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We arrived almost one hour late in Chicago due to some slow freight trains that have the right of way over passenger trains.
Not enough time to really walk by Lake Michigan and, yes, it was windy. Chicago lives up to its Windy City nickname. It seems like an interesting city to visit though… next time, and preferably in late spring.
Chicago’s Union Station is quite impressive after its renovation work back to its original art-deco architecture style. Of course, we took photos of the famous staircase portrayed in The Untouchables where the mother tries to pull a baby carriage up the stairs.
We love the Christmas Tree inside the train station. The whole ambiance was very calm, and the passengers were very well-behaved.
Right around the station, there is a pizza joint called Beggars Pizza and we had an early lunch. I chose a Chicago pizza (deep dish style with sausage) that was quite good. Jim stayed with his favorite, the New York style pizza (thin crust).
We killed time at the Metropolitan Lounge of Union Station, playing puzzle games (me on my cell phone), and Jim reading Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead (much more serious).
From the lounge, a couple of Amtrak attendants escorted us to our sleeper cars (bypassing the lines is one of the perks to being in a sleeper car).
Our sleeper cabin (Car 331 Room A) is the first one right behind the locomotive. We can hear the train horn every time there’s a railroad crossing. Luckily, we have our Boules Quies to sleep!
This cabin is much newer than the last one with a more efficient setup. The previous one between New York and Chicago needed some TLC, for sure.
Instead of going to the dining room, we had our dinner brought to our cabin. It was much better than our previous dinner. Very nicely prepared and quite tasty, served with a glass of wine.
Instead of going to the dining room, we had our dinner brought to our cabin. It was much better than our previous dinner. Very nicely prepared and quite tasty, served with a glass of wine.
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