1. 1 Chicago, Illinois
2. 2 Long Beach, California
3. 3 Portland, Oregon
4. 4 San Francisco, California
5. 5 Jacksonville Beach, Florida
6. 6 Syracuse, New York
7. 7 Jacksonville, Florida
8. 8 Bogota, Colombia

Description

Used CTA 3 day visitor pass ($14 unlimited trips) on both L lines and on buses. These can be purchased at airport entrance to Blue Line from a specific vending machine (ask the CTA security employee which one). Easy city to get around with public transportation due to frequent headways. Seldom had to wait more then 5 minutes for a bus or train. Went to Sears Willis tower and checked out cantilevered "glass" platform. Also went into Trump tower, now the #2 tallest building in the city, but only to the restaurant floor. Nice building, though. Weather was stunning all three days, so the riverboat tour given by the Chicago Architecture Foundation was spectactular. Went to see the terrific U Boat exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. Ate Pizza Uno deep dish, worth the wait, and much better then the huge pizza purchased from the house with the big steps crammed between Wrigley Field and Addison Station. Ate soggy but tasty beef at Al's Italian. Booked at half price on Priceline the Hilton Garden on Grand, which had a Red Line stop next to the front door, how convenient, and a surprisingly good restaurant, the Weber Grill.