Boogloobill@googlemail.com wrote:
> My wife and I will be in Chicago for a week in late July, following a
> week spent in Troy, Illinois for a wedding of a nephew. We will be
> coming to Chicago from the UK, through O'Hare Airport. We have visited
> St. Louis several times in the last 20 years or so and have always
> wanted to go to the "Windy City". We would have preferred to visit in
> the Spring or Fall but our nephew is marrying a teacher, so school
> vacations were more appropriate. We're renting a car for the week
> covering the wedding but when we return to Chicago we will hope to use
> the public transport system. We were wondering about accomodation,
> presumably like other cities in the US there is more than enough
> available even in July? Are there any areas in the City where it is
> more dangerous than others? For walking in the evening for example. Is
> there plenty of sights to see, stores to visit for a vacation of one
> week? Any other thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
>
> Boogloobill
>
Well smile first then the bad news
I visit Chicago twice a year you have two choices stay downtown
expensive or stay near airport expensive
public transit limo taxi between ok
shopping is good near both but more to see and do downtown plus culture
sites
does the wife do crafts or knitting Chicago has a good discount craft stores
buses around city STOP about 6pm for a lot of the city |
