{"id":633072,"date":"2010-01-17T13:57:05","date_gmt":"2010-01-17T18:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skyscrapercity.com\/showthread.php?t=1047507"},"modified":"2010-01-17T13:57:05","modified_gmt":"2010-01-17T18:57:05","slug":"chicago-in-51-photos-jan-4th-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/633072","title":{"rendered":"Chicago in 51 photos &#8211; Jan 4th &amp; 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Hey guys!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m here to show you guys some of my impressions and pictures of my last (and first) visit to Chicago. Chicago is a gorgeous city, with stunning architecture and filled with skyscrapers. I really fell in love with the city and it&#8217;s my favorite in the US. The only downside was that the Loop looked extremely empty after 6pm (I know, it&#8217;s a business district) and most restaurants were closed after 9:30pm!<\/p>\n<p>Despite of that, the view of the skyline from the Adler Planetarium was just amazing and the Millenium Park is so beautiful. The weather was not so great and it was quite chilly (-13c; +8f), but at least it wasn&#8217;t windy at all!<\/p>\n<p>So here you are the pics:<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; View from the hotel<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi1.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi2.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi3.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4 &#8211; The loop<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi4.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi5.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6 &#8211; Buildings around Millenium Park<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi6.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi7.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8 &#8211; Chicagoans: how do you call this <i>mirror bean<\/i>? \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi8.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi9.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi10.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi11.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>12 &#8211; Michigan Avenue seen from Millenium Park<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi12.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>13 &#8211; Inside the giant bean heh<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi13.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi14.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi15.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi16.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>17 &#8211; On the bridge in the Millenium Park<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi17.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi18.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>19 &#8211; One of Chicago River&#8217;s many bridges<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi19.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi20.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>21 &#8211; Trump Tower<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi21.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi22.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>23 &#8211; Buildings on the Chicago River&#8217;s shores, spectacular views!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi23.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi24.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi25.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>26 &#8211; Magnificent Mile<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi26.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>27<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi27.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>28 &#8211; John Hancock<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi28.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>29 &#8211; One of the few old buildings around<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi29.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>30 &#8211; View from John Hancock&#8217;s Observatory<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi30.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>31 &#8211; Navy Pier<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi31.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>32 &#8211; Lakeshore Drive and beaches (quite appealing, aren&#8217;t they? :D)<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi32.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>33 &#8211; Rooftops<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi33.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>34<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi34.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>35<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi35.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>36<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi36.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>37<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi37.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>38<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi38.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>39 &#8211; Sears Tower<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi39.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>40 &#8211; View from the hotel at night<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi40.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>41 &#8211; United Center<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi41.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>42<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi42.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>43<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi43.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>44 &#8211; Skyline<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi44.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>45<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi45.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>46<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi46.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>47 &#8211; And finally, some pictures with better weather \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi47.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>48<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi48.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>49<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi49.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>50<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi50.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>51<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i300.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn38\/aledemmer\/Chicago\/chi51.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope you guys enjoyed it! \ud83d\ude0e<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey guys! I&#8217;m here to show you guys some of my impressions and pictures of my last (and first) visit to Chicago. Chicago is a gorgeous city, with stunning architecture and filled with skyscrapers. I really fell in love with the city and it&#8217;s my favorite in the US. The only downside was that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1740,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-633072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2EGQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1740"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}