Today was a busy day (comparatively, I suppose).
We started by taking an architecture boat tour around the Chicago river 
. Chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper and as you’ll see from the photos below, it’s full of them.
From the river we were able to see and learn about all of Chicago’s most famous buildings, including the Willis Tower 
(formerly the Sears Tower), the Trump Tower and the John Hancock Center .
Speaking of which, our next stop was the observatory at the top of the Hancock Center on the 94th floor 
. Apparently on a clear day you can see 4 states from the top of the tower, but it was getting a little bit cloudy by the time we got there and the light was fading. Still, we managed to get some pretty good shots of the skyline while we were up there.
We finished off the day with a trip to my favourite tacky American chain restaurant, “The Cheesecake Factory” . It’s not exactly upmarket but the cheesecake is amazing (I had the Reese’s Peanut Butter cake).