Homeward bound

Happy 4th of July everyone! We must be ready to come home ... this was the first morning that I didn't have to wake either of the other two. We'll head down to get some breakfast and then hit the road.

Our Saturday was pretty busy. St Louis really does the 4th. They have concerts along the river under the Arch and a big parade. (John Legend played last night and the B52s were playing tonight.) All of this made it interesting for us to try to get where we wanted to go. We eventually made it downtown and parked at the ball park. Walked around Busch Stadium and took some photos on our way to the Arch. (That's Audrey and I with a statue of Ozzie Smith, one of my favorite shortstops) The Arch is actually the Jefferson National Expansion Monument and it's amazing. We got in line to go through security then got in line to get our tickets to go up the Arch. We watched a documentary about how they built the monument. As with most feats of engineering, those guys were crazy! Then we took the little pod cars to the top. Five people fit in these little cars and it takes 4 minutes to go up and 3 minutes to go back down. There were lots of people already up at the top so it was kind of hard to get around. There was an air show going on on the river side so we could see the planes fly by. Then we could look down and see how tiny the people look. There's a great museum that you could spend alot of time in. But with all the people and the fact that we hadn't had lunch yet, we'll have to come back to do it justice.

We went back outside and had funnel cake and curly fries for lunch. Along with sweet tea and frozen lemonade. Found a place in the shade to eat and people watch. We wandered around for a little bit but it was pretty hot.

About 4:30 we headed over for the baseball game. We had great seats along the first base line a couple of sections up. It was 91 degrees at game time but our seats were in the shade and stayed in the shade as the sun went down. It's a beautiful view of the city and the Arch from the Stadium. The Cardinals were beat by the Brewers 12-5. For a while it was 11-0 and the lady in front of us apologized to us that we had to witness the thumping but at least they came back.

We were able to stay in the stadium to see the fireworks. However, the view was obstructed and Audrey complained bitterly. They were ok fireworks, they didn't last very long and I'm pretty sure even Westerville has a better finale. It was pretty late when we got back to the hotel.

It's been a fabulous trip. We've had amazing weather and have seen beautiful sites. Thanks for reading our blog and we'll see you soon!