FLAT STANLEYJacob Schulte

April 2013

I traveled from

Cincinnati to

Chicago where

Uncle Mark lives.

I arrived a little

wet and faded

from my trip.

Uncle Mark let me

go on a bike from

his house to

downtown to see

some of the

sights.

First stop was at

Wrigley Field

where the

Chicago Cubs

play baseball.

Wrigley Field is

one of the oldest

MLB baseball

stadiums. It is

99 years old.

I couldn’t believe

how big the city

was. Chicago is

the third largest

city in the United

States. The city

is about nine

times bigger

than Cincinnati.

Then we saw

Soldier Field where

the Chicago Bears

play football. The

stadium was empty

and quiet.

It was too cold to go

swimming but I

passed by a beach.

You can see Lake

Michigan which is

so big, it almost

looks like an ocean!

I bet summer is fun

here.

Navy Pier has a

huge Ferris

wheel. The

Ferris wheel

was invented in

Chicago in

1893.

I biked around

Soldier Field where

the Chicago Bears

play football. The

stadium was empty

and quiet.

That night, I slept

with Annie and

Maggie. I am glad

they didn’t think I

was a toy and chew

me up. They were

warm and furry.

The next day, I got

up really early and

went to the airport

and got on a plane

to San Francisco,

California which is

over 2,000 miles

away!

San Francisco is

famous for

Chinatown, which is

a neighborhood

where a lot of

Chinese immigrants

live. Here is me in

front of the Dragon

Gate which is like a

big doorway into

neighborhood.

San Francisco is

very hilly and to help

people go up and

down the hills, the

city has cable cars

that are pulled up

tracks. People hop

on and off and hang

off the side.

San Francisco has a

beautiful city hall.

When I was there,

there was a parade

celebrating Asian

culture.

I hopped on one of

the floats and took a

ride! Can you spot

me on the float?

I got to see the

Transamerica

Pyramid which is the

tallest skyscraper in

San Francisco

Before I hopped on

a plane back to

Chicago, I got to see

the Bay Bridge.

This type of bridge

is called a

suspension bridge

where cables hold

up the road. The

blue bridge in

Cincinnati is also a

suspension bridge.

The next day, I was

back in Chicago. I

started my day by

going to the gym. I

lifted weights to

strengthen my

muscles and bones.

But the fun part of

going was rock

climbing on a giant

wall on the outside

of the building.

Instead of riding my

bike or using a car, I

took public

transportation. First

was a bus ride. The

guy next to me was

on his phone the

WHOLE time! That

took me to a train

which took me to the

city.

Downtown had a

bunch of buildings

and a river in the

middle of them all. I

was told that during

St. Patrick’s day,

they dye the entire

river a bright green!

I thought these

buildings were funny

looking. They

reminded me of corn

cobs.

I came across a

whole crowd of

funny looking

characters. I’m not

sure what they

were doing.

One of the coolest

things I saw was a

sculpture called

Cloud Gate.

People call it The

Bean because it

kind of looks like a

big silver kidney

bean.

If you get close to

The Bean, it’s like a

big funny mirror that

stretches everything.

The architecture was

very interesting and

has all sorts of

different shape and

sizes.

The Chicago Art

Museum as

huge lions in

front of it that

look like they

are protecting

the building.

This is the Willis

Tower. It is the

tallest building on

this side of the

world. It is 108

stories tall! The

antennas on the

very top change

color at night

depending on the

holiday.

I had to get back

on the train and

head back home.

The trains have

color names so

you know which

one to get on. I

had to take the

Brown Train.

I hopped off in one

of the

neighborhoods on

the way back to

Uncle Mark’s

house. The

buildings are

colorful and all

different.

I tried to eat sushi

for the first time.

The thing that

looks like a flower

is raw salmon cut

up and arranged in

a pattern. I’m not

sure I liked it very

much. I think I like

hot dogs and

hamburgers better.

My trip was over

and I needed to

get back to Jacob.

I hopped back in

the mailbox and

headed back to

Cincinnati. I had a

lot of fun. Uncle

Mark was happy

Jacob sent me to

visit.