By coquicoin on Skatehive
During my visit to Chicago last Christmas, I couldn't miss a visit to Cloud Gate in Millennium Park. It was December 31, the last day of the year, and we had gone downtown for some last-minute shopping since my return flight was in a couple of days and I couldn't miss visiting Cloud Gate, or The Bean, as the sculpture is popularly known. My first visit to the city in 2024 had coincided with the restoration of the Bean, so I had only been able to see it through a fence. And although Millennium Park definitely looks much more beautiful in spring, I didn't want to leave the city without having been there. So, on that last morning of 2025, as we left the Metra station, we crossed Michigan Avenue to head to the park. The view of the buildings from Millennium Park is impressive even on cloudy days. Can you see the city's huge Christmas tree among the dry trees on this picture? We headed to AT&T Plaza, home to artist Anish Kapoor's iconic Cloud Gate sculpture. There were lots of people there