April 25th

The team leaves early for a visit to Chicago. The trip took approximatley 4 hours! Upon arrival the team gets a guided tour of Rotary International World Headquarters.

Inside Rotary International World Headquarters.

The history behind Rotary International and its founder Paul P. Harris becomes very clear to the team during the tour of the headquarters.

The founder of Rotary International Mr. Paul P. Harris 1868 - 1947.

To the teams great honor and fortune the current president of Rotary International Mr. Kalyan Banerjee receives the team in his office for a brief introduction.

The Swedish GSE team along with rotarian Roger Dornaus from Peoria posing together with Rotary International current president Kalyan Banerjee in the Rotary International presidential office in Chicago.  

After having lunch at the headquarters the team leaves for a visit to Willis Tower (former Sears Tower) in downtown Chicago. The tower is an astonishingly 1,450 feet tall and has 110 stories! It is the tallest building in the western hemisphere.

The sky deck of Willis Tower offers a magnificent view of Chicago in every possible direction, even straight down to the streets just below the Tower. The horizon beyond the city is dominated by one of the Great Lakes of North America: Lake Michigan.

After visiting Willis Tower the team returns to the GSE van for the return trip to Galesburg. Good bye for now Windy City, we'll be back some day to visit again!