Hello there! I am in St. Louis right now spending a bit of time with the family. We decided to do a short family vacation as my son, Julian will be spending 3 weeks in Europe over the summer and we will not get a real vacation this year. So here we are in St. Louis. A good distance from home but not too far to make it hard to get there and back... First off, I have to say, I miss my DOG! Gunnar is my best buddy and I miss him. I wish he were here. Ok... there, that is done. He is staying at home with a neighbor. I hope he is ok. Ok, now I am really done.
Coming in we decided to hit the zoo first as we have heard great things about it and aside from parking and food it is basically free. (It is funded through taxes.. smart idea!) It ws not too hot like it usually is when we visit zoos, so the animals were actually out and awake as opposed to looking something more akin to roadkill. Our visit to the zoo was not as long as hoped as Mapquest gave us some really screwy directions and the fact that there are little to no signs indicating that there is even a zoo around the area it is located. We drove around for about an hour before we found the place. Once found though, it was a nice visit and we had a good time. Beware dive bombing puffins in the penguin house!
The next morning, we had a really bad, stale continental breakfast and headed out to the Gateway Arch. I have been before a few times but each time it is really amazing to me the size and magnitude of this monument to westward expansion. They have really done a nice job with the memorial grounds and the museum inside the visitors center is really nice too.
We finished the arch around 11 am and headed for something called the City Museum. Now, this is not your typical museum... it is more of an art museum or a work of art in progress. It is like the worlds largest set of monkey bars made from recycled items and materials and bent, banged, welded, and glued into a fantasy world were you can explore and crawl around and basically throw yourselves literally into a peice of art that someone has made. There is a tremendous amount of creativity and imagination in this place. It is really hard to describe but maybe you can get a bit of the idea from the photos. In a reversal of roles, Julian was being the brave kid for once and climbing out on precarious outcroppings and cages that hung in mid air while Cora was holding back. I think that she thought that maybe somewhere something was going to jump out to scare her but there is none of that. I must say, you should be very limber, have good knees or knee pads, and not closterphobic in this place! It was a great time and I highly suggest it.
After that it was back to the hotel for a bit of swim time and then to Dave and Buster's, the big dinner/bar/video arcade in Maryland Heights. It is a good time and is actually cheaper than going to Six Flags and the kids liked it just as much! We visited with some friends that evening and had a good time. Tomorrow is a day for Mom and Dad.... Hermann Missouri and the Stone Hill Winery!
Later!
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