Good Food and Views are Worth the Journey
Chicago's amazing architecture is best seen from the river and doing so at twilight adds something special as building lights illuminate. The Chicago Architecture Foundation's (CAF) river cruise is fun and relaxing and for around 90 minutes, it was nice way to find out more about the architecture along the Chicago River and also a great way to photograph the buildings.
The twilight river cruise starts at 7:30pm and ends at 9:00pm (only runs in the late Spring through Summer) and I...
A pleasant way of seeing Chicago and enjoying a nice day out is to do a bike tour around the lakefront, which provides some great views of the city skyline. While I think you can also rent a bike for your own tour, I chose to join Bobby's Bike Hike. This saved me the stress of trying to figure out where to go and our guide was a great source of info about the city.
The start point was at Bobby's Bike Hike (website), which is conveniently located not far off Navy Pier on...
Update: I stayed at the CAA again more recently and am happy to say that they have brightened up the rooms.
Chicago's newest hotel, which takes its name from the refurbished historical Chicago Athletic Association building where it is housed, has great bars and eateries but somewhat disappointing rooms. I chose this one-month old hotel as it's well located across the road from the Millennial Park. After noting that it has been featured in the latest issue of Vanity Fair,...
This colourful building is the EMP Museum (designed by Frank Gehry) located adjacent to Seattle Center. And of course, the Seattle Space Needle is a well known landmark. I basically liked the colours on the EMP and framed the shot to see the different colour panels with the Space Needle reflection. I shot this using a wide angle at 35mm.
I love New York for its energy; I can’t think of another place that is so emblematic of humanity. But sometimes, I like to remove myself from that frenzy and just observe and really savour the life of the city. The following are my five favourite spots to do just this (and they’re almost all free!).