Blogs from St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America - page 3

Day 8 - Happy 4th of July! We woke up to an unprecedented cool morning in St. Louis. Mom had homemade muffins and fresh fruit ready for us out on the deck. After soaking in the fresh air and sunshine, mom and I spent some time catching up and chatting as Don had some quite time to enjoy another cup of coffee and blog writing time (which always seems to come at a premium on these trips). As noon came and went, we voted for lunch, my voice shouted the loudest and so it was off to Steak & Shake. For those of you not familiar with Steak & Shake, they serve steak burgers, skinny fries, chili, and about 50 types of milkshakes. I had a hot fudge brownie shake and mom indulged in ... read more

Réveillés de bonne heure, nous partons à 8 heures avec 27 368 miles au compteur. Visite de Springfield que nous avions annulée hier soir à cause de la pluie. Tout d'abord le Capitol de Springfield (la capitale de l'Illinois) puis la tombe d'Abraham Lincoln (un monument impressionnant). Un peu après Springfield, nous faisons le plein d'essence : 9,826 gallons pour 36,84 $ et 27 383 miles au compteur. Puis direction Edwardsville et son "Mustang Corral" où sont entreposées des mustang en piteux état que deux mécanos remettent à neuf comme l'original des années 60 pour 50 à 70 000 $. Il faut compter 1 an à 1 an et demi, mais du beau travail, Nous traversons ensuite Saint-Louis ou après les orages d'hier le Mississippi est sorti de son lit et se trouve maintenant au niveau ... read more

Three weeks planned, maybe including a side trip to the Republic of Moldova.... read more

We woke up at 8.30am to try and catch the motel breakfast, which unsurprisingly was not very good. We left the motel to visit St Louis for the day. Our first stop was to visit the famous "Gateway to the West" or "St Louis Archway." On the way there, we passed through the city centre with all the christmas lights - it was like a nice comfortable city. The atmosphere was warming and welcoming. We stopped off in a supermarket and bought some breakfast. I got myself a freshly baked bagel and freshly baked blueberry muffin. I was surprised at how much more friendly the staff were in comparison with most places in California. There was also a bottle of lemonade called "Leninade" - join the socialist movement - I thought it was kinda funny. We ... read more

On my road trip from Colorado home to Orland Park, my last leg of the trip was staying a couple days with Brett and Megan (and Jax, of course) in O'Fallon. Brett and Megan took me around to some of St. Louis' fun tourist attractions. We went on a brewery tour at Anheuser Busch, which is always fun. We also went to City Museum, which is definitely not your normal "museum!" It's interactive, part museum, part playground and fully odd! The building was once a shoe factory, and in homage, now makes and sells colorful shoelaces in one exhibit. There are vault door from an old bank. An underground 'cave.' There's a slide from the top floor to the bottom. On the roof, there's a small ferris wheel, and a large slide. All in all, it's ... read more