点评:Follow me to the site of Chicago's picturesque postcard, a spectacular and panoramic view of the city's breath-taking skyline that dwarfs anything this side of Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. Am I exaggerating just a little? Maybe so. But see for yourself. Walk east on North Avenue, past the Cardinal's mansion, go through the tunnel under North Lake Shore Drive, climb the grassy knoll, step across the concrete checkerboards, be alert for bikers and proceed along the path leading to North Avenue Beach and the breakwater in Lake Michigan. Find a comfortable spot on the grass, looking south across the water toward Oak Street Beach, the Drake Hotel, the Hancock Building and beyond. What a sight! On a clear day, you can see the high-rises along Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, Lake Point Tower, the Aon Building, the Willis Tower, Trump Tower, Aqua Tower, Water Tower Place and Vista Tower. No, you can't see the United Center or Millennium Park or the Chicago River. But it's Chicago. No doubt about it. It's a picturesque postcard you don't see in New York City or Los Angeles or Boston or Miami or Houston or Seattle. Do any of those cities have a beach within steps of their busiest downtown thoroughfare? With a backdrop of Lake Michigan, like a colorful prop in a Hollywood movie.
翻译:跟随我前往芝加哥风景如画的明信片所在地,欣赏这座城市令人叹为观止的天际线的壮观全景,让纪念碑谷、大峡谷和优胜美地这边的任何事物都相形见绌。我是不是有点夸张了?也许是这样。但你自己看看吧。沿着北大道向东步行,经过红衣主教官邸,穿过北湖岸大道下的隧道,爬上长满草的小丘,跨过混凝土棋盘,警惕骑自行车的人,然后沿着通往北大道海滩和防波堤的小路继续前行。密歇根湖。在草地上找到一个舒适的位置,向南眺望水对岸的橡树街海滩、德雷克酒店、汉考克大厦及更远的地方。多么壮观啊!天气晴朗时,您可以看到 Lake Shore Drive 沿岸的高楼大厦、壮丽大道、海军码头、Lake Point Tower、怡安大厦、威利斯大厦、特朗普大厦、Aqua 大厦、Water Tower Place 和 Vista 大厦。不,你看不到联合中心球馆、千禧公园或芝加哥河。但这里是芝加哥。毫无疑问。这是一张风景如画的明信片,您在纽约、洛杉矶、波士顿、迈阿密、休斯顿或西雅图都看不到。这些城市中是否有距离最繁忙的市中心大道仅几步之遥的海滩?以密歇根湖为背景,就像好莱坞电影中色彩缤纷的道具。