シカゴ情報（後から付け足す予定）

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Masuiさんが、RailsConf2006　に参加する前にわかるようにと、
シカゴ情報を調べるの忘れてました（恥
　　
なので、ちょっとメモをしながら、電話で催促してみます。
　　

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  2. レストラン検索

　　
シカゴでうまいもの。。
Deep　Pizza、Gyro（いろ）Sandwitches、（ギリシャ）
Hot Dogs, Brutwrists（ソーセージ）、Reuben　Sandwitches（黒パンに、ザワークラウトと（堅い）コーンビーフがはいったサンドイッチ）、ポップコーン、Mexican（Burritos　とか、Tacos　Salada）、
シカゴ　ブルースなどなど。
　　
車で1時間30分程度の Milwaukee がとにかく、チーズとソーセージの街なので、、、
　　
映画に出てくるシカゴの町なみを見ていてくださいな。
アル・カポネ　や　逃亡者などなど、見所いっぱい。
　　

HARD ROCK HOTEL CHICAGO 230 N. Michigan Ave.―lots of music
FUNKY BUDDHA LOUNGE 728 W. Grand Ave.―Latin, jazz, hip-hop
RED LIGHT 820 W. Randolph―variety of food
4 TASTE 415 N. Milwaukee―variety of tasting portions of food
BLUES CHICAGO 736 N. Clark and 536 N. Clark―music

VENI, VIDI, VINO Division and Leavitt―food, alcohol, world cup soccer on TV
O FADO World Cup soccer on TV
WATER TOWER Michigan Avenue and Chicago Avenue―shopping, food clubs
STATE STREET (FROM 300 SOUTH TO 1200 NORTH) and MICHIGAN AVENUE (800 SOUTH TO 1000 NORTH)―shopping, eating, theater

Night clubs on Wells, Clark, Rush Street (from 600 North to 1200 North) for music, dancing, food

Millenium Park and Grant Park (from 300 North to 1200 South on Michigan Avenue). New park with many innovative aspects: technological fountain, SEVERAL theaters, gardens, etc. with restaurants nearby. Most performances are free but special seating is not expensive. MUSICA AMERICAN (Wed., June 21, 6:30pm) Orchestra & soloists
TIBETAN MOZART REQUIEM (Fri., June 23, 6:30pm or Sat. June 24, 7:30pm) Orchestra & chorus and Tibetan Monks
MONSTER PIANO CONCERT (Sun., June 25, 6:30pm) guest pianists
CHICAGO SUMMER DANCE 6pm dance lessons and 7:30pm live music and dancing every night until 9:30pm (Thurs., June 22,―Mediterranean folk dances; Fri., June 23―Latin dances; Sat., June 24―swing music/dancing. On Sun., June 25―fox trot and swing (4-5pm dance lessons and dancing from 5-7pm).
SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE WITH YO-YO-MA (Mon., 6:30pm
CHICAGO PANAMERICANA ORQUESTA (Thurs., June 22, 6:30pm) local jazz orchestra―mostly Latin music.
UNDER THE PICASSO (Near the large Picasso sculpture in downtown or “LOOP” as they say in Chicago. Noon Hour concerts.

He can take a RED TROLLEY to do some sightseeing, getting on board at the WATER TOWER or at some of the hotels. There’s good public transportation, too, to many art museums, FIELD MUSEUM, ADLER PLANETARIUM, SHEDD AQUARIUM, MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY. There are tours of the many outdoor art pieces, fountains, special architectural structures that are famous in Chicago.