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When traveling to Chicago, make sure you carry walking shoes along with you. At first sight, the idea of traveling with walking shoes may not make sense, especially when you are traveling to a city that you do not know anything about. However, Chicago downtown area is connected by a walking network covering at least twenty blocks of the business center of the town.
Hence, if you want to explore this part of the town, you just have to put on your walking shoes and start using the subways and walking facilities made available. You can also make use of the bicycles available to widen your reach and improve your ability to explore Chicago at very low cost.
If you skip renting a bicycle and if you explore on foot, then you need not spend even a single cent. You just have to keep on walking until you are satisfied. This is a great way of letting the sights of the city sink in. If you have somebody to keep you company and if the other person is equally enthusiastic about walking, then you will have a very good time indeed.
After the work is done, you can always move to the Navy Pier, put your feet up, and let the cool breeze help you relax. You can eat, drink and shop to your heart’s content in the Pier.
By saving money on transportation and other such expenses, you can have that extra cash in your hand which can be used for the last whacky night out just before you leave for your hometown. Or, you can save this money in the time of recession and use it wisely when you go back home. You will only get compliments for the supremely fit condition that you happen to be in. This is because of walking many miles in Chicago.
