Inspect Chicago - a problem not from the lungs. Why? Because if you are accustomed to traveling on a taxi, then in Chicago, you will not be given this opportunity. No, you just do not think that there is no taxi here. There are a lot of taxi. This city is literally flooded with passenger cars and just for this reason, the city often turns into one big plug, especially in the peak hours.
With a car rental, I also do not advise to rush, because the problem of parking is added to traffic jams. Find free space for car parking, especially in the central part of the city, almost unreal. You say - nonsense, because the car can be left anywhere. But this, I would categorically advised to do, as America is a country of strict laws with large fines. By the way, I will write about the laws just below, and now I still wanted to deal with transport.
The most convenient way to move on Chicago is the subway, only here the city is very much and you will not see. If you want to explore local attractions, it's better to do this using a walk on a boat. This Water Walk is called "Architectural Tour". Why is it so called? The fact is that during this walk, you can see almost all architectural sights of Chicago.
Now about the laws. Arriving to America for the first time, you may seem that Americans are a very frivolous people, as they can easily not lock the entrance door of their home, going to work. The point is not in levity, but in the fact that in America, almost every step there are surveillance camcorders and even if there is no guarantee of law enforcement, then this is not a guarantee that the offense will be unnoticed.
In America, it is impossible to smoke in public places. Even in the bar and in the restaurant it is forbidden to smoke, if there is no special zone for smokers in this institution. Of course you can smoke where
If you want and when you want, but at the same time you should be prepared for the fact that in the sooner you will get a little fine. Fines Here, the thing is very popular and they are issued to the right and left, even for incorrect garbage. Completely throw away the garbage, it means to sort it on different urns, that is, plastic to plastic, glass to glass and so on.
Drinking alcoholic beverages on the streets or in parks is also prohibited. But here there is a trick, which our compatriots enjoy with great pleasure. If on a bottle of beer or any other bottle with alcohol, put on a tight in the perfect version of a paper bag, then drinking from such a disguised bottle, you can use anything and how much, the main thing is not to get to the eyes of the guards of a drunk law, because in this case you can get In the area.
Alcoholic beverages on the territory of all of America, sold only in stores that have a relevant license. Work such shops, you can only until eleven hours of night. If it is neuroking a drink after eleven, you will have to go to the nearest bar.
Driving a car in a drunken state is prohibited categorically. For quick ride lovers, there are special routes, but they are paid. If during the trip, you stop the road patrol, then everything that they ask, otherwise your actions can be regarded as unwillingness to obey the American authorities, and this will already be more serious than drunk driving.
Most of the doors of American institutions, openly for people over twenty-one years old, so as not to fall into stupid situations, I advise you to always have a document with you, which would confirm your age and your personality. Such a document may well be your passport.
I heard a funny story in Chicago. The story is dedicated to our students. They arrived in Chicago and stopped at the hostel. Think, so what? Yes, the composition of the crime is not here. But only here the bottoms had an obvious tension and having a completely healthy desire to save, they booked one bed one. So we would have looked at it normally, and in Chicago they were taken to the police station. From this follows the conclusion - book so many places as people will rest.
Black people, not worth calling with blacks, as you can simply be offended. Also, do not joke and tell the jokes of any racist theme, even if your joke seems very funny and completely harmless.
Chicago cannot be called calm cities, like all of America as a whole, so arriving in Chicago, I advise you to stay in the "Wonderful Mile" or "Loop" area. These two areas are considered the most calm in the city, but here I would not advise the walk at night.
I already wrote about a taxi, as well as about renting a car. So, I want to continue the topic of renting a car. Taking a car for rent, another problem arises - where to leave it for the night? You can leave the car on paid parking, but more secure and convenient to leave the car in the garage at the hotel. There is such a pleasure thirty dollars a day.
Having decided to ride a car in a restaurant, theater or any other evening establishment, prepare for the fact that the system "Vallen Parking" operates near each such institution. What is this system? The system is interesting and in some sense extreme. It acts as follows. Having arrived at the institution in paying the local guint nine dollars and go to your business, he at this time finds the place and pack your car. Next, you have a rested, go out and pay the same guy a couple more three of American dollars, sit down in the car and leave. Do you think cool? Yes, but only here there is a very high probability that in very soon you will get a penalty receipt for parking in the wrong place. Search for guy is useless, because it does not bear any responsibility for your car.
Prices in Chicago restaurants are not very modest. For example, the easiest orphan lunch without alcohol and other joys of life will cost from thirty to forty dollars per person, so I advise you to eat either at the hotel, or buy products in supermarkets.