Sheraton West Port Htl Lakesid Saint Louis

Dear Friends,<br> We are leaving this Friday for a cruise. I'm trying to use this Travelpod blog to send out our stories. If you don't want them, just delete. If you do want them, and don't receive any after Friday, email me and I will try to figure this out.<br> See you soon,<br> Cassie

Hi, Friends,<br> We are going on a cruise Nov 13-26. And rather than try to send each email individually, I found Travelpod. It's a blog site that lets me hit 'send' once, and it does the work for me. So watch for entries from Travelpod. If you aren't inclined to read them, feel free to delete. Let's hope it works!<br> Talk soon,<br> Cassie

It rained all night, we left in the rain. Drove to Indianapolis with only a couple turnarounds. We stayed off the Interstate, ran into a poorly marked detour. Now we are in St. Louis, MO staying for the night in an inferior motel with superior access to our camper. Parked right outside.<br> It has always been stressful for Bill and I ...

27 Oct we were at St Louis Arch and Westward Expansion museum, in the afternoon went to Bass Pro Shop headquarters. The arch is 670 ft tall. Little cars holding 5 people take you to the top. No windows in the cars.. The Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, MO is the largest store in the world and thier National Headquarters. I bought a few pieces of outdoor clothing there

If you have never been to St Louis, then you've never been to St Louis, Ha, ha (Just kidding). If you've never been to St Louis you should rob a bank (especially for all the Australians far away) and go. Not that we are recommending and/or condoning robbing banks.<br><br>We were totally caught by surprise when we had a fantastic time in St Louis. For an industrial city they have lot of cool things to see and do ...

... reached the Nairobi Serena hotel, Rachel (our Tauck tour director) took me to a bellman who wrapped my wall hanging to protect it in case I have to check it separately. There was no charge but I tipped him $5. Turns out it fit in Patrick&#8217;s long wheeled duffle bag but the packaging kept the airlines&#8217; gorilla from destroying the item.<br><br>Thanks to all who have followed us on our journey. Happy travels. God speed.

... shot that did it justice, but not sure if I managed. The site is on the bank of the Mississippi too. There's been a lot of bad weather in the US lately and lots of flooding, and here the Mississippi was coming up over the pavement. It took me a while to realise that it wasn't normally that high! And it was moving so quickly too. Wandered round St Louis for a bit, past the baseball arena ...

... off. The sirens did stop after a bit so Tara went home and got the car. Back at their apartment, we spent the next hour or so watching the warnings on the TV with their dog Zoe. It was amazing, it appears that there were 3 tornado's close by, 2 of which hit areas of St Louis, they just didn't make it to the city - thank goodness. It was quite amusing to us, even though the warnings were telling us to get in the basement ...

... areas. The downtown area does have character, with beautiful architecture -- both old and modern. But, I mentioned 'ghost town' before, and the expression comes to my mind all the time -- there aren't enough people here! Not that I even like hoards and congestion, but it seems to me that a city of this size should have more people. Even during rush hour, when the city streets should be clogged with people leaving work, there aren't very many people ...

... Museum <br>· Jazz - at Blueberry Hill or Westport Playhouse, Broadway Oyster Bar, BB's Jazz <br>· Jefferson Barracks Historic Park/National Cemetery <br>· Kemp Auto Museum <br>· Kimmswick, historic river town <br>· Loop ...