Blogs from St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America - page 5

After the Brewery tool we decided to go to Pappy's Smoke House for an early dinner. We got a little lost on the way, and ended up going almost all the way to Fenton, but that was ok. It's fun to drive around and explore different areas. The food was pretty good. The Brisket and the Sausage Links were great, but I thought the pork was a little dry. The sauces that they serve on the side are awesome. After dinner we drove down to the Arch. This was cool, but I wish that the information on it would have mentioned that it closes at 6:00, and the last trips up to the top go at 5:00. We didn't get there until 5:30, so we didn't get to go up into the Arch. The museum was ... read more

We started out this morning kinda early. Everyone was up by 7:00. (Damn Jennie-O time) After getting ready, Denise and Al walked over to Krispy Kreme (it's 1/2 a block from the hotel) and got some doughnuts while Rhonda and I got ready. Then we went downstairs for a small breakfast. We headed out and hit the K-Mart to pick up some supplies, then headed into town to drive around and check things out before our tour of Anheuser Busch. We stopped at the Lemp Mansion, and walked around that area for a while. There were some really cool old places, and we took a bunch of pictures. Then we headed over to the Brewery for our tour. ... read more

By Melisse We were so ready and happy to have the opportunity to connect with family and friends in St. Louis on our stop over there last week. As a counterpoint to our exploration of places and meeting new people on our travels, we so cherish our core foundation of you all in St. Louis. Thanks to you all for welcoming us back with such warmth and open arms. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT FROM NEAR AND SOME FROM QUITE FAR, TO OUR GATHERING AT BOTTLEWORKS! It was fantastic seeing all of you though frustrating trying to have true conversations with each of you. Thanks for your patience and understanding of that as the evening unfolded with precious little time to have in depth conversations with as many of you as we would have liked. Though ... read more

The rush of life often leaves me wondering, "Why is it that I fill my schedule up to the brim? Why do I stay too busy to enjoy this wonderful creation?" Words cannot convey the much needed serenity you experience while traveling down Route 66. For me, it's the ultimate disconnect from the rest of the world. The moment we pulled onto the "Mother Road" just outside of the Chicago hustle, I was instantly taken back to a time before my own existence. From 40s gas stations, to car hops and diners, to Burma Shave signs, it's everything I've ever heard about, except this time I'm right in the middle of it. And to think, I didn't even need a Delorean or Christopher Lloyd to go back in time. Just a curious spirit. The historic Route ... read more

Well st. louis is technically in missouri as well as Illinois, anyhow... We had no luck finding work there and kept running into snags with people and police, plus I lost my I.D one drunkin night, so we decided it was time to go home. We start walking towards the most obvious eastern highway to hike when some dude stops and asks us where we are headed. We told him east and he told us to hop in he would give us a ride to a truck stop on the east side and explained that walking through east st. louis is suicide for a white person. Were sitting around the truck stop for 3 hours before some one bothers to tell us no one picks up from there. As we discus our next move a trucker ... read more