It was my high school classmates who introduced me to the #Chicago musical movie from 2002. I've seen it many times since then. When I visited the real city in summer 2017 I was very surprised not to find it filled with jazz and crime. It was this beautiful city on a lake, the modern Venice of the Midwest that I discovered through a lovely boat tour. This sign is the only thing that for some reason reminds me of my movie impression of the city. Yet Chicago is not only nice and shiny. Take the subway and you'll have people offer you shoes on the train or at least try to shine yours. Go south and see the impoverished districts long past their heydays, suspiciously filled with many churches where stores used to be. Go to a gallery and see artwork by children from elementary schools, lamenting over gang violence. Stay in a cheap Airbnb and meet people who permanently live there, because they have hard times renting a place of their own. Walk around the centre and watch homeless people bless their patrons and curse those who do not give them any money. That also is Chicago. #FotkaDne #Robiczech #city #chicagogram (at The Chicago Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Buvakx8F-1C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=100m2a6c1w1cn