Started the day off by driving to Saint Louis...a little over 3 hours, so not too bad.
First stop was in Boonville to see if we could find any of the battlefields from the Civil War. They had 4 battles there, plus a couple minor skirmishes. Drove in, but couldn't find any signage whatsoever for any battlefields. We did drive around for a while checking out the city, so I'm pretty sure we got close to at least one of the areas where a battle took place.
Next stop (besides a bathroom break) was at Pappy's in Saint Louis. It was so good the first time we were there that we just had to go back! Plus Melissa and Jereme hadn't had it yet. It was just as good as the first time. We bought the Adam Bomb again and got much closer to finishing it this time since we had more help. I also bought a t shirt and a bottle of their BBQ sauce...now I just need to buy me a smoker!
From there we drove straight to our already paid for parking spot right next to Busch Stadium and really close to the Gateway Arch. I don't think I could have timed it better, the earliest entry for me was 4:30 and we got there at 4:28.
We walked over to the Gateway Arch and bought tickets to the top. We've been to the top of the Empire State Building and the Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower), so figured it was a must that we ride up to the top here as well. I told the boys that we lied, that this was actually the biggest roller coaster on the planet...HA! It was a little freaky going up since there was a window where you could see the insides of the arch. Kinda cool too though. The view from the top was amazing and the time of day was perfect...nice shadow of the arch on the Mississippi river. I took a few pics from the top that I hope turned out good. Stayed up there for a while then came back down for a couple souvenirs.
Walked back to the car and turned the AC on high (it was a bit hot and humid...not too bad, but still higher than we're used to) and relaxed for while. Walked on over to the game just in time for the first pitch. The game was a good one. Wainwright pitched a good game and the Cards beat the Braves 3-1 which is exactly what the Dodgers needed. Also met a couple cool Cardinals fans that were sitting behind us. We always seem to meet and chat the game away at the games we go to. That's one of the reasons I love our vacations. Cool people and cool places. The fans in Saint Louis are just great baseball fans.
Tomorrow is the end of our vacation as we are flying back to LA. I was another really memorable vacation for the Burgess family. Can't wait for next year's vacation...possibly Disney World, Marlins, Tampa Rays, and the Braves.
Goodnight.
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