St. Louis, MO, Vacation Wrap Up Part 2
I tried to make this pretty but I am afraid while the mighty Mississippi River has many things going for it, beauty is not one of them. But we enjoyed the boat tour and learned about boat and recreational traffic on the river. I think my earlier post might have given the impression that I was afraid I would have to go whale watching in Missouri.
That was not my concern.
We stopped in the Old Cathedral while we were around the Arch park. They are very particular about their silence.
It is the oldest building in St. Louis. Construction began in 1831 and the church was dedicated in 1834. Right now there is a huge renovation project going on down at the park where the Arch is so there are land movers and fences and big piles of dirt. It’s supposed to be done next year and should be really cool.
We also went to the Dred Scott Court House, the history museum and the art museum in Forest Park which was the site of the World’s Fair in 1904.
Missouri has a lot of interesting history because of its location. When the US was in full burn pioneer mode, the settlers would gear up in Missouri before setting out.
Forest Park is beautiful and we enjoyed the museums. Unfortunately, we were caught in a thunder shower while we were walking around. Bob said: Quick, let’s wait under this tree. And a tree can be decent coverage for a certain kind of rain but not the sky opening up and gushing. There was some sort of venue but I don’t think it was public and we started running for that and then spotted a restroom. So we ducked into a stinky park restroom for 20 minutes until the rain stopped.
My summer sandals are probably going to have to be retired after this summer. They didn’t bounce back from the slosh.
Next stop. Kansas City.
You said… ” I think my earlier post might have given the impression that I was afraid I would have to go whale watching in Missouri.”
Sorry the last whales even near Misery (as we really call it) were all harvested for their Blow Holes. But every so often you have a Land Shark Sighting…