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  (texte en français ci-dessous) Chicago beyond the Loop Chicago beyond the Loop, it means many different neighborhoods, each with its own character and its unique features to discover. There are more than 170 of them and while some are less attractive than others, the most dangerous are far from the center and touristic spots. Walk in Chicago does not go there. On the other hand, Walk in Chicago suggests you follow 13 unusual self-guided tours on and off the beaten path, 9 of which explore Chicago beyond the Loop. These tours are planned for 2 to 5 hours walks depending on what you decide to do along the way and those away from the center will allow you to stroll in residential and quiet places. This is how you will get to know Chicago in depth and its inhabitants who seems to often be young and sporty. As the city is very flat and very spread out, and this is what is striking when you arrive by plane, you can also rent a bike or combine walking and cycling to make your explorations

(texte en français ci-dessous) St John the Divine cathedral St John the Divine in Morningside Height, north of Central Park, is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. Nicknamed the unfinished, its construction began in 1892 but a third of the work remains to be done and in this, it follows the tradition of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages. When there is money, it advances, when there is no more, it waits! Don't let that stop you from going there because its interior is impressive. If you come as a tourist, you will have to pay a small fee to enter but you will have a flyer highlighting the main things to see and it will allow you not to pass in front of many treasures of sacred art without looking at them. Around the nave which seems to rise indefinitely towards the sky, contemporary style stained glass windows reinforce this impression of a rise towards the divine by celebrating on 3 levels the arts, medicine, law, military, sports and 9 other areas of eve

  (texte en français ci-dessous) Chicago murals No matter where you go in Chicago, you'll see murals. It is certainly not the only city where there are some, but it is undoubtedly one of the cities where there are some everywhere. They sometimes cover an entire facade and were created by a single artist; they sometimes occupy hundreds of meters along railway tracks and are a mixture of motifs reflecting the cultural diversity of their authors; some are funny, others send political messages; some are just the expression of an artistic research, others celebrate a well-known character that lived in the neighborhood; all are colorful, unexpected, sometimes freshly painted or repainted, sometimes in need of urgent repairs. There are quite a few specialized sites which will help you discover the most significant ones and will tell you something about the life of their author(s) but even without that, you will see them randomly on your walks and that is perhaps the best

(texte en français ci-dessous) Boston music venues During the day, you walked around Boston following Walk in Boston , but in the evening, you would perhaps like to go listen to music. Here is a non-exhaustive compilation of some places that will welcome you and a small description of what you will find there. Bijou : in Boston and in the Theater District not far from Chinatown and on Stuart Street, Bijou can accommodate about 650 people in what was The Bijou Theater in 1882. It's now a sleak and futuristic nightclub with super sound and amazing lightning with a selection of international DJs and an emphasis, it seems, on trance music. This club is not far from Walk in Boston # 9. Big Night Live : in Boston, a nightclub / concert hall that can accommodate up to 1,200 people in a chic industrial setting, just at the entrance to North Station. Since its opening in October 2019, it has become one of the places where the best DJs of the moment perform for price

Flushing Meadows Corona Park (texte en français ci-dessous) Until the beginning of the 20th century, Flushing Meadows Corona Park existed only in the form of marshland, as its current name still suggests. It was really only in 1939, at the opening of the First World Fair, that the place became a park open to the public, once the marsh was filled in and part of the Corona houses destroyed to enlarge the space. In gratitude for this imposed sacrifice, the name Corona was added to Flushing Meadows in 1964, shortly before the inauguration of the Second World's Fair which was also held there. All that remains of the first fair is the general architecture of the park, but it is from this second period that some of the most astonishing sculptures of the place date, most of which relate to the exploration of space which, in 1964 was the new frontier: the Unisphere, which has become the symbol of the park, the New York State Pavilion with its flying saucer-shaped to

(texte en français ci-dessous) Why making second edition prints ? It now regularly happens that the edition of a print that I had made is sold out and I like it, but then the question arises of whether I do second edition or if I decide it's over. The other question that arises is whether it's fair or not to make more copies than originally announced since the limited edition is getting wider and the first buyers could think they were somehow deceived. Here are my answers: I look at how quickly these prints have sold and if it was relatively quick (several years in any case because I have many different ones), I make more. In this, I am inspired by the example of the Norwegian painter and engraver Munch who made many engravings in successive editions to generate income because his paintings sold little. It's true that I no longer make paintings, but I still need income! I then number these prints as second edition prints, and they are sometimes a little

(texte en français ci-dessous) A city is not an accident - Une ville n'est pas un accident "A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims" affirms Leon Krier against the modernism trend which favors original buildings or constructions without being interested in their harmonious integration into the urban fabric. This quote is in East Boston, in a neighborhood that has been completely renovated in the 2010th, but the reality of cities, however, is that neighborhoods and buildings often appear in an anarchic fashion according to the times, the developers and their ability to win contracts. It shows and it is what regularly causes attempts to harmonize the whole by destroying some buildings and establishing greenways or large transversal arteries, for example. Leon Krier is one of those who favors this task of harmonization. Born in Luxembourg in 1946, he was first attracted by the work of a modernist like Le Corbusier but he gradually returned to m

(texte en français ci-dessous) Governors Island is to the left of the Statue of Liberty as you look out to sea from The Battery Park. For a long time, the place, military, was off limits but now there are two ferries that run from Manhattan several times a day almost every day. The fastest, more frequent and easiest departs from the Battery Maritime Building, a small terminal located to the left of the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal when you are in front of it. In about 20 minutes and for a very small fee, you are far from the city with great views of the tip of Manhattan. Most passengers will directly rent bicycles or quadricycles to go around the island, but you can very well do it on foot if you are not in a hurry. You will see the remains of the military buildings, works of art scattered here and there and the sea everywhere. There are benches, some of which face the Statue of Liberty, quiet places to picnic, and you will almost feel in the countryside with the only motoriz

(texte en français ci-dessous) These 18 unusual self-guided tours suggested by Walk in Boston will keep you busy for about 2 hours each and much more if you do all the visits indicated. The idea is to show you how to go from known places to unusual ones. You follow urban paths, and you can link them to each other's. You remain independent, but you have a guide to help you in your discoveries and photos to show you what you’ll see. These walks focus on the arts and architecture, parks and garden, sea and rivers. Emphasis is on free entrance and one-of-a-kind experiences. To know something unique about some of these walks, you can also browse the posts of this blog. Happy discoveries! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D’environ deux heures mais plus si vous faites les visites indiquées, ces tours auto-guidés insolites proposés par Promenade à Boston vous feront découvrir la ville le long et hors des sentiers battus. L’idée est de vous

  (texte en français ci-dessous) The 13 unusual self-guided tours of Chicago found on  Walk in Chicago   allow you to visit the city on foot. They come with photos and detailed explanations of what you’ll see along your way. You can follow them on your cellphone or print them in advance. To help you decide where to go, the map shows you where these tours are. Below it, you’ll also find a short description of the main highlights of these walks. ————————————————— Les 13 tours auto-guidés insolites à Chicago que vous trouverez sur  Promenade à Chicago  vous permettent de visiter la ville à pied. Ils offrent des photos et des explications détaillées de ce que vous verrez le long du chemin. Vous pouvez les suivre sur votre portable ou les imprimer à l’avance. Pour vous aider à choisir où aller, la carte vous indique où sont ces tours; il y a aussi en dessous d'elle une description rapide des principaux points forts de ces promenades.

Map with all the NYC tours – Carte avec tous les tours de NYC (texte en français ci-dessous) The 18 unusual self-guided tours found on Walk in NYC  allow you to visit the city on foot. They come with photos and detailed explanations of what you’ll see along your way. You can follow them on your cellphone or print them in advance. To help you decide where to go, the map shows you where these tours are.  Below it, you’ll also find a short description of their main highlights. ————————————————— Les 18 tours auto-guidés insolites  trouvés sur Promenade à NYC vous permettent de visiter la ville à pied. Ils offrent des photos et des explications détaillées de ce que vous verrez le long du chemin. Vous pouvez les suivre sur votre portable ou les imprimer à l’avance. Pour vous aider à choisir où aller, la carte vous indique où sont ces tours; il y a aussi en dessous d'elle une description rapide des principaux points forts.

(texte en français ci-dessous) Robert DeLong in concert is a ball of energy that moves from his drums to his keyboards, sings from microphone to microphone, interacts with the audience, changes the sound with joysticks and seems to never stop, all at the same time delivering danceable tracks mixing electro, house and pop. He was in Boston on a rainy Wednesday night and it was probably not the best date of the week as the audience was small, but it was an audience of enthusiastic fans and that’s what makes the place so appealing, in addition to an often interesting line up. It is therefore a pity that the sound system was not up to par, the sound scrambled and the words often inaudible because of a volume that was too high or badly adjusted. However, the venue remains one of my favorites because the concerts are at decent times, the prices are still reasonable and the ambiance always certain. To go back to Robert DeLong, if you have the opportunity to see him and like his music (here is