Our final day. After a quiet morning doing various odd jobs like cleaning up our hire car, and popping down to the post office, we set off for Chicago for a last look round. We went to the information centre in the Chicago Cultural Centre and I discovered that there was a 90 minute Chicago River and Lake cruise with a tour guide explaining the various buildings that make up the skyline. We decided that this would make a fitting end to our holiday, so we walked along to the Wrigley building and stepped down to the riverside where we purchased our tickets for the 15:00 departure.
We all have a lot of pictures of tall buildings as a result of our tour, which was very interesting with stunning views of Chicago. The first ever skyscraper was erected in about 1884-5 and was the first building to use a frame construction - unfortunately it doesn't survive. However there are many skyscrapers of different periods and styles to admire. Perhaps the most striking thing for me is that new skyscrapers are under construction - the restless urge to build high buildings is still there, and the strange beauty of Chicago's skyline is still developing.
Tomorrow we leave for the airport before midday, and so this is probably the last post in the USA. I might add a post-script when we are home on Wednesday. And I also intend to add some pictures of tall buildings ... :-)
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