From Stella: Short drive! Yay! We crossed the Mississippi River into St. Louis, and after running some errands and dropping off the fur babies, we went back downtown to visit the Arch the gateway to the west. With all the construction, it takes a lot of time just to get to the arch. We went underneath this tunnel which lead us to these cool bubble elevator thingies to take us to the top. When we finally got to the top, it did not feel like 630 feet up, it felt like 1000 feet! From the top you can see 2 states, Missouri and Illinois. We came back down and went to the gift shop. I bought a cool bracelet made from the old cable from the bubble elevator.
We checked into the hotel and got settled and cleaned up to go meet up with my Maca's side of the family. Uncle Bob and Aunt Lisa and her 4 boys had us over for a tasty meal. Uncle Harold brought his granddaughter, Ashley who is about my age and we had fun playing ping pong and other stuff. We didn't get to stay too long because we had to rest up for a long drive the next day, but we had fun!
From Stacey: We woke up in Evansville, IN to find our car very clean from the flash flood style rain. I also had a decent nights rest because Jojo didn't meow and shake the door all night. Happy cat = happy Stacey! We got on the road for a short, 2.5 hour trip thru a tiny bit of Indiana and Illinois into St. Louis. Stella is right, downtown St. Louis is a MESS! Getting to the arch is a nightmare, but completely worth it. It was a great day of sight seeing and spending time with my dad and Stella. We had a really busy day and finally had diner with my mom's cousins (Bob and Harold) and their families. It was nice to catch up after not seeing everyone for so long!
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