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| View from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, |
Today we traveled from Columbus, OH, to St. Louis, MO, via Indiana and Illinois. We have lucked out with the weather, though it is pretty cold. It was snowy during the drive here, but it did not accumulate on the road. There was worse snow just north of us.
We arrived in St. Louis around 3 p.m. after a delicious breakfast at the Waffle House, earlier in the day and checked into our hotel (The Holiday Inn in downtown St. Louis). We then walked over to the iconic St. Louis Arch National Park site. We took the tram ride to the top of the Arch, which did not sit well with Shane. You sit in this enclosed, small pod that rocks a bit during the 4 minute ride to the top. It made him a bit motion sick, but not too bad luckily.
The views out of the top of the Arch are very cool. Also, there is a nice museum as part of the National Park Service site. Very Interesting. It is all about St. Louis as the gateway to the West.
Tomorrow, we head to Kansas City, MO, home of the Super Ball winning Chiefs. We will be staying with Shane's step-bro Trent and his wife Laurie for the weekend. Trent, an amazing trumpeter, has a gig with Michael Feinstein Sunday night, which we will be attending... Can't wait. Below are more pics from the Arch.
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| Shane enters the St. Louis Arch tram pod #1. |
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| It is tiny inside the tram... Luckily it was just Shane and I in our pod. |
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| At the top of the Arch, Shane takes a picture out of the small windows. |
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| View from the top of the Arch. |
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| View showing the baseball stadium on the left. |
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