City of Concrete & Metal

By Trina Otero

“My heart mourns a little. So much concrete and metal.” – T.O.

[Don’t be afraid to click on the photos below!]

Good morning to Chicago, with our half awake, puffy faces 😀

I ordered this yummy California Grille Panini, thai soup, and chai at The Corner Cafe [which is attached to Union Station]. If you see a worker named Lamar, tell him Trina says hello! He was a nice guy.

Their chai was pretty decent! I added more honey and cinnamon. Once again, giving Lamar a shoutout!

Letting my light shine ☼ ॐ ☼

Mother Earth coexisting with the busy city.

This is a very cool welcome “sign” inside the Willis aka Sears Tower.

So, my sister and I crammed into an elevator to shoot up the 108-story building. This flat screen above our heads showed us how high we were and compared the height to different structures.

I snapped this photo right before we arrived at 1,451 ft. [Or is the Skydeck at 1,353 ft? I think the antennas on top of the tower reach to 1,451 ft.] My ears popped! o.O

The view is S P E C T A C U L A R. In the Skydeck everything below looks so small and insignificant. Like toys that I could bend over and reach for. If only the Skydeck was completely empty of the hundreds of people, I could have had a peaceful moment alone. Still breath-taking!

Here is a view of the city from a different area inside the Skydeck.

Like I said, everything is so miniscule. The view looked like an anthill made of stone, the different colored-cars look like ants.

This was one of my favorite views. The horizon was very inspirational.

This view, looking out into Lake Michigan I believe, reminded me of infinity. I could not distinguish the sky from the water when I searched for the horizon. I stood here for awhile with my thoughts.