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Urban centers are my favorite places to visit. I have always enjoyed walking around the busiest blocks, and being among the hub bub and crowds. Having grown up in a small town I was always impressed by the landscape of a city, and the sophistication of the people who live in them.

I live in New York now, but I have spent a lot of time in the Mid-West and Chicago is the center of urban activity there. I have been lucky enough to be in two art shows in Chicago, one was at the Big Ten Center, and the other was at Western Exhibitions with the art group Paintallica.

Most of the time I spent in Chicago was as a tourist. If you are looking for any family vacation ideas, you should check out Trusted Tours and Attractions.

The pizza in Chicago is good, it is different than New York pizza, it is generally thicker. They have good bookstores and good universities in Chicago.

Probably the best single time I have ever had in Chicago was when Laurie and I visited the Shedd Aquarium. They had a performance with dolphins and seals that was totally spectacular. I always feel like I am being treated to something special when I see big ocean creatures, especially when they are doing somersaults and catching props on the tips of their noses. The Shedd Aquarium also had a special exhibit of exotic sea horses and pipe fish. I still think about that visit to the aquarium all the time.

After the aquarium Laur and I went to a neat bookstore that had some hard to find art books, forgive me, I can not remember the name of the place. When we were inside I asked the woman working there what was a good local place to eat, and she told us about a local pizza place that had really good pies, and so we took her advice and headed over there. It was good too.

That kind of day can really live in your memory for a long time. I remember walking along with Laur smiling, talking, being excited about seeing interesting stuff.

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