One of the main tourist attractions in St Louis, Missouri is the Gateway Arch, often referred to as simply the St Louis Arch. I arrived to view it in late morning, with the sun in just the perfect spot. There was construction at the bottom (you can just see a crane in the picture), and it turned out that they were constructing a park under the arch to be open this summer. So the grounds around the base of the…
I’ve never actually been to a Major League Baseball game, but when I saw that the St Louis Cardinals were playing the Cincinnati Reds while I was in St Louis, I thought I’d check it out. I went to the Busch Stadium web site and picked out a very nice $15 nosebleed seat for my belated foray into baseballic Americana. It was surprisingly easy to get in and there was even an elevator to the remote region of the cheap seats. I was…
When I think of a tourist destination, St Louis, Missouri is not what immediately comes to my mind, but I found it to be a surprisingly enjoyable city to visit. It had a sense of history about it, and yet felt modern. It was busy, but not to hard to get around in, and was quite walkable. I visited St Louis for several reasons: to see the Gateway Arch, to go to a Major League baseball game, and incidentally to…
While attempting to escape Kansas, I stopped for fuel and a break in the small city of Abilene, and noticed a sign telling me that it was the home of the Greyhound Hall of Fame. How nice! If I’ve spoken to any of you for more than five minutes, you know that I have a lovely Greyhound named Bonnie that I had to leave behind me (in a safe and loving home) in Australia. I’ve never even seen a Greyhound…
I had pretty much missed Kansas and Missouri on my first loop around the country, so decided that it was time to spend some time there and see what they have to offer. Kansas is… well… Kansas is what you think it is. It’s a lot of grasslands, silos, wind turbines, and a few bored cows. It was… not the most exciting place I’ve ever been. I stayed in Dodge City overnight, hoping that it would turn out to be the Wild…