Multiple viewpoints
Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by Daniel True in Slider, Transportation
Where ever you travel, seek out a variety of viewpoints. There’s nothing like walking to find and soak in a large city’s hidden nooks and crannies. But try other viewpoints, too.
Take a tourist bus tour. Or hop on local mass transit and watch the scenery pass by. Take a bus or train. In Chicago, you can take the El (the elevated train), an open-top tourist bus tour, or a boat tour along the Chicago River, or a boat tour along the Lake Michigan shorelilne.
Climb a tall building and look down at the panorama. Stroll through a pedestrian underpass and be amazed when you emerge to a wholly different view of the city.
I’ve found walking to be the one certain way to find new things in any city, especially one that you’re already familiar with. Leave your normal routine, if only for a few minutes, and take a different sidewalk. Explore new territory. Travel, even if it is only in your own backyard.
