Riddle: What time is it when you start naming flies (Flanders)?
And refuse to have it killed because its been with you for so long?
And you just purchased a giant fly-swatter for killing flies?
.....Give-up?
Answer: It's time to go home.
That is what happened yesterday. After realizing this, Jackie and Steve began laughing hysterically at what such close quarters for extended periods of time with your children can do to you. It's time to go home....
But not before we stop in St. Louis and visit the Gateway Arch - the symbolic structure that represents expansion into the Western Hemisphere - Thanks Lewis and Clark!
We left our St. Charles hotel about an hour later than we wanted...
But no harm no foul. The Comfort Suites are much nicer than we expected.
So we travel from St. Charles (was the original capital of Missouri)...
...to St. Louis
That bridge in the background is what sparked the idea for the creation of the Arch.
We saw the old courthouse...
from the ground...
as well as from the top of the Arch...
630 feet up.
They take you up in a very small pod like structure such as this...
all five of us crammed in like sardines...
We got a shot of Busch Field from atop the Arch - much smaller than expected...
We spent a couple of hours at the Arch and than decided to drive to our final place of rest before home...Mason, OH (just outside Cincinnati).
We rested on the way...
We read...
We prayed...
Until we reached our final DDD location - Blue Ash Chili - just outside our hotel
There specialty is Cincinnati Chili. It is Chili on top of a bed of spaghetti...
This one had fried hot peppers and cheese on top. By far, this was the best DDD location we visited. I guess it's true they save the best for last.
Well it's off to sleep we go...
But not before viewing the fireworks display just outside our hotel window...great view!
Farewell America!
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