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أحب أن أشارككم هذا الإيميل الذي لا زلت أحتفظ به من زميلتي - مارثا لينكولن أحد سكان مدينة شيكاجو و طالبة الدكتوراة في الأنثروبيولوجي - اثراء المعلومات الوارده قد لا يكون مهما بالنسبة للدارس و لكنه بالتأكيد يعطي فكرة واسعة لأي شخص قد يحل بالمدينة لأي سبب كان أتمنى لكم الاستفادة من هذه المعلومات :
Hi Sulaiman,
I am excited you are going to Chicago!
Buy a week-long pass for the "L" (elevated train, also known as the subway). It costs $23, which is *****alent to ten regular-fare rides ($2.25 each). So if you use the train or the bus twice a day, you will be saving $12! If you use the train more, you'll save more, et cetera.
I recommend picking up a bus map as well as a CTA map so you can travel easily around the city.
For general tourist information, I recommend checking out the website
NOT FOR TOURISTS -- it will give you a nice insight into the neighborhoods in Chicago and encourage you to find things that are unusual.
Also, here is a restaurant review site that might be helpful:
Chicago Restaurants & Dining | Metromix Chicago.
Don't forget the Chicago Reader:
Chicago Reader
Downtown:
Michigan Avenue is worth walking up and down to get a sense of the lakefront and the architecture of downtown Chicago. It's also a good idea to take one of the "L" trains (elevated trains) to ride around the "Loop", because you will be able to see the architecture very close up. The Loop trains will take you north, west, and south of the loop, so make sure you know which way the train is going before you get on...
Example: If you get on the Red line and want to go North, for example, make sure the train is heading in the direction of the _last stop_ on the Northbound line. The trains don't say "North" or "South," instead, they say "Howard" and "95th Street/Dan Ryan"-- you have to know that Howard is the North end of the line and 95th/Dan Ryan is the South end of the line.
Walking up and down the edge of Lake Michigan is incredibly beautiful and you should definitely find time for it.
The Art Institute of Chicago is the most famous museum in Chicago -- a huge permanent collection and a new contemporary wing.
The Art Institute of Chicago
The John Hancock Tower and the Sears Tower are both architectural landmarks. The Sears Tower (and maybe the Hancock Tower too) let visitors go up to the top story and look at the city.
Millennium Park is a beautiful new park, located right downtown. Love that place! Check to see if they have concerts.
Millennium Park
I highly recommend checking out the wonderful independent and foreign cinema at The Siskel Film Center (downtown)!
164 North State Street.
siskelfilmcenter.org | Chicago's Premier Movie Theater
State Street is interesting -- one of the biggest streets in downtown Chicago. Walk up and down to see some beautiful architecture, check out any shopping you have to take care of, etc. There are no good restaurants in this area, though. You can walk across the Chicago River on State Street (or any of the other North-South streets downtown) -- it's fun to wander around in this area.
The Chicago Cultural Center is at 78 East Washington Street, very very close to Millennium Park (downtown). It has the ugliest website ever, but you have to go! It's an amazing building and they have beautiful, interesting exhibits all the time.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/city/webport...eEnumValue=128
The Contemporary Art Museum (north of downtown)
Museum of Contemporary Art
Restaurants:
A restaurant I always loved: Uncommon Ground. Beautiful, casual restaurant, friendly, good food. 3800 North Clark Street.
Uncommon Ground I really recommend taking the red line (L train) up to Addison and walking over.
When you're done eating, you can walk down to a good bookstore on Clark St: 3444 N. Clark Street.
Bookworks - Chicago's online used and rare bookstore
One of my favorite bookstores in Chicago: Myopic Books. Take the Blue Line to the Damen exit.
Myopic Books :: Used and Rare Book Seller
(Turn right when you leave the bookstore and have a have a walk down Milwaukee Avenue to Earwax Cafe...they have really good breakfast/lunch.)
If you want to see another neighborhood, take Red line North (in the direction of Howard) to Heartland Cafe and getting off at the Morse Avenue stop. There are few cultural attractions in this area, but it is a great place to go for coffee or food and there is sometimes live music. They have a political bookstore attached to the restaurant.
Welcome to the Heart of Rogers Park
There are some nice small restaurants around the Belmont stop on the Red line (north of Downtown) -- it is a fun neighborhood to walk around, too.
For a somewhat expensive but unforgettable vegetarian dinner, go to Green Zebra at 1460 West Chicago Avenue.
Green Zebra
If you want Chinese or Vietnamese food, go down to Chinatown. Take the Red line South to Cermak/Chinatown stop, then walk around to see what looks good.
I've never been to Istanbul, it's new. But it looks good:
BYOB Buzz: Istanbul Restaurant | Metromix Chicago
3616 N Broadway. Take the Red line north to Addison. That's a fun neighborhood -- worth walking around.
Good luck! Happy travels!
Martha
نار نار November 25th, 2010, 07:47 PM
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و بيبي ستر عربية و اخرى تقدم خدمات للنساء كخدمات الصوالين و خياطة عربية
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و ايضا في نفس المنطقة عيادات و كوفي شوب و سوبرماركتات كثيرة و صيدليات
كل الخدمات قريبة ومحل تي موبيل و بنك تشايس و بانك اوف امريكا كلهم على نفس الشارع
و فيها مدارس ابتدائية مع رياض اطفال
دمتم بخير
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