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Words To Describe Chicago

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Dangerous, chaotic, gun violence, murder rate, and “Chirac” are all words used by various amounts of people on twitter, when asked to describe Chicago using one word or phrase. If I were to describe the city of Chicago, I would simply say: complex, diverse, misunderstood, windy, and lastly beautiful. Many people who view Chicago as a bad city, because of all the crime and murder rate, which is why people refer to Chicago as “Chirac”. Being born and raised in Chicago, I can tell you that Chicago is a much better city than most people view it as. This windy city, specifically downtown Chicago loop, is such a beautiful place to visit in the summer and has special meaning to me.
In order to get to the downtown Chicago loop, you can take the train. …show more content…

This is a landmark fountain and is one of the largest fountains in the world. The Buckingham fountain has a geyser that projects into the air every hour. In the daytime, the fountain is delightful. The fountain produces a water display every hour for 20 minutes. The water shoots up as far as 150 feet into the air. On the other hand, at night, the fountain is spectacular. It lights up with different colors as the water shoots into the air. To top it off, you can watch this display for free. As the fountain lights up, music plays as well. There are benches around the fountain so you can sit and enjoy the show. The fountain is also a great landmark for pictures because the city is in the background. The skyscrapers and buildings in Chicago are behind the fountain and are lit up too, which makes for a nice photograph. The sounds of the water rippling is so relaxing to me. You are never too hot because if you get close enough, the water from the fountain will splash you. The breeze from the water is a great way to cool off on a hot summer …show more content…

This beach is known to be one of the most popular beaches in the downtown Chicago loop area and is always packed with tons of people in the summer. People are always looking for ways to avoid thinking about the sun, and North Avenue beach is the perfect place to be to avoid your thoughts on the extremely hot weather. I love to feel my feet soak into the soft, warm sand. There are volleyball nets set up in the sand, so I always make sure I have a ball to play. I can play volleyball for hours on the sand, although when I finish, my wrists are as red as tomatoes. After I play volleyball, I prepare myself to get in the water. The water is always cold of course. But, on a hot and humid day, the temperature of the water just right for me. There is also has a beach house shaped like a boat, where you can go in and put your belongings in lockers or use the washroom. There are more activities to do at North Avenue Beach other than playing volleyball and swimming. You can tan, people watch, rent bikes to ride, rent jet skis or kayaks, or grab a snack from the concessions stands that people set up. Many people rent bikes to ride them down lake shore drive. On the other hand, many people also go to North Avenue beach just to buy food. I love to buy funnel cakes. I always get a funnel cake with extra vanilla ice cream, topped with chocolate fudge and

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