Personal Narrative: The City Of Chicago

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As one of the biggest cities in the United States, Chicago stretches two hundred and thirty seven miles through the state of Illinois. Chicago has roughly two million people living in one city which is one of the many reasons it is unique. That is more people than the whole state of Iowa. The town of Chicago is one unique city compared to small town Fort Madison with the super structures over towering the city, the cultural differences in the food variety there, and ethnically diverse music are some things I can’t find in Fort Madison. When I think of Chicago the first thing that comes to my mind is; the multiple story, high rise, super structures we call skyscrapers. The skyscrapers stand as super structures over the whole city and stretch hundreds of miles. The skyscrapers tower over the city like its a barricade because they go on for miles throughout the city. I would almost say it feels like you can’t leave the city. These big beasts towers over all the civilians walking the streets everyday. I can look up and all I see are these giant structures looking down on me. It’s almost like I was being watched every time I walked around Chicago. This makes Chicago unique because I can’t find anything nearly that tall in Fort Madison. The town of Chicago has some of the best food in my opinion, they have food from all over the world in one city. …show more content…
My favorite thing was the New York Style hot dog. The hot dog was big and juicy, topped with thick red ketchup, with giant circular sized pickles, and shreds of onions that anyone can smell down the street. I was very surprised to find my favorite dessert in Chicago as well. There was a small little shop the sold gelato (somewhat like ice cream) that was imported from Rome. It was rich, creamy, and tasted like heaven. It was a hot day in Chicago when I got my gelato, so not only did it taste good, it helped cool me down. As I continued my adventure in Chicago I walked upon a taco stand. I was a little hesitant at first to try tacos from this taco stand because it did not seem very promising because of the condition of the stand that tacos were sold in.. I was surprised because they were the best tacos I have ever tasted. The meat was very juicy and flavor. While the vegetables were very fresh and crunchy. It was nothing like any of the tacos I had ever tasted here in Iowa. Not only did they have these kinds of foods in this town, but they also have more, so anyone is bound to find something in that city that you like. When it comes to music, Chicago has the biggest variety of music in one town. I could walk down the street and hear four to five different types of music all at once. It was very interesting to me because those people would get all dressed up and share their culture with everyone. My favorite group I met when I went to Chicago was the salsa dancers. They were performing out on the streets in their brand new black suits with red roses in their pockets. Their mustaches were curled up, and their hair slicked back. The girls were in

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