John Hancock

This shot was taken from the top of the John Hancock Building, which is located on Michigan Avenue, and it's taken facing north. The John Hancock has an observation deck on the top floor. It's well worth the price of admission, which is about $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children. You can even purchase your tickets in advance, on-line, and avoid the wait in the ticket lines. (The John Hancock Observatory)

Every August, Chicago hosts an air show and the Hancock provides a good perch to watch the Blue Angels performing their maneuvers. You'll see some residual exhaust in this shot from the jets that just flew by. You'll also notice the speckled sand, people dots! It gives you an idea of the beachfront area I was telling you about in my last post. The air show draws over a million people up and down the waterfront.

I'm always amazed by Chicago's ability to absorb a million people for an event and still function. I can't even pull off a dinner for two without complications.