Yes, I was severely disappointed. If you visit Chitown and have a hankering to scale a tall building may I suggest the John Hancock building (JH). I will elaborate:-
- The only win for ST is it's higher.
- Elevators. JH has the fastest lifts in the northern hemisphere. The express elevators in the ST were broken. The trip to the top was three lifts. If felt like someone promising you a ride in an Astin Martin DB9 and then turning up in a Toyota Kluger.
- The view is better from the JH. It is on the peripheral of the city so you can see the whole city, it is also closer to the water so you get better lake views too.
- JH has a coffee shop and bar at the top. ST does not.
- JH had better off window displays.
- JH had an informative and interesting audio tour even if it was by David Schwimmer. ST did not.
- ST did have the glass floor experience, but the JH had an outside area so you could really experience the height of the tower.
Now my experience may have been skewed because I had only two hours before had a stick in my arse. But even in hindsight, the JH was way better. After I finally descended the structure I sat down for a well earned coffee before I caught up with friends where we had dinner at the Bedford Bar, which was very nice. Then we went and watched some country and western music. Normally I am not a fan of C and W, but here they just do it so much better. The musicians were extremely talented.
On another note, I got the results of my bone marrow test and they were all good, so I don't have cancer and I am all go for next tuesday. Next time I will post my pictures atop the ST, until then, stay well:)
