My evening in Chicago ended, quite literally, with a bang as I joined an architecture & fireworks river trip with Shoreline. The tour gave us a night-time view of the many skyscrapers along chicago's river
The river was surprisingly busy, it was full of pleasure craft, tour boats and dozens of kayaks.
The fireworks at navy pier marked the end of summer and Labor Day weekend.
After the tour I stumbled across a crowd of people looking through the window while the nightly news was broadcast. How the newscasters keep a straight face, while 30 people do their best to put them off, is beyond me!
Before I left chicago, the Willis (formerly Sears) tower was in my sights. The Skydeck is a set of glass ledges on one side of the building.
Not for the faint hearted at all. However, they do offer stunning views of the city and Lake Michigan. 
It was like walking into Al's in Happy Days, everything I'd imagined a proper diner would look like.
I managed to hunt down the start (or end) of the famous Route 66 too. Lou Mitchell's diner has been serving route travellers since 1923 and is an institution in Chicago.
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