Blogs from St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America - page 4

Too tired to blog....here are some pictures... It was a long day of driving, but full of beautiful country! Something is going on in St. Louis and EVERY hotel is sold out. We were lucky to find one with a room available after hours of searching today. Our backs are KILLING us! Therefore, we have decided to stop in Indianapolis tomorrow, which is a 3 hour drive, in order to give us a little break. ... read more

We woke up this morning to the smell of homemade waffles and bacon drifting through the house. Although we weren’t traveling today it was to be a jam-packed day of activities and one that I was looking forward to. After breakfast, the first item on the agenda for the ladies was an appointment at Washington University. Sarah, Jill, and her mom (Grammie) were scheduled to take a tour and talk to some people in the admissions department. As for me, I had a World Cup soccer game to watch (it turned out to be a great game with the USA winning and moving through to the next elimination round). About noon the ladies picked me up for a much anticipated (by Jill) lunch at Steak n’ Shake (one of her favorite hangouts when ever she goes ... read more

On our second day we woke up early, had breakfast at the Best Western, checked out, and then left to explore Hot Springs for the morning. We started by checking out the actual Hot Springs that (one that has not been tapped for a bathhouse). They were very hot, not surprisingly, and fun to dip my hands into. We then headed to the top of the Mountain Observation tower within the National Park. The indoor level included an interesting museum that covered the history of the area. The outdoor observation was also amazing and gave me many scenic views and photos to take. After that, we drove around some of the mountain roads and took a brief hike. We then started the 6.5 hour drive to St. Louis. Once there, we dropped our things at Jerome's ... read more

We have had a proper chance to check out the hotel now and are pretty impressed. The breakfast buffet is included. You can make your own waffles, there's fruit, porridge, cooked stuff etc plus drinks. In the evening they also lay on a light meal, plus free beer and wine. The food is pretty basic - a nice salad, then a main course which changes every day. We ate there tonight as it was hammering with rain and pretty cold out but as there's no choice, we wont always bother. There is a small indoor pool and a nice hot jacuzzi. After all the travelling yesterday and sleeping scrunched up, Lewis was in a terrible state this morning and could hardly move. We sat him in the jacuzzi for a while, did some stretches and made ... read more

We are just a few weeks away from our visit to France. I'm getting excited like I always do before an oveseas trip, and it will be doubly fun to be with students as they discover the beauty of actually being in France for the first time. We have our next meeting in mid-April; it will be a picnic so that the students from both schools can get to know each other before we embark on the journey together. We will update the blog as much as possible during the trip and add pictures whenever we can!... read more