St. Louis, Missouri
After a year of living within driving distance, we finally took a weekend trip to visit.
The first evening we ate at a place called Fitz Rootbeer Restaurant. It was an excellent choice. We enjoyed the food and awesome drinks.
The next day we woke up early and went to the zoo.
The St Louis Zoo is a great one and definitely one of our favorites. One awesome thing about this particular zoo is that it is free admission. How awesome is that? We got lucky and found street parking, and then purchased a "Safari Pass" for each of us so to enjoy a few of the extra attractions there which was only $30. So finally a great zoo that is reasonably priced--
The apes are usually my favorite. This big guy was not very happy though- he put on quite an interesting and loud show for us when a boy jumped on the rocks toward him. If that glass hadnt been there I am certain that particular boy would have had a broken neck.
The penguin area was really cool.
Logan loved the zoo! He was happy and intrigued the whole time. He'd say "look!" "Hey!" and "OOO" over and over to the animals.
Logan did not, however, like the carousel. But he made it through and clapped when it was over.
Everyone loved riding the train.
On our last day we went to and rode the Gateway Arch.
Wikipedia's explanation: The Gateway Arch[5] is an arch that is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. It was built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States. At 630 feet (192 m), it is the tallest man-made monument in the United States,[4] Missouri's tallest accessible building, and the largest architectural structure designed as a weighted or flattened catenary arch.[4]
The museum and entrance is underground directly below the Arch. Inside along with a museum there is a gift shop, mercantile, and a theater. As we were walking down to the area to begin our ride to the top, I asked if I should leave Ella's car seat or take it with us. Her response was "you could, but there is not a lot of room up there." Clearly, we had no idea just exactly how small, small was.
Above is a picture of the kids waiting for our door to open to get into the "tram" which was more like a "pod".
The space was tiny. And I'll admit, I don't have a claustrophobic problem but when the door closes and you begin your 4 min ride to the top in this tiny tram, you do need to breathe.
Here is a link to the rest of our pics from the trip:
what a fun time making family memories:)
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