I will be driving in from Texas to the meeting. Never been to Chicago so I'm delighted to read this email. Question, is there a parking or lot fee for my car at the hotel?
On 5/1/07, Jason Bell <j.b...@cqu.edu.au> wrote: > > > > > G'day all > > > > I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who replied to my > initial email. Thanks go to Craig Locatis, Randy Gottfried, Fred Dech, Nate > Scheidler, Mike Daley and others I may have missed). > > > > I thought I would correlate all of the responses for others who may also be > attending the AG-Retreat and interested in doing some site seeing and other > tourist adventures. > > > > Various points of interest include and comments from people include: > > > > · Chicago Office of Tourism > http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Tourism&entityNameEnumValue=41 > > > > · There are two large museums within walking distance from where you > are probably staying. > > > > o The Art Institute of Chicago. A amazing collection of all types of > art. Allow several hours to enjoy it all. > (http://www.artic.edu/aic/index.php) > > > > o Museum of Contemporary Art > > > > · The Shedd Aquarium is also an amazing place to visit. > (http://www.sheddaquarium.org/) > > > > · Millennium park downtown is just a few blocks south of the > Gleacher Center. There are often free outdoor concerts with lots of lawn > space for picnicking. There's some real funky sculptures and architecture in > the park that shouldn't be missed. > > > > · Chicago has lots of live music. Places that have been recommended > include: > > > > o Old Town School of Folk Music > > o Hot House > > o Chicago Theater (if any musicians are playing there). > > o Beat Kitchen > > o Hideout > > > > · Other tourist places that many people visit include: > > o Navy Pier > > o Rush Street > > o Various Stores: > > · Apple > > · Sony > > · Nike > > > > Thanks again to all those who have replied. > > > > Cheers, > > Jason. > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > > Jason Bell, B.I.T. > > B. Info. Tech. (Honours) Student > > > > Network Engineer > > Information Technology Division > > Central Queensland University > > > > High Performance Computing Support Officer > > Central Queensland University > > > > E-mail : j.b...@cqu.edu.au > > Phone : 07 4930 9229 > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > > Patience is a virtue. > > > > But if I wanted Patience, > > I would have become a Doctor. > > > > --------------------------------------------
