Returning to Chicago

Lake Michigan seems a lot larger when you’re flying over it. In contrast, downtown Chicago looks a lot smaller. I landed at O’Hare Airport this morning and then boarded the El. That’s the great thing about arriving to Chicago, you don’t need a limo or taxi to get into the city. The train fare was still the same two dollars. Besides the cheap transportation (in relation to driving a car with the rising gas prices), I enjoyed looking out the windows at Chicago’s architecture on this clear sunny day. Since most of the train tracks are elevated above the roads, passengers get a free tour of the city every time they ride it. On the train, to my left, sat an Asian man in a suit. A few seats from him sat a chubby, white woman with a Midwestern accent. They had started a conversation and were laughing and smiling as the train sped toward the Loop.