We spent the day in Saint Louis.
soooo tired last night (but made it through the end of the bball game - Go Lakes!), but sound sleep proved somewhat elusive.
8 am : woke up to the sounds of barking dogs and the boys running around the house
8-9 am : woke up 4+ more times from the variety of chaos around the house
12 pm: actually woke up and got out of bed after finally falling asleep around 9 am
1:30(ish) pm: after a throwback breakfast of trix and flavored oatmeal, it was off to see the city!
We made our way to the arch (that's the Jefferson National Expansion Monument to be precise), and on the way
saw Busch Stadium (the Card's stadium), and Edward Jones Dome (where the Rams "play")...The Arch is SO AWESOME! it is GRANNNNN-DE! so beautiful and generally great. And as we learned, it represents "the gateway to the west" (there you go, learning again!)
3:16 pm: purchased our new mascot!!! His name is Louie, and he is a black bear. Be sure to keep an eye out for him in future photos :)
3:17 pm: got our official national monument stamp (I got one for my passport mom! - and a pin)
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We went up to the top of the arch, which okay let's be honest I was pretty nervous since it's definitely really high!, but it got worse once we watched this video on the construction of the arch. The video was mostly a time-killer, but it was pretty great. By great, I mean it had to have been the original video from 1962, and was complete with dramatic music... and generally made me even more hesitant to go up in the arch at all.
So to go up in the arch you sit in this little "pod" with 4 other people. When I say little, I mean little. For those of us who are somewhat claustrophobic, this is a terrible situation. To go along with this (you have to ride in it for four minutes to the top,) and it does these sudden tilts and jerks the whole way. I get that it's an arch so you have to follow the shape, but let's just say it wasn't my favorite part of the arch. I kept clinging to the wall every time it would jerk... entertaining for everyone else, not so much entertaining for me. haha.
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:The view at the top is awesome!:
The arch was really crowded, so we didn't have time to go to the brewery like we had planned, but we got dropped off in the Central West End, where there are just some little boutiques and a bunch of bars and restaurants (food- the important stuff!)
6:45 pm: we ate at Bar Louies - some awesome things called "Loaded Fries" and split a California Chicken Club
9:50 pm (ish): got a cab home... oh my goodness. Our driver on the road seemed nice at first (and spoke English- bonus!) but then he just KEPT TALKING... according to Marissa, "he was actually crazy -- certifiably crazy."
10:26 pm: back at the house. blog time then bed....
Favorite person(s) of the day: the ticket taker at the "Dream of the Arch" documentary film, who told us he was "Living the dream." You go dude, you go.
The server-in-training at the restaurant. Brandon. He actually helped us, and was entertaining and generally awesome when our server (see below) was 0 percent helpful.
Least favorite person of the day: Lindsay. She was the young lady who was supposedly our server (when we returned to Louie's for a soda), but who didn't actually do anything... GO BRANDON! haha.
The cab driver takes a close second here. He was entertaining for about 2 minutes, but by the end we were REALLY glad we didn't live further (Nazi talk generally makes things get awkward).
LOOOONNNGGG DAY coming up tomorrow. Should be filled with awesomeness to share! (Kansas? - uhhhhhh, maybe not.) We shall see. More to follow soon!!
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