Hello, Hivers and Wednesday Walkers!
Today I'll share with you a little walk we did on the Chicago Riverwalk during our visit to the city.
Some of you may remember a few days ago I shared a ride on the L in Chicago's Loop and I ended the post by saying that we got off at the Clark/Lake station of the L with the idea of visiting the Riverwalk.
The station was only a block from the riverwalk, so down to the river we walked.
This is the view from one of the many bridges across the Chicago River.
A very curious fact about the Chicago River that flows through the city is that it flows in the opposite direction due to engineering work in the late nineteenth century, which changed the direction of the course of the river to prevent Lake Michigan and the Chicago River itself from continuing to be polluted as a result of the growth of the city and all the waste that reached the river and therefore the lake.
Today, the river flows in the opposite direction and, instead of flowing into Lake Michigan, it flows south into the Mississippi River basin.
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Asi que descendimos por una de las muchas escaleras que a lo largo del rio bajan hasta el riverwalk. Desde alli cambia un poco la perspective con la que se ven los inmensos rascacielos de la ciudad.
We started to walk along the riverwalk, where there were some places to eat that for the time it was, still before noon, had not yet opened.
We were pretty close to Dearborn Street Bridge. From there we had a close view of the Marina City towers, which are those towers on the right of the photo and have the form of corncobs.
We passed under the bridge.
And a reflection pic of the three of us under the bridge. I haven't mentioned it but we did this walk with one of the producers, who was with us at the film festival.
Over the Chicago River, there are many bridges, most of them are drawbridges that open if necessary to allow the passage of large vessels.
We continued on our way and the next bridge we would encounter was the Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge. On that bridge, there were a lot of people waiting in line. It caught our attention and later we found out that it was to buy tickets for that night's show at a Chicago landmark where there are live shows called the House of Blues, but who would be performing, I'll tell you about it another time ;)
The view from under this bridge towards the bridge in Dearborn Street Bridge.
We continued our walk a little further along the river enjoying the incredible views of the imposing architecture of the city.
Along the promenade, there are some green areas where people can sit and contemplate the view of the river.
As we approached the DuSable Bridge, the bridge over Michigan Avenue, we realized that it was time to end our tour.
So when we reached the bridge, we climbed the stairs that would lead us to the avenue. And of course, we couldn't miss taking some pictures of the Riverwalk from that bridge.
The day was beautiful, the sky was clear and Chicago looked magnificent. I would have liked to do the boat ride to see the architecture of the city but during our visit, we didn't have time for everything we wanted to do. I hope it can be a next time as I hope for more visits to the Windy City.
This was our visit to the riverwalk, although we would have loved to walk a little more we were short of time and had to return to the hotel to continue with our agendas for the day.
This is also my post for this week's #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay
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