Had a chance to take a walk around downtown Chicago the other day. A friend living there once told me that the reason he likes it (and that he would never move to New York) is that it's a very 'outdoorsy' city. I completely see what he means. I walked from Michigan Avenue, one of the key streets:
I walked down to the waterfront of Lake Michigan, saw a couple of the beaches and down along the Chicago River back into the city. Trump Tower is in the background.
This is the way to do it in a city with limited space! Park your car in the bottom half of the house and live on the top half (and if you want also your boat at the bottom)!
The overground train is one of the main public transports in Chicago. Below feels very ER.
View from an office window:
Michigan Avenue at night:
