John Hancock Center

I took too many photos on my two trips to the skydeck of the John Hancock Center ("it would be the nicest bird view of the city - if only the birds could fly that high") to publish them here. Instead I did the 360° tour with my camera. That should give you an even better impression of the scene. I hope you like it. I certainly do!
As I said above, I did two trips to the Hancock. There is the option of buying a Sun and Stars ticket, which grants two admissions within 48 hours. Thus you can experience the view at two different light conditions. And that was only slightly more expensive than the single ticket, so that was my best choice. I did the daytime trip on Saturday afternoon, and I came back for the nighttime view on Sunday night. I should have maybe come back already on Saturday night, as I missed Superbowl XLIII - but I had to charge the battery of my camera, along with that of my body. I do hope that I will get another chance to watch a Superbowl game while being in the U.S., though. I also couldn't resist buying a whole lot of touristy memorabilia, including a Chicago Bears cap. At least I'll have my gear when the next Superbowl comes up.
... It just occurred to me: referring to the name of this blog, you might say, "the owl missed the bowl". (See the very first entry for an explanation why I called this blog The Owl's Nest.)