Day 30: Chicago II & Madison

Day: Wednesday 29th December
Temp: 4C

Slept in comfortably til 11 before checking out & walking to the Willis Tower.

Copy Paste from wiki: Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower, is a 108-story, 1451-foot (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois.[1] At the time of its completion in 1974, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world, as well as the fifth tallest building in the world to the roof."

We waited in line for about 2 hours. Stupid, but worth it. Was a beautiful day for it - everything was melting.

Had an authentic Chicago Hotdog before getting in the car again. Apparently hot dogs are famous here too. just like the pizzas in every major city it seems :P

Chicago is a very beautiful city. Apparently in the summer it's all green, and the lake has beautiful beaches so it's like a freshwater ocean. Im starting to understand the appeal of bigger cities compared to living out in the country.

The drive to Madison was about <2hrs. We arrived at about 7ish. Checked into a hostel because it was in a good location and fairly empty so we had an 8 bed dorm to ourselves for the cheap.

Had a quick snooze before going out.
Madison is a university town first and foremost, Wisconsin State Capital second. Lots of people our age all of which love to drink and party it up.
We walked & past the town hall. Similar roof to the white house. Apparently most of the capital buildings in each state's capital have a similar design.
It was cool - it was kinda foggy & big flood lights were lighting it up..i got a few pics - will upload them soon.
Since warm weather melted snow and it had refrozen, all the roads & footpaths were covered in ice too. Was very entertaining walking where you could literally slide an entire pavement square. Skateboards are overrated. Got a video too which ill upload.

Bar hopping was great. Started with a FishBowl for $5, and continued to different bars and pubs where drinks ranged from $1 basics to $3.
In Millwauke we randomly met some people at a pub, they were from Kentucky...just cool guys we played pool with. Somehow they were here too completely randomly which was thousands times more awesome when you were under the influence than it probably sounds reading it in this blog.
Anyways, we made it home somehow - and we didn't fall over on the ice. Impressed. :)