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We headed out from Memphis at 9:00 in the morning for a nice drive through the Ozarks. We headed over to Little Rock on I40 and then went North on US 65. It was a nice drive, with lots of scenic views, but it was the wrong time of year to be going. Everything was still brown from winter. I don't know if it would be better during the summer or fall due to the fact that there are way too many deciduous trees along the road, and if they are in full leaf, then you wouldn't be able to see much anyway. I do think that they need to create one or two scenic turn outs so that you can safely stop to take pictures of the views. We stopped in the afternoon at the ... read more

I'm a little late getting this entry in, but we we out late last night. We left St. Louis at about 9:00 in the morning and headed to Memphis. On the way, we stopped for lunch at Lambert's in Sikeston, MO. It was a pretty cool place, the portions were huge, and this is the place where they walk around with side dishes and serve them family style. They also throw the rolls to anyone who wants one. Then we headed in to Memphis to our hotel. After getting a little rest, we headed out to dinner with Rhonda's brother Rick. He took us to a place called Rafferty's. Al and I both had the catfish, Rhonda had some pasta, and Denise had a chicken breast. The food was really good there too. Then we headed ... read more

We got to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery at about Noon, and started our Beermaster tour at 12:30. This was awesome. We got to see the entire brewing process, from brewing to bottling, and even the Stables. We didn't get to see the Clydesdales in Full tack, but that's ok, we did get to drink a glass of Budweiser straight out of the Finishing Barrels. These are the tanks that hold the finished beer that is being sent down to the bottling lines. It is so worth the $25 for this tour of the brewery.... read more

We went out to Dinner at Pennies BBQ here in St. Louis. It's located at 4265 Reavis Barracks Rd. We originally planned on going to the url=http://www.ironbarley.com/ Iron Barley , but they were closed on Sunday. It's actually a good thing, because this place does not appear to be in the greatest of neighborhoods, and we would have had to park several blocks away. We drove around a little, and had thought about heading back to the hotel to see what they had when I decided to take the Reavis Barracks Rd exit. During this Time, Al had turned on the GPS, and was doing a local search for BBQ places. Pennies was the first one on the list, and it happened to be on the exit I had taken, less than a block away. We ... read more