Steel Arch

It was worth waiting because it was blue skies with no clouds for us to visit the city of St. Louis. Our first stop was to visit Jefferson National Expansion Memorial or most commonly known as The Arch.

The experience to go to the top was one of a kind. Remember that this was built in the early 60's so things were a little different back than. You'll have to see the pictures in the slideshow to see how small the car is to take you up. It felt like climbing into a cocoon with four other people. A gentle rocking motion would sway as this small circular tomb would take you up. After 4 minutes you reached the top and the tuna cans doors opened to reveal the view from 640 feet. In one direction is the city of St. Louis and the other is Illinois with the mighty Mississippi separating them.

As you walk about town the Arch is visible as the sun reflects off its stainless steel structure. The Old Courthouse is framed with a backdrop of the Arch.
Our next stop was to visit the King. That would be of beers.

Ok, so the horses wouldn't turn around but we got the dog to lift his head up from his nap. These Clydesdale horses are huge. There feet are like the size of tennis rackets!

We were shown every step of the brewing process and bottling.

The only thing left was to sample the product.

Thursday morning we are on the road again. We decided to head a little further south before heading into Maryland. Stay tuned!