The fat lady's singing!

Well, I guess its time to say "That's All Folks" and sign-off on a journey that was meant to be the trip of a lifetime....and surpassed expectations! Chicago's weather was cloudy on our final day, but far less humid following (big) overnight thunderstorms. Anyway, we set out to spend our final day trekking around some of Chicago's architectural wonders and areas that we'd not seen so much of during our current stay. We began in Millennium Park where we took-in the amazing "Sky-Cloud" sculpture.

Then we moved on to 'Riverside Walk' and into the Downtown area. The buildings are stunning here, a great mix of 'old' and 'new'. (Much of "The Untouchables was 'shot' on La Salle Street.) There is also a 50-foot high Picasso sculpture!

Our tour ended at the Willis (formerly Sear's) Tower where we took the elevator to the Sky Platform on Floor 103! The view is amazing, especially from the protruding glass platforms!!

Well, that just about wraps-up my account of the voyage and to all of you who took the trouble to follow it (particularly those who offered 'comments'), I have to say a big 'thankyou', I hope you enjoyed it.....and perhaps will be inspired to go see some of the fabulous things that the States has to offer, for youself!. The blog received well over 4,000 'hits' and I've often wondered who all the readers were! (For those who didn't like it.....well, I guess you won't be reading this anyway!!) Finally, since Chicago was the 'hub' of the entire roadtrip, I guess its only fitting to devote my final musical interlude to this fabulous city.....