It's night on day 2 and we're over a thousand miles in (somewhere in central Kansas.) This puts us a few hundred miles ahead of our off-the-cuff itinerary which gives me an oddly deep sense of satisfaction. Amy is amused at my apparent need for structure while on vacation. We're both looking forward to being in the Pacific Northwest as opposed to endless tracts of farmland.
We made St. Louis by early afternoon and walked around a bit. We each lost a dollar on the video slots of a riverboat casino but Amy won some kind of credit redeemable for 45 cents. We're keeping that credit in reserve for any future expenses that come up. Next we went to The Arch which was lovely (though I hear it had problems recently.)
The highlight of St. Louis was definitely the City Museum. "Museum" is a bit of a misnomer; this was a sprawling, three storey, indoor/outdoor jungle gym. Amy and I were the biggest of many kids there. It's hard to describe the endless maze of passages, ladders, and slides. A simple shadow may turn out to be the entrance to a tunnel you can only navigate by crawling on your belly. It was all very non-linear which delighted Amy and left me worrying if I was failing to maximize coverage. Yes, I'm a dork. The museum was in an old shoelace factory and much of the jungle gym was constructed of old machine parts and welded rebar. Highly recommended.
Here are some pics.
3 comments:
The ball room looks like a lot of fun. Were any children injured by you?
This place looks really neat! I'll have to check it out if I ever find myself in St. Louis. Glad you both are having fun!
I didn't injure any children but one little punk had it coming. Actually they cleared the ball pit when things got a bit to rowdy.
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