March 12, 2024
Departure 8:30
Temperature Sunny 6C/43F St. Louis 22C/72F
Arrival 3PM we gained an hour in Illinois/gassed up twice/stopped for brunch and bio break/Casey's
States Indiana - Illinois - Missouri
Steps 9,400
There should be a special place in hell for people who set an alarm on the hotel room! It went off at who knows what time twice!
Breakfast was mediocre at the hotel. We got on the road after gassing up $29.
Thank you for all these billboards, thanks to you we wasted fifteen minutes trying to find you. Nope, gone.
No, we couldn't find you A$$es.
We really like it when they paint the directions on the road!
Flying by Indianapolis.
Bank of Montreal!
OH Cracker Barrel, how I have missed you!!! And Goo Goo Clusters!
It wasn't 11 yet so we had breakfast $22. Biscuits, I've missed you too!
Also wasted fifteen minutes looking for you.
No, it's not.
Gas stop $21.
We made a stop in Casey. We stopped here in 2012.
From functional toys and fun photo ops to tributes to local business owners, this town has truly supersized its commitment to the wacky and whimsical. You’ll find jumbo foods like the Big Taco and Big Ear of Corn. And feel like a kid again playing in the Big Birdcage and Big Mouse Trap. The next time you visit, be sure to check out these big attractions in Casey, Illinois.
Each inch is actually about one foot and the yardstick is 32 feet long.
We started the day in Indiana, crossed into Illinois and then into Missouri.
Not an expression you hear nowadays!
Almost there!
Spring is blooming!
The hotel was very easy to find!
After nearly two decades as the Hilton St. Louis Downtown at the Arch, the hotel in the Merchants–Laclede building is now known as The Pennywell St. Louis Downtown, a Hilton Hotel. The name pays homage to the building’s incredible past. Throughout the hotel, you’ll find numerous historical elements, such as the original 1888 vault doors, vintage décor, and intricate architectural details.
Once we checked in, we headed to the Gateway Arch ✅, a block away!
I'll keep this post photo light so I can get it published. Then I'll do a photo heavy tour of St. Louis!
The national park consists of the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch that has become the definitive icon of St. Louis; a park along the Mississippi River on the site of the earliest buildings of the city; the Old Courthouse, a former state and federal courthouse where the Dred Scott case originated; and the 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) museum at the Gateway Arch. It is the smallest national park in the United States at 91 acres (37 ha).
Sculptures of baseball players.
Back at the hotel, we put our feet up for a while, then headed to the hotel restaurant.
John had roast chicken and I had the burger, which was too well done. But we had a good time chatting.
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