Tourist: Visiting the Art Institute of Chicago

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After we arrived at the railway station in
downtown Chicago we enjoyed walking
through the streets.
The temperatures were around zero degrees
Celsius, so it was a good winter day
for Chicago.
We passed the Chicago Cultural Center
where I attended the wedding of my
daughter-in-law and son in May 2007.
The Bean was there, now with a skate rink
close to it.
Walking along the Grant Park, we reached
the Art Institute of Chicago.
http://www.artic.edu/aic/
Nice surprise: No entrance fee , instead of
the usual 12 dollars.

We started with the Thorne Miniature
Rooms
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/thorne
and then went up to the second floor
to watch the incredible collections of
paintings.
I particularly enjoyed the Impressionist
paintings.
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/search/citi/category%3A100

This is a place you can spends days
exploring the treasures.
We only had a few hours.

I hope to be back one day.

Some of their collections can be seen
online.
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/