Blogs from Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America

Welcome to the Stone Family Blog 2015. In 2013, our family (Ed, Lisa, Allie and Tyler) traveled to England and then when the adults returned to America, Allie and Tyler traveled on their own to France, Switzerland and Belgium. We all had a great time. If you are interested in the blog from our 2013 trip, you can find it at www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/The-Stone-Family/. Now it is time for a new adventure. Tyler (a sophomore at Saint Louis University) is spending this semester at SLU's European Campus in Madrid Spain. He has been studying hard during the week and enjoying his weekends exploring the continent. Tyler has had the opportunity to visit many parts of Spain. He has also traveled to England, Scotland, Germany and Morocco. On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Lisa and Ed are meeting Tyler in ... read more

As a quasi grad school graduation gift to Axel, Laurie decided to take him for an exciting day in St. Louis. We started the day by strolling through some of the cute downtown neighborhood and checking out the flooding situation near the Arch. Because of the massive amount of rain and flooding, the parking area on the levy by the St. Louis arch was completely under water. It really brought home the impact of this natural disaster and its effect on all of the local farmers and homes. The highlight of the day was the St. Louis City Museum http://www.citymuseum.org/home.asp . Housed in the 600,000 square-foot former International Shoe Company, the museum is an eclectic mixture of children's playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion, and architectural marvel made out of unique, found objects. The brainchild of internationally acclaimed ... read more