Sunday, July 3, 2016

Geezermoon - St. Louis

Following our time in Mansfield, MO we drove on several more hours to St. Louis.
We lucked out with an online deal to stay at a "boutique" hotel near the Arch - the lovely Magnolia Hotel. Apparently, Cary Grant stayed here back in the day.
It was a pleasure to lodge here for two nights while we explored this city. Our explorations included:
The St. Louis Botanical Garden
with several Chihuly pieces such as the one above in the Visitor's Center - I love the glass work of Dale Chihuly!
Picturing Wes with a full head of yellow hair tickled my funny bone, too.
Yes, the flowers were lovely, too.  But we had to move on to
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis 
for a docent-guided tour of this breath-taking cathedral completed in 1914. It's known for its mosaics and stained glass.


But wait...there's more!  On to the 
Missouri History Museum 
for a look at the Little Black Dress: from Mourning to Night.

So good!

By this time we were running out of juice but squeezed in about 45 minutes at the
St. Louis Zoo.
These geezers were spent!
With a great barbecue restaurant near our hotel we ate a fab meal and called it a day!!

Packing up the next morning and fortified by the complimentary breakfast at our hotel, we headed off to yet another fun city!
See ya later, Gateway to the West!













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