Days 2 - 5...
Okay, all. Massive post belongs here after many failed phone-in attempts at updating. I don't really have the energy to do this, so the 'belongs here' portion of that last phrase REALLY comes into play here.DAY 2
Began in Champaign at my bro's place before booking it on over to Blaszczyk's house for breakfast. You know this. Well, from there, we went to St. Louis, the first major city along our Route 66 path. Again, this was what we thought was a major city, but ended up being somewhat of a ghost town. It was nearly deserted. We started at the St. Louis Arch. A fine sight from the ground, let alone atop the arch! It was incredible. The view, even in the limited visibility, was spectacular.
From there, we decided to hit up Busch Stadium and check out the awesome view from outside the center field wall. Again, in the 3 block or so walk over there, we encountered maybe 3 people. The city was eerily quiet. From there, hunger began to set in. So, naturally, we looked for a place that sold St. Louis ribs a la Wildfire in Chicago... No dice... For a couple miles that is. We walked across downtown St. Louis and found NOT ONE OPEN EATERY. They were either shut down or only open at ridiculous hours like 10 am to 2 pm. We finally got to Calico's Grill and sat ourselves. There was no one in there! Not even a waitress could be found! Finally, one came to us and we asked her why no one was around and she made it seem as though it was perfectly normal...
Can you say 'Twilight Zone'?
That pretty much concluded our stay in St. Louis. Our next stop was Tulsa, OK. Since we were running behind just a bit, we decided to skip the tour of Tulsa and just stop to sleep at a Motel 6 or something. We showered and hit the sack. Little did we know, it would be the last shower until almost Friday...
Okay, so remember how I said this may not be the 'catch-up' post I was hoping for? Yeah. It's 1:45 am in AZ and I'm still on Chicago time. Goodnight all and we'll chat tomorrow.
Now Playing: E Vax - "Tide Pool"
posted by MikeStan @ 1:26 AM
2 Comments:
In pic #1, I thought Vicky's umbrella was some sort of huge ice cream cone or lollipop at first, and was impressed that she was able to keep it upright during her jump.
Pic #3 needs to become your profile picture, next time you're on FB.
Also, your St. Louis story sounds very similar to my experience trying to find food and/or fun in Albuquerque on a Tuesday night back in summer '05. Most places were closed, and the one place we found was understaffed (and under-patronized) to the point of abandonment.
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