Chicago 5D4N - Part 2

Day 2 (14/10/2007)
Sunday was a bad weather day. It rained the night before and parts of the morning. This made the weather cold and windy. The initial plan was to rent a bicycle and cycle along the coast. However, due to the bad weather, we swapped the plan around and engaged in indoor activities.

The day was spent revisiting millenium park, visiting the Shedd Aquarium (which claimed to be the world's LARGEST aquarium), taking a boat cruise through Chicago River and exploring Navy Pier. In the morning, we headed to millenium park to check out the day view of the bean. This time round, Philip was around to help me take a picture of me at the bean. Shortly after exploring around millenium park, we took a slow walk to Shedd Aquarium.

Yujian @ the bean

Shedd Aquarium was indeed the largest aquarium in the world. Nonetheless, it wasn't as impressive as the other museums i've visited in NYC and other parts of the states. It did had many different aquatic life on display but they were more or less similar. The only interesting stuff i found there was the sea ottos (cute animals) and the whales. I cannot remember the type of whales that were on display but they were rather small (a bit larger than a human) relative to the "standard" whale that we think of.

At the entrance of the Shedd Aquarium

From the entrance of the Aquarium at the skyline

Big fish

Jelly Fish

Penguins at Shedd Aquarium

We bought tickets for a 330pm cruise along Chicago River. We were almost late for the cruise but fortunately, after running for abt more than 400 meters, we managed to hop onto the cruise just in time before it left the dock. The cruise was 90 minutes long and I would have to say that its really a good experience. The ticket costs US$28 (for the weekend trips) and it offers you great views of the different buildings and skyscrapers from the boat. There was also a volunteer who would tell you more abt the history of each building as well as the significance of them. All in all, this cruise is HIGHLY recommended for tourists in Chicago.

Condos along the River

Sunset View of the skyline

At the end of the day, Philip and I took a slow walk to Navy Pier. It was supposed to be one of the most famous tourist attractions (i guess its due to the nice view of the skyline). However, Philip and I both found that Navy Pier was really boring. However, we did pay 6USD to take the ferris Wheel (1 round only) to capture another view of the skyline. I didn't think it was worth it but i guess its just an experience.

Night view of the skyline from Navy Pier


Top of the Ferris Wheel

Nightview of the Skyline from the Ferris Wheel

Posing with the Ferris Wheel

Posing with the night skyline

Next up would be day 3. I find day 3 the most exciting day of the 5 days. Check it out soon!