Chicago

I went to Chicago on my way to tour the capitals of Scandanavia... I happen to have a very good friend in Chicago that I met at Club Med a few months ago -- Kim was a very gracious host and showed me around, took me to my first Cub's game at Wrigley field (I'm now a lifelong die hard fan...) and introduced me to all her most excellent (and young!) friends.

If you get a chance, definitely go on the architecture river tour -- the skyline of Chicago is one of the best I've seen anywhere in the world.