Morning view from condo

Our last full day in Chicago

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October 5th 2016
Geo: 41.8861, -87.6364After breakfast we headed out to Navy Pier. It is a beautiful sunny day and we are going on the ferris wheel. The ferris wheel holds 180 riders and loads six cars at a time, then stops to load six more, and so on. Once the ride is fully loaded, riders get another two revolutions, a 12-minute ride in all, so each car will go over the top at least three times. The ride was ve ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more