St. Louis is about a 6.5 hours away from Milwaukee, so Tyler and I left I finished work. He is a great road trip buddy as he drives and I get to sleep, we stopped in Illinois to eat some dinner before continuing on our journey. We arrived in St. Louis ready to sleep and recharge before our exciting adventure starts.
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| Beautiful St.Louis by night |
The morning started with a stroll through the sculpture garden in front of the hotel. It was really interested to see some amazing works of art contained in a semi small space in the middle of a city.
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| My favourite sculpture in the Sculpture Garden |
Beer is a mid-west tradition, so beer tasting makes you pretty mid-western! Tyler being a born mid-western has tasted a few beers in his days...me on the other hand. Well, it's not my preferred drink of choice, so when I found out there was Budweiser brewery tour, I was excited to check it out.I have now come to the conclusion brewery tour all have the same thing in common, you walk around learning facts about beer that you could never possibly remember, until you eventually are so parched that ANYTHING would taste amazing after that...and then they give you a beer to drink.
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| On the Budweiser tour, MO |
That night we went to Laclede’s Landing for dinner at a cute steak house called Jakes. Laclede’s Landing is located on the banks of the Mississippi River and pretty close to the Gateway Arch. Basically it’s a nine blocks of dining and entertainment, so at night it is hopping!
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| Jake's Steak House |
After dinner we headed to City Museum, which is a kinda like a giant jungle gym for adults. The whole building has secret passageways and slide, hidden staircases and even caves. The museum is also outdoors where they have suspended tunnels linking different areas for the museum together. It also has a giant ball pit and a bonfire area. I loved this museum; it was so interactive and fun that I felt like a kid!
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| The City Museum |
The last morning in St. Louis was a beautiful day, sunny skies and not too cold. Tyler decided that to really see St. Louis we needed to go into and up the Arch. The arch is visible from so many places in the city and is often the background you see when you look around the city, so to experience it from the top was really remarkable! The viewing windows are 192 meters or 630 feet above the ground, so you really feel like you are amongst the clouds.
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| View from the Arch |
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| View of the Arch |
Later we ventured to Forest Park and the mini Zoo. It was really great to see a little greenery after the white winter I have become so accustomed to. After that we headed back towards Milwaukee...7 hours later.
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| Outside the Mini Zoo, MO |
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