Tuesday, the fifth day of our vacation to Missouri, we
needed to get up and going in the morning. Our goal was St Louis. I didn’t have
a definite plan, only a long list of things to see and do.
We got to downtown and the Gateway Arch around 9:30. Took
in the Arch and the Museum of Westward Expansion, things we saw when we were in
Missouri years ago. Still were too scared to take the ride to the top of the
Arch though.
There really is a lot about this area of St Louis that I
didn’t take the time to research, but I knew I wanted to visit the Old
Courthouse, site of the Dred Scott Trial. Inside, there were several rooms
filled with exhibits depicting the history of St Louis and Missouri. I wish my
brain was a sponge so that I could absorb it all, but instead my brain is more
of a dishrag.
Since we were so close, I indulged the hubby and we
walked the extra block to see Busch Stadium. I really was willing to explore it
but he said, no, we had gotten close enough.
The Old Cathedral sounded fascinating. Unfortunately it
was undergoing some remodeling. I thought, not a problem, we’ll go inside and
check it out. Except that the inside was being remodeling as well, and to top
it off mass was starting the second we walked in. That’s the kind of luck we
have.
By now it was early afternoon, so we went back to the car
and drove to Forest Park. This park is one of the largest city parks in
America, 500 acres bigger than Central Park. If the weather had been warmer, I
would have taken off trying to walk the whole thing, but as it was we drove
around a little and ended up at the zoo.
This is where I really screwed up. No one told me how
huge the St Louis Zoo is! I had no clue. And it’s even free! I think we only
took in less than a third of it. We could’ve given up a whole day here, but oh
well, I have seen animals before.
And so, as it was nearly closing time and starting to
sprinkle, we walked to the car and drove back to our resort.
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