We indulged ourselves in a lie in & later breakfast this morning. It was all homemade & delicious. We had a leisurely time afterwards & then Mark & Eliane picked us up at 12h30. We went downtown to Blueberry Hill café where Chuck Berry often plays. The place is full of rock & roll memorabilia & photos not to mention jukeboxes. We sampled the local delicacy of deep fried ravioli & had a spot of lunch to follow. After a quick browse around a vinyl record store, Mark & Eliane showed us around St Louis & the surrounding area. We saw Forest Green, a Central Park type area with all sorts of facilities like an aviary, zoo, museum & lake. We made it to the Botanical Garden & spent a happy hour or so wandering around in the sunshine. We tried to get into the City Museum which is a wacky facility set up in an old shoe factory, using artefacts, relics & recovered items to create a massive play area for both children & adults. Unfortunately we were too late & it had closed but we were able to see some of the attractions & I will post some of the photos. It was all started by someone who amassed bits of buildings during demolition, an old school bus, aeroplanes etc & put together an adventure playground. It is truly amazing.
After that we continued our sight seeing tour going a bit further afield, seeing some normal suburban areas. We saw the Missouri River & the Mississippi & went out as far as Alton to a Biker’s bar for beers & deep fried chicken wings. We eventually made it back to our B & B having had a great day out. Mark & Eliane were very generous with their time & were able to experience so much in our time here, much more than if we had been ‘normal’ tourists. Once again there is so much we haven’t seen, maybe we will have to come again.