I had to leave early ish from Cassie's as they were off to work, so my first stop in the city was breakfast. A top recommendation from Cassie was 'Lou Mitchell's', a diner style restaurant in the shadow of the Willis building (Sears tower). I had a stack of blueberry pancakes with bacon and maple syrup and a freshly squeezed orange juice. I followed this up with a small pot of ice cream, apparently a thing at Lou's! Very yummy and filling so I'm glad I'm not cycling too far today!
The next stop was the Navy Pier where I had to walk my bike. Some great views of the city and lake but very very windy! They don't call it the windy city for nothing!
I followed the lakeshore bike route further north for a short while and stopped at the Oak street beach for a paddle in the lake and to relax on the sand. Chicago seems to have it all!
From there I found the Hancock tower, which is free to go up to the 'Signature Lounge' on the 96th floor as long as you buy an overpriced drink. Still cheaper than the $30 Sears tower trip and almost as high. The views up there were incredible, looking over the city and part of the lake. I spent a good hour up there sipping my 'Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald' dark beer and admiring where I'd cycled from yesterday across the lake.
Another recommendation I'd been given from a friend of the family was 'Lou Malnati's' pizza pie. So before I left Chicago I had to try it! I found the place relatively easily and took a seat at the bar. There I ordered a 'Chicago Malnati Classic' which took a while to come, but when it did it was possibly the best pizza I think I've ever had, a top recommendation!
Afterwards, I swapped my flip flops for my cycling shoes for the 17 mile ride out of the city to my next warmshowers host. A few dodgy looking areas passed by with no problems, and the weather was cool with a light breeze which made cycling very nice. My hosts, Suzanne and Phil, made me spaghetti and we chatted about engineering amongst other things as two of their sons also work in various engineering disciplines.
Tomorrow its back on the road down to Princeton. No more big cities til I get to Salt Lake City now!
Miles today: 17.6
Total miles: 928.8
The next stop was the Navy Pier where I had to walk my bike. Some great views of the city and lake but very very windy! They don't call it the windy city for nothing!
I followed the lakeshore bike route further north for a short while and stopped at the Oak street beach for a paddle in the lake and to relax on the sand. Chicago seems to have it all!
From there I found the Hancock tower, which is free to go up to the 'Signature Lounge' on the 96th floor as long as you buy an overpriced drink. Still cheaper than the $30 Sears tower trip and almost as high. The views up there were incredible, looking over the city and part of the lake. I spent a good hour up there sipping my 'Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald' dark beer and admiring where I'd cycled from yesterday across the lake.
Another recommendation I'd been given from a friend of the family was 'Lou Malnati's' pizza pie. So before I left Chicago I had to try it! I found the place relatively easily and took a seat at the bar. There I ordered a 'Chicago Malnati Classic' which took a while to come, but when it did it was possibly the best pizza I think I've ever had, a top recommendation!
Afterwards, I swapped my flip flops for my cycling shoes for the 17 mile ride out of the city to my next warmshowers host. A few dodgy looking areas passed by with no problems, and the weather was cool with a light breeze which made cycling very nice. My hosts, Suzanne and Phil, made me spaghetti and we chatted about engineering amongst other things as two of their sons also work in various engineering disciplines.
Tomorrow its back on the road down to Princeton. No more big cities til I get to Salt Lake City now!
Miles today: 17.6
Total miles: 928.8
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