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the Wizard of Oz
I post each year when lots of riders might have the reasonable option to come thru Chicago on their way to the Nat'l. And once again I say, if you give it just a little thought, you could enjoy it. Or at the very least not be so frightened, frustrated...and some other "F-word" (not THAT "F-word"). like ...foolish.
Just for starters, if you try to take the freeways/ tollways at rush hour you're asking for practice slow-riding. And you'll get it. Rush hours are approximately from 7:30 a.m. to maybe 9:30 or 10:00 a.m. weekdays, and maybe 3:00- 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. Right square in the middle of those time slots is obviously gonna be the pits, and the outer edges, not quite so bad. they're approximations. Generally, outside these hours you can fly thru if that's what you need.
BUT if you have the time to stop, it's a great city!!! So much to do and see--theatre, restaurants, music, art, shopping on The Mag' Mile! And this year, CUBS BASEBALL! The lake and lakefront are spectacular. You can visit the Art Institute of Chicago (best art museum in America, TripAdvisor), or Steppenwolf Theatre (home of John Malkovich, Rondi Reed from Mike & Molly, and Gary Sinise...Lt. Dan!).
You could take 41 North from over by Indiana, see the Mies van der Rohe architecture, the skyline, the north shore mansions. You could get a REAL Chicago dog. Real pizza. And then cut west back to the slab from the northern suburbs. or reverse.
PM me and come see a really swell production of the Tony Award winning "City of Angels," a wonderful and really terrific Larry Gilbert/ Cy Coleman musical. No kidding. I'm in it, and can even get discount theatre tix, (sometimes discounted rooms), at the Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire, north of the city, near the tollway, where the theatre is housed.
It's really a wonderful city. Just because you're from a smaller town or out in the boonies, don't let the size and the traffic, and the rep' scare you away. Be smart about it, and you can enjoy it. I live here, and I love it!
ride safe, and have a ball whatever you do on your way to and from the beer tent!
Just for starters, if you try to take the freeways/ tollways at rush hour you're asking for practice slow-riding. And you'll get it. Rush hours are approximately from 7:30 a.m. to maybe 9:30 or 10:00 a.m. weekdays, and maybe 3:00- 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. Right square in the middle of those time slots is obviously gonna be the pits, and the outer edges, not quite so bad. they're approximations. Generally, outside these hours you can fly thru if that's what you need.
BUT if you have the time to stop, it's a great city!!! So much to do and see--theatre, restaurants, music, art, shopping on The Mag' Mile! And this year, CUBS BASEBALL! The lake and lakefront are spectacular. You can visit the Art Institute of Chicago (best art museum in America, TripAdvisor), or Steppenwolf Theatre (home of John Malkovich, Rondi Reed from Mike & Molly, and Gary Sinise...Lt. Dan!).
You could take 41 North from over by Indiana, see the Mies van der Rohe architecture, the skyline, the north shore mansions. You could get a REAL Chicago dog. Real pizza. And then cut west back to the slab from the northern suburbs. or reverse.
PM me and come see a really swell production of the Tony Award winning "City of Angels," a wonderful and really terrific Larry Gilbert/ Cy Coleman musical. No kidding. I'm in it, and can even get discount theatre tix, (sometimes discounted rooms), at the Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire, north of the city, near the tollway, where the theatre is housed.
It's really a wonderful city. Just because you're from a smaller town or out in the boonies, don't let the size and the traffic, and the rep' scare you away. Be smart about it, and you can enjoy it. I live here, and I love it!
ride safe, and have a ball whatever you do on your way to and from the beer tent!
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