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Finally, the last day. We started buying our breakfast at the local Schlegl’s bakery and sat down in the garden, when I decided to take some photos of the old Cadillac standing there. The original Bluesmobile was a Caddy of the similar type, so it was a good addition. And then we had to go.…

The last day in downtown Chicago. We started at Navy Pier and had a great view over Lake Michigan and the city. The Hancock Tower is not as high as the Willis Tower, but you can visit the top for free if you want to visit the lounge or restaurant. If not, the women’s restroom…

Finally, the Bluesmobile day! We started the day with a nice walk through the Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve and cooled our feet in the ice-cold water of Lake Michigan at Lake Forest. Then we moved on to W Talcott Rd/S Cumberland Ave, where Jake and Elwood were pulled over by Rollers. There’s still a petrol…

Finally, the weather changed. Dramatically. Two days before it was below 10 °C (50 °F), this day it went up to 30 °C (86 °F) and stayed there for the rest of our vacation. We started the day with the Chicago architecture river cruise, which gave us an interesting insight to all those well-known buildings…

Still a cold day, but the rain stopped and the clouds were deep. We started at Lincoln Park visiting the Zoo (free entrance) before I walked Downtown to see more Blues Brothers movie locations. The first spot was the tunnel in Lincoln Park, which is completely rebuilt. From here I walked along the shore and…

The rain kept on raining, temperatures stayed at 6 °C (43 °F). So we visited the Chicago Botanical Garden. Entrance is free, parking not. It’s a really nice place, but we didn’t see it all due to the weather. Day 4 –Ten Days in Chicago starting page – Day 6 Photos Best viewed in full…

Finally after much trouble I was in Downtown Chicago. It was really cold and rainy so we first spent a lot of time shopping.  Later we went to Millennium Park to see The Cloud, the harbor at Lake Michigan and and took a walk along the Chicago River. Day 3 –Ten Days in Chicago starting…

Finally we got a rental car and started looking for the Blues Brothers filming locations after visiting my daughters girl friend in Lake Forest, where we went to the beach of the really cold and windy Lake Michigan. First Spot was the Joliet Correctional Center, which is now open to public. The place where Elwood…

Auf den Spuren der Blues Brothers: dieser Reisebericht aus Chicago muss auf Englisch sein… In May 2018 my daughter and I traveled to Chicago for ten days. She wants to visit a girl friend who was au-pair in Lake Forest while I took the chance to see some of the most famous filming locations from…