In mid September I was called out to Saint Louis. When we weren't
working my coworkers and I did manage to take in some of the
sights.
We saw downtown and the arch. We even rode to the top in the little pod elevators.
We also visited Forest Park, location of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (a.k.a. The 1904 World's Fair). It is an enormous and amazing park containing a number of interesting structures. The Jewel Box is a beautiful art-deco greenhouse surrounded by stunning flowers maintained by the Saint Louis Water Gardening Society. The Saint Louis Science Center also resides in the park. There is, however, only one building remaining from the world's fair, namely, the Saint Louis Art Museum. Carved into the building is the inscription "Dedicated to Art and Free to All", and true to their word admission is free.
Fortunately I came to STL with recommendations for good places to eat courtesy of my friend and former STL denizen, Len. This allowed me to impress my coworkers with my uncanny knowledge of STL eateries. We particularly enjoyed Blueberry Hill and Fitz's.
The photos from around town are here.
We also spent a portion of one day at the STL Zoo. I enjoyed seeing the mongooses, the aviary, and the insectarium.
The photoset from the zoo is here.
We saw downtown and the arch. We even rode to the top in the little pod elevators.
We also visited Forest Park, location of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (a.k.a. The 1904 World's Fair). It is an enormous and amazing park containing a number of interesting structures. The Jewel Box is a beautiful art-deco greenhouse surrounded by stunning flowers maintained by the Saint Louis Water Gardening Society. The Saint Louis Science Center also resides in the park. There is, however, only one building remaining from the world's fair, namely, the Saint Louis Art Museum. Carved into the building is the inscription "Dedicated to Art and Free to All", and true to their word admission is free.
Fortunately I came to STL with recommendations for good places to eat courtesy of my friend and former STL denizen, Len. This allowed me to impress my coworkers with my uncanny knowledge of STL eateries. We particularly enjoyed Blueberry Hill and Fitz's.
The photos from around town are here.
We also spent a portion of one day at the STL Zoo. I enjoyed seeing the mongooses, the aviary, and the insectarium.
The photoset from the zoo is here.