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So seeing as I just wrote about dream locations that ended up in my real life, I thought it'd be a nice segue into a short series about some of my travels. I always wanted to be a travel TV show host - so now I get to do a version of that on My Lot :-) The first one I would like to write about is my trip to Chicago in 2013.    (Incase you didn't read that one - We took the trip on Amtrak - my first time on rail which was a great experience.  Chicago itself was full of amazing structures, buildings and the scenic Chicago river that runs through the town provides plenty of opportunities for awesome bridges. The huge, majestic buildings downtown I had assumed at one time were department storefronts were now coffeehouse chains, drugstores, banks and it seemed like there was a Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins every block or so.  That sort of disappointed me, since I thought perhaps the shops would be more unique.   Along the bank of one of the great lakes - Lake Michigan - there is a beautiful walkway and of course Navy Pier with it's huge Ferris wheel, stained glass museum, and other attractions - which could have taken a whole day devoted to itself.   The Shed aquarium was an awesome experience in itself - the building and exhibits were great.  I did get to experience "Chicago" style pizza (thick crust) and the "Chicago" hot dog (beef hot dog with lots of stuff on it)....Next time Chicago - I want to experience your "Italian Beef" and see the Science museum.  Near the middle of downtown there is an amazing park with native plants, planted, a pavilion for I assume concerts and of course the famous "Bean" sculpture, a huge mirrored bean shaped interactive sculpture that you can walk under and around.   This was with my ex-fiancé, and I made several large discoveries about his personality during that trip, - signs that we shouldn't be together.  So it was an odd time of my life, the excitement of sight seeing along with the wondering about the future of my relationship. But I am thankful things with him didn't work, it wouldn't have been a good future, -- I would like to say - if you are serious about someone - travel with them.  It can bring a lot of things to light.  In short Chicago is a large city with lots of sights and scenes and things to do, I would gladly go back.  Here's a webpage that features some of the popular attractions of Chicago. - https://www.choosechicago.com/welcomehome/?utm_source=ppc&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=chicago_sightseeing