St Louis or Bust!

Ahh the final night of my two week escapade to the land of the arch, St. Louis, MO. Ready to be back in Hotlanta! Not my first trip to STL, but it was the first trip where I was able to create my own agenda outside of work.

When I arrived, the second I checked into my hotel I bolted down to the Gateway Arch, which is an official national historic landmark representing westward expansion. It stands at 630 ft tall and was completed back in 1965. Man, don't I sound smart! Thanks Wikipedia! As paid my $10 ticket fee and began working my way towards the entrance my palms began to sweat (not sure if it was from the anxiety and nervousness of thinking about sitting in this tiny pod and slowly and rickety making the climb to the top or if I really need to hit the gym b/c the walk to the arch was too much exercise for me...I'm thinking the former). These pods are seriously small by the way...it was difficult enough stuffing 2 tall people into the thing much less a fat American a family of 4! Makes me wonder if there's a weight restriction! The view from the top was amazing to say the least. On one side you can see all of downtown St Louis from above and on the other side the great Missip' river. Very cool experience and highly recommend to all, unless you get really claustrophobic!

View from the top looking straight down. eeks!

My next free day I was able to take a tour of Anheuser Busch, again something I've always wanted to do but never had the opportunity. This place is something serious. Between the giant kettles of brew to the fancy chandeliers and giant murals in the tank room, it definitely had some elegant German influence. The architecture details inside and out of the buildings was insane! Its just a brewery for Pete's sake!
Away I go back to the A. Love.