We went 4 miles by car to the nearest train station (West Chicago) and then over 1h by regional train. First of all we asked some questions in the visitors center where we got very usefuls tips about public transportation, free guided tours and dicounts for museums which usually cost $13. We visited the museum of science & industry, very interesting and so large that we couldn't see everything. For example, videos from inside a tornado and airplanes were shown. But the explanation of what is inside an atom went only to protons and neutrons, mentioning for the future that scientists believe that there might be smaller quarks... There was a lot to try yourself. We did a "relax match". Brain currents of two competitors were measured and it was the aim to relax most and have least brain acitivities. I imagined swimming in Finnish lakes between quiet forests and won the match :-) Good to know that this makes me relax well!
In the evening we listened to a good concert in a park. In summer there are free concerts in Millenium Park every weekend, this time symphony orchestra with choir who were playing singing under a pavillon. Lots of people were sitting in the grass with picknick. It was a great atmosphere!
On the way back we felt quite tired after walking a lot through the sun. It was really hot, ~30°C. There is so much to do and to see in Chicago, I'm sure I'll go there every weekend. Three more weekends are left.
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