\" alt=\"View to the North of Willis Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/DSC_1139_DSC_1144-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/06\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_1139_DSC_1144-6.jpg\" alt=\"View to the East of Willis Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>View to the North(top)\/East(bottom) of Willis Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After our visit to Willis Tower, we had lunch and then spent a few hours at an arcade\/bowling venue. As it happened, I was rather good at bowling\u2014certainly better than most of my peers.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Southwest_Airlines_Flight_2594_from_Chicago_Midway_to_Boston\">Southwest Airlines Flight 2594 from Chicago Midway to Boston<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Southwest was offering quite competitive fares out of Chicago Midway this Sunday evening, so many of us ended up flying home from there. After dinner, we split into two cars and made our way from the restaurant to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Midway was fairly chaotic that evening. To begin with, the security line was ridiculously long; it took me 21 minutes to clear, likely the longest security wait I had experienced for the year. Once airside, the terminal was just as crowded, and even finding an empty seat proved somewhat difficult. <\/p>\n<p>My flight to Boston was the latest departure among my friends that night, so I had ample time to catch up with them at the airport before eventually heading to my gate. Unfortunately, the flight was severely delayed because the inbound aircraft (N8890Q) had been held on the ground for a long time in Portland, Maine, which the crew attributed to &#8220;nasty weather&#8221;. When I pointed out that United Flight 3624 from Portland, Maine to Washington Dulles had departed on time at around the same hour, the crew merely shrugged and replied, &#8220;It&#8217;s Washington.&#8221; As Chicago Midway was, to some extent, a Southwest hub, I was a little surprised that Southwest was unable to find a replacement aircraft and crew.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, once the plane arrived at Midway, the turnaround was remarkably quick, to the point that I suspected corners had been cut when it came to cleaning, when I found trash on the floor beside my seat.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest Airlines 2594<br \/>\nChicago Midway, IL (MDW) &#8211; Boston, MA (BOS)<br \/>\nBoeing B737-Max8 (N8890Q)<br \/>\nSeat 19A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 9:15pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 11:37pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 12:30am + 1<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 2:16am + 1<br \/>\n1 hour and 39 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking: \t<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=266956141&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Since the flight was heavily delayed, I spent its entirety trying to catch some rest. However, even after we landed in Boston, we were held on the ground for another 10 minutes while Southwest pushed back another aircraft (N8619F) to clear a gate. That plane had arrived more than an hour earlier and was scheduled for a repositioning flight to Baltimore, so I couldn&#8217;t understand why they hadn&#8217;t taken care of it sooner. In the end, the weekend trip to Chicago came to a somewhat unhappy close.<\/p>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post about things happening on the sidelines of my 2024 annual college reunion: flights, Chicago river tour, and the city&#8217;s various observation decks and museums. 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