Thank you! Chicago is great. If it's your first time coming to the US, you'll definitely good a good sense of that American feel here. Hoping you can make it over!
I really enjoyed how you described the smells and sounds that you experienced in addition to the travel spots. I feel like it was a good addition to more immerse the viewer in the video. Cheers!
Thank you! Yeah, I've always been curious about that extra layer when watching travel videos, so it's my goal to make sure I can bring the senses you can't "see" to my vlogs
Haha, I mean sometimes a tourist's perspective can help us love where we live a little more! I'm from a smaller city in SC, and it's awesome hearing about those things that visitors love that we take for granted from a day-to-day view
Having lived 13 years in the city, it is still interesting to experience it through the senses of a visitor. Your vlog is a bit different, in that you provide us a more introspective account of your experiences. Really a good presentation! I will now have to check out some of your other submissions.
A few notes. 1. The loop is a collection of trains, not just the brown line. The brown, orange, pink and green line all circle around the loop. The blue and red are underground in that section and go under it. 2. The magnificent mile is definitely Chicago’s 5th avenue, but it’s not where the high end shopping is. The high end shopping actually on oak st in the Gold Coast north of the magnificent mile. 3. Locals don’t call cloud gate anything because they don’t go to it. I lived a 5 minute walk to the Maggie Daley for a year and I never went there. Tourists named it the bean. 4. Deep Dish while definitely a Chicago classic, is much harder to find outside the touristy area. Not impossible but it’s not as quintessential as it seems. Italian beefs and Chicago dogs are much more prevalent. 5. I would have mentioned the lack of trash around the city. Biggest differentiator from NY and would have fit the theme. 6. The food scene goes much farther than the famous food. There is great polish and Mexican food as well as hundreds of high end restaurants in mostly River North and the West Loop. Overall though, the imagery was nice.
Thanks for the notes! Good to know on Cloud Gate. I can't imagine locals would care to visit it all that often to begin with (maybe once). It's a shame that deep dish isn't more commonplace - I love that stuff.
@@asenseoftravel Deep dish is pretty common but for locals it is a special occasion pizza...the weekly pizza is Chicago tavern style which is very thin crust cut in squares. Italian sausage is the default pizza topping in Chicago.
Love the video man as for the food. If you ever come back don't go to the loop for food. Best italian beef is in elmwood park, a place called johnnies. Also chicagoans don't eat deep dish pizza its just something that we have that no on else does. Chicagoans eat tavern style and the best place for that is vito and nicks in the south side by Evergreen Park. Also for burgers red hot ranch (au cheval is overrated), central gyros for obviously gyros, and hot dogs I'm biased but i think gene and judes in river grove is best, also ricobenes for their breaded steak sandwich is elite
I'll have to check out the tavern-style pizza (although I'll still admit that I absolutely love deep dish). Thanks for the recommendations! I've been to Chicago a few times but have really only spent time in the loop and Wicker Park, so I definitely want to branch out on my next visit
The Windy City nickname has nothing to do with the weather/atmosphere, the L is above ground, and busier is the subways underground downtown (it runs at grade level too), is also extensive rail system outside of the L, Deep dish is more a tourist thing, natives know it’s tavern style, eaten far more often with way more local pizza places, very thin cut in squares. The farther away from the lake, the more unique and diverse the neighborhoods get. Chicago hot dogs are on poppy seed (steamed). Silly to say “oddly diverse food”, it has people from all over the world and deep history of immigrants (including now), is hard to find other US city with as good of food scene. Also odd to say it didn’t/doesn’t have immigration of coastal cities, people moved there from all over the globe and still do. You won’t experience that in downtown or Lincoln. park, but so much to explore beyond.
Don't forget the Polish Sausages too. did you know the Brownie was invented in Chicago? Here's another thing people don't talk about, do you have any idea how much Science happens here? We have a particle accelerator, a national laboratory just as much involved in Fusion research as any other facility, a world leading medical university. A lot of things happen around here if you pay attention.
Honestly, I'm big on doing AirBnbs or hostels (except for the occasions when hotels are somehow cheaper), because you get more of that local, neighborhood vibe
Great! I've lived here for 64 years. This is the cleanest and most American city. Great food, museums and culture.
Chi town is one of my favorites
Couldn't agree more!
Chicago is called the second city not because it’s second but because after the Chicago fire it was built bigger and better
I actually didn't realize that! Cool bit of trivia.
Wow Chicago is beautiful, we never cross the Atlantic yet, maybe that's our next adventure. Thank you for sharing this great video.
Thank you! Chicago is great. If it's your first time coming to the US, you'll definitely good a good sense of that American feel here. Hoping you can make it over!
I will say this is the best video on Chicago.
Really appreciate that! I'm glad I could capture the city well. It's one of my favorites on the planet
I really enjoyed how you described the smells and sounds that you experienced in addition to the travel spots. I feel like it was a good addition to more immerse the viewer in the video. Cheers!
Thank you! Yeah, I've always been curious about that extra layer when watching travel videos, so it's my goal to make sure I can bring the senses you can't "see" to my vlogs
Michael, this place has character develop over the years!
Chicago is beautiful
Remarkably! If it wasn't so flat, I'd even consider it the most beautiful of them all.
why am I watching this… I live here 😂
Haha, I mean sometimes a tourist's perspective can help us love where we live a little more! I'm from a smaller city in SC, and it's awesome hearing about those things that visitors love that we take for granted from a day-to-day view
Validation, same here.
Michael, I think chicago has a distinctive culture, history and architecture as well as the city's overall beauty!
It absolutely does. It's one of my favorite cities on this side of the world
Hi Michael, I'm Dennis Daniels from Cleveland, Ohio! Thanks for sharing your video about explore the windy city, Chicago!
Hi Dennis! Glad you're here!
Michael, Chicago's a town rich in history and tradition!
Lincoln Park Zoo is also , Free. Where else are you going to hear that?
Only in Washington, DC! I loved the Lincoln park zoo though, I can specifically remember being stoked that I just casually saw a meerkat there.
Chicago is def one of my faves in the US.
Fully agreed! If it had a little more natural variety and slightly warmer winters, it would be unstoppable.
@@asenseoftravel Dude, you’re describing Seattle right there! One of my other favorites … along with New Orleans.
@@merlin4180 Being from Chicago area and after visiting Seattle I have to say it is a sh*thole in comparison to downtown Chicago
Having lived 13 years in the city, it is still interesting to experience it through the senses of a visitor. Your vlog is a bit different, in that you provide us a more introspective account of your experiences. Really a good presentation! I will now have to check out some of your other submissions.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy them. Chicago is one of my favorite places in the world.
If you visit Chicago again, for deep dish pizza, you gotta go to Pequod's. That's where the locals go. Glad you enjoyed!
Good to know! I'll definitely give that a shot during my next visit. I'll never turn down a good deep dish
@@asenseoftravel most Chicago's eat a lot more tavern style pizza.........sturdy thin crust pizza cut into squares.
Loved this video man. Great style. Feels different to the usual travel videos others do.
Thanks a ton!
@@asenseoftravel heya buddy. No worries man!
Michael, loved your vlog of my hometown. Great perspective, I'm going to check out some of your other vlogs.
The best compliment is hearing you captured someone's hometown well, so thank you for this!
My home town. Thanks for this. Have watched a lot of these Chicago tours but really enjoyed yours. I hope you took the Architectural Boat tour.
I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I didn't take the boat tour, but I need to. I'm a huge fan of Chicago's architectural prowess.
Very clean city in the tourist areas. Architecturally beautiful.
Easily the best architecture in the United States!
Yes the most beautiful city in the world. I live there for 25 years.
There's definitely something special about that Chicago skyline over Lake Michigan!
Yes…I saw :)
A few notes.
1. The loop is a collection of trains, not just the brown line. The brown, orange, pink and green line all circle around the loop. The blue and red are underground in that section and go under it.
2. The magnificent mile is definitely Chicago’s 5th avenue, but it’s not where the high end shopping is. The high end shopping actually on oak st in the Gold Coast north of the magnificent mile.
3. Locals don’t call cloud gate anything because they don’t go to it. I lived a 5 minute walk to the Maggie Daley for a year and I never went there. Tourists named it the bean.
4. Deep Dish while definitely a Chicago classic, is much harder to find outside the touristy area. Not impossible but it’s not as quintessential as it seems. Italian beefs and Chicago dogs are much more prevalent.
5. I would have mentioned the lack of trash around the city. Biggest differentiator from NY and would have fit the theme.
6. The food scene goes much farther than the famous food. There is great polish and Mexican food as well as hundreds of high end restaurants in mostly River North and the West Loop.
Overall though, the imagery was nice.
Thanks for the notes! Good to know on Cloud Gate. I can't imagine locals would care to visit it all that often to begin with (maybe once). It's a shame that deep dish isn't more commonplace - I love that stuff.
@@asenseoftravel I think it's pretty common place. Some people will just find anything to nit pick at. ;)
@@asenseoftravel Deep dish is pretty common but for locals it is a special occasion pizza...the weekly pizza is Chicago tavern style which is very thin crust cut in squares. Italian sausage is the default pizza topping in Chicago.
Excellent ❤!!!
Thank you! Chicago is one of the best!
For all the skyline talk, it doesn’t seem like you went down to museum campus/Shedd aquarium to get the full skyline view? Next time, maybe!
I have been over that way before, just not on this trip :( that is another beautiful skyline vantage point for sure
Love the video man as for the food. If you ever come back don't go to the loop for food. Best italian beef is in elmwood park, a place called johnnies. Also chicagoans don't eat deep dish pizza its just something that we have that no on else does. Chicagoans eat tavern style and the best place for that is vito and nicks in the south side by Evergreen Park.
Also for burgers red hot ranch (au cheval is overrated), central gyros for obviously gyros, and hot dogs I'm biased but i think gene and judes in river grove is best, also ricobenes for their breaded steak sandwich is elite
I'll have to check out the tavern-style pizza (although I'll still admit that I absolutely love deep dish). Thanks for the recommendations! I've been to Chicago a few times but have really only spent time in the loop and Wicker Park, so I definitely want to branch out on my next visit
The Windy City nickname has nothing to do with the weather/atmosphere, the L is above ground, and busier is the subways underground downtown (it runs at grade level too), is also extensive rail system outside of the L, Deep dish is more a tourist thing, natives know it’s tavern style, eaten far more often with way more local pizza places, very thin cut in squares. The farther away from the lake, the more unique and diverse the neighborhoods get. Chicago hot dogs are on poppy seed (steamed). Silly to say “oddly diverse food”, it has people from all over the world and deep history of immigrants (including now), is hard to find other US city with as good of food scene. Also odd to say it didn’t/doesn’t have immigration of coastal cities, people moved there from all over the globe and still do. You won’t experience that in downtown or Lincoln. park, but so much to explore beyond.
Don't forget the Polish Sausages too. did you know the Brownie was invented in Chicago? Here's another thing people don't talk about, do you have any idea how much Science happens here? We have a particle accelerator, a national laboratory just as much involved in Fusion research as any other facility, a world leading medical university. A lot of things happen around here if you pay attention.
Where are you from, Michael?
Any recommended hotel for a solo traveler? I've seen Freehand solo rooms but is there any other recomendations for a midweek stay?
Literally any hotel can accommodate a solo traveler lol
Honestly, I'm big on doing AirBnbs or hostels (except for the occasions when hotels are somehow cheaper), because you get more of that local, neighborhood vibe
Longman & Eagle hotel