Blogs from Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North America - page 8

Geo: 38.6385, -90.3026It's getting closer. We leave Thursday afternoon for Chicago. There, we will meet up with Tom and Mary, and we will all be on the same flight to Madrid. We arrive in Madrid early Friday morning. Can't wait to try sleeping on the plane, ugh. And then trying to keep up with Mary and Tom.Gary comes home Tuesday to take care of the doggies while we are gone.My cell phone won't work over there, so I am not taking it. I have an international cell phone for emergencies. ($0.69 per minute). If anyone needs to reach us, here is how you dial from the USA:011 44 7718 860 979We will be checking email periodically, and of course, we will blog if the internet/ipad all works like it should.I have been working on my languages: ... read more

Geo: 38.6276, -90.199No road work for once!... read more

Day 18 Kansas City to St. Louis, MO Mom’s house for lunch! We did some visiting and watched the semi-finals of world cup soccer....Germany, What is going on???? Ok so it looks like Spain and Netherlands will be kicking it out on Sunday. In our oh-so-plan-ahead fashion, we pulled up to the Missouri Botanical Gardens at 4:50 and they close at....you guessed it....5:00! Grrrr....but wait....at 5:15 they are re-opening for a concert and....for free!!! Whoot!! Ok so what can we do for 20 min.’s? The gift shop is still open! We had a leisurely walk through the outdoor gardens, sipping on snowballs with shots of rum....great idea!! There was a concert in the park at 7:30, but once again, our stomaches were growling and we headed out for dinner. Schlafly’s Bottleworks was a great local pick. ... read more

Day 3 Chicago to St. Louis WOW!!!! We love Chicago!! The University of Chicago is amazing! Both Sarah and I fell in love with the school, the city, and the town! The people all have that mid-west hospitality and the city is beautiful. There are amazing parks, beaches . . . even for your dog . . .art, history, culture, music. . . WOW!!! We ate lunch in a small. . . very small sandwich shop Medici's near the university, the food was amazing and . . . the t-shirts proclaimed that . . . Obama eats here! Off to St.Louis . . . and more importantly . . . Grammies house!!! We once again had blue skies and smooth sailing. What is a road trip without a few historical opportunities and unscheduled stops along ... read more

Well here in olde St. Lois yall going pretty crazy for the baseball stuff. cookoo for cardinal puffs. we might try and catch a game this weekend. so far its been pretty fun here. walk down town for a while. the architetual style here is some kind of hodgepodge from every historically important era. it makes little sense but you can forgive its lack of continutity by its consistensey to be inconsistent. the arch if further proof of this.. what shape says western expansion like the mighty arch? yeah, i dont know but their real proud of it here, so i let it go. so far the food has been pretty ok. im really looking forward to chicago though. the really cool thing here was a place called city museum. look it up if your in ... read more