Blogs from St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America - page 2

I met up with Bev, and together we drove towards Chesterville, Ontario (close to Ottawa) to meet up with Fred; Beverley's Dad. He had invited us to come along with him on a road trip in the states. For months he had been working on a project to fix up one of his hot rods. We would be traveling in a white 1927 Model T. The body, hood, and the bed were all original. The car was made into a hot rod in 1965, with various components being added. The engine was a 1979 single four barrel 283 Chevy with, and had a 350 turbo automatic transmission with a Ford eight inch differential. Fred had laboriously built a roof cover made of vinyl, which had been stuffed with some sort of foam. He had hit a ... read more

Chicago hat sich an uns gewöhnt und so ziehen wir weiter. St. Louis ist unsere nächste Station. Genauer gesag "BB's Jazz Blues Soups". Erster Auftritt des OrangeBluesClub auf dem neuen Kontinent!!! Weitere Stars des Ensemble sind am Piano Davis Chalmers und an der Blues Harp Scott Albert Johnson sowie die Hausband Rich Mc Donough and The Rythm Renegades. Mehr dazu unter: www.scottalbertjohnson.com/ www.linkedin.com/pub/chalmers-davis/16/886/814/ www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com Und Hodl Mitten drin als Frontman. Ein würdiger Abend...... read more

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

At some point, we plan to retire to South Carolina, and we decided to use some vacation time to see some things in middle America that will be a long trip once we reach the east coast. For some time, I have wanted to visit Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery where my mother's first husband (and my sister's father) is buried. He was a gunner on a B-24 during World War II. Part of the 459th Bombardier Group, they flew out of Giulia, Italy. On April 13, 1943 the plane was shot down near what is now Gorica, Croatia with the loss of the entire crew. During World War II, the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery became the final resting place for many groups of servicemen whose remains were recovered in such a manner that identification of individuals ... read more

We spent the day in St. Louis today. We drove downtown after breakfast and visited the Gateway Arch, a St. Louis icon. It is run by the National Park Service and we were pleased to find that it is operating again after the government shut down. Here is my take on the arch: it is great from the outside - inspiring and very photogenic - and the informational displays in the visitor center are well worthwhile, but the view from the top is anticlimactic after the hassle of getting up there. They cram five people into each of eight little capsules (see photo of full-scale replica) and there is a slow trip to the crowded viewing area where tiny windows allow limited views of the city and of the Mississippi River. We did get a good ... read more