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| The Pedway is a safe, quick and convenient way for pedestrians to travel downtown—especially in the winter and during times of rain or snow. The Pedway also benefits traffic by reducing the conflict between vehicles and pedestrians, resulting in fewer accidents and better traffic flow. | The Pedway is a safe, quick and convenient way for pedestrians to travel downtown—especially in the winter and during times of rain or snow. The Pedway also benefits traffic by reducing the conflict between vehicles and pedestrians, resulting in fewer accidents and better traffic flow. | ||
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| + | Map of the pedway: https://ietf.org/meeting/98/documents/pedway-map-chicago.pdf | ||
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| ==== Self-tour ==== | ==== Self-tour ==== | ||
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| ==== Exercise ==== | ==== Exercise ==== | ||
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| ===== ATMs & Money Conversion ===== | ===== ATMs & Money Conversion ===== | ||
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| + | ATMs are everywhere. Skimmers are a risk, but they are rare. Charges and exchange rates are not | ||
| + | friendly; US banks have a very large lobby. Exchange rates at a bank counter are pretty standard. | ||
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| + | ===== Post Office ===== | ||
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| + | If you work in the IP-over-postcards Working Group, and want to make snail mail great again, there is a US Post Office in the lower floor of the Aon Center (the tower just after the Fairmont, but the entrance is on Randolph, not Fairmont-side). You can reach it via pedway, too, go over Radisson and Fairmont. | ||
| ===== Self-Service Laundry ===== | ===== Self-Service Laundry ===== | ||
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| + | At least a dry cleaner and a general cleaner in the pedway. | ||
| ===== Electrical Plug / Outlet ===== | ===== Electrical Plug / Outlet ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Cellphones / Data ===== | + | ===== Mobile Phones / Data ===== |
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| ===== Restaurants ===== | ===== Restaurants ===== | ||
| + | There are a variety of options for lunch located in the pedway (see above about the pedway) connected to the | ||
| + | Swissotel. | ||
| + | Near Mariano's market: Brown Bag Seafood Co https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g35805-d6678647-Reviews-Brown_Bag_Seafood_Co-Chicago_Illinois.html or Ming Hin Cuisine https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g35805-d8727538-Reviews-Ming_Hin_Cuisine-Chicago_Illinois.html | ||
| + | Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, 164 N Wabash <https://www.capriottis.com/shop-menu/> | ||
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| + | There’s a reasonably decent and quite large restaurant and bar called Howells & Hood a few minutes walk away. Head left (west) out of the hotel and down the slight hill some 3-400 yards or so and cross the bridge at North Michigan Avenue. The place is about 200 yards over the bridge on the right. (You'll pass near a statue of Abraham Lincoln talking with a contemporary man) | ||
| ===== Social Event & T-shirt Tickets ===== | ===== Social Event & T-shirt Tickets ===== | ||
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| There are many coffee and tea shops in the area of the Swissotel. A few of them are listed here: | There are many coffee and tea shops in the area of the Swissotel. A few of them are listed here: | ||
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| * Bow Truss Roasters | * Bow Truss Roasters | ||
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| * [[https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator/store/12016/200-e-randolph-aon-center-200-east-randolph-st-aon-center-chicago-il-6060164|Starbucks]] - 200 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 | * [[https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator/store/12016/200-e-randolph-aon-center-200-east-randolph-st-aon-center-chicago-il-6060164|Starbucks]] - 200 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| * [[http://www.wildberrycafe.com|Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe]] - 130 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 | * [[http://www.wildberrycafe.com|Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe]] - 130 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| + | * [[https://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/millennium-park-coffeebar|Intelligencia]] 53 East Randolph St. is recommended | ||
| ===== Weather ===== | ===== Weather ===== | ||
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| + | Highly variable; highly. | ||
| [[https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=pws:KILCHICA357|Current weather conditions in Chicago, IL, USA.]] | [[https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=pws:KILCHICA357|Current weather conditions in Chicago, IL, USA.]] | ||
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