Day 1: Friday, July 14, 2000
On Friday, July 14, I drove to Saint Louis Missouri traveling through Illinois my granddaughter was traveling with me.
It took us around six hours, my husband said when you arrive in Fenton look for the pink elephant.
We had not traveled far enough to see the elephant so I called my husband on a payphone and said we are in Fenton where do I go next.
I was just a few miles from where he was living but the directions he gave me had me going in circles.
So I called him back and he met me at the gas station where I called him from. I followed him to the RV park with no problems and I never saw a Pink elephant.
We had not traveled far enough to see the elephant so I called my husband on a payphone and said we are in Fenton where do I go next.
I was just a few miles from where he was living but the directions he gave me had me going in circles.
So I called him back and he met me at the gas station where I called him from. I followed him to the RV park with no problems and I never saw a Pink elephant.
Day 2: Saturday, July 15, 2000
It was time to get the oil changed in my husband's Saturn so my granddaughter and I went with him to get the oil changed at Saturn of South County 11157 Lindberg Business Ct St.Louis, Missouri.
While sitting in the lobby waiting to get the oil changed I saw a beautiful blackberry Saturn sitting in the showcase and fell in love with it.
I ask the salesperson Linda if I could test drive the Saturn and she went to get the keys.
I traded my Firebird for a Blackberry LS1Saturn.
I signed all the paperwork but could not officially take the car back home until Monday so I could order the title from the bank.
While sitting in the lobby waiting to get the oil changed I saw a beautiful blackberry Saturn sitting in the showcase and fell in love with it.
I ask the salesperson Linda if I could test drive the Saturn and she went to get the keys.
I traded my Firebird for a Blackberry LS1Saturn.
I signed all the paperwork but could not officially take the car back home until Monday so I could order the title from the bank.
Later that day we went to the St Louis Arch, we did not go up the elevator to the top of the arch.
We visited the Museum of Westward Expansion that took on a journey into the past where we saw tools, guns, animals, wagons of the explorers, pioneers, cowboys, and Native Americans.
We visited the Museum of Westward Expansion that took on a journey into the past where we saw tools, guns, animals, wagons of the explorers, pioneers, cowboys, and Native Americans.
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| St Louis Arch |
There were animated figures that told the story of Peace Medal diplomacy in the US during the nineteenth century with William Clark, Red Cloud, Chief Oglala, Sergeant Banks, & Charles Barber.
In the interactive Museum, we saw the life of the Cowboys.
We saw the Tipi Plain Indians the nomadic hunters of the buffalo.
We saw the sod house of the earlier pioneers.
We saw the Appaloosa that was a symbol of transportation into the West.
We saw the longhorn steer cattle drive toward the West.
We saw the bison that was hunted and killed for food, clothing, and shelter.
We saw the bear and beaver that was also important during the migration into the West.
For lunch, we ordered hamburgers, french-fried and soda to drink from McDonald's.
McDonald's is located on the Missouri River aboard a boat with a Ronald McDonald statue, smoke pipes and the golden arch M is located on what looks like a wheel.
We parked in the pier parking lot and walked down a ramp onto the boat. The boat was stationed to the pier and we could feel the movement of the boat as we sat and ate.
McDonald's is located on the Missouri River aboard a boat with a Ronald McDonald statue, smoke pipes and the golden arch M is located on what looks like a wheel.
We parked in the pier parking lot and walked down a ramp onto the boat. The boat was stationed to the pier and we could feel the movement of the boat as we sat and ate.
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| Mcdonald's Floating on the Missouri River |
Day 3: Sunday, July 16, 2000
On Sunday we all visited Grant's Farm, the former home of the Bush Family, a 281 area farm, a landmark in Grant Wood Village, MO.
In 1800s Ulysses S. Grant farmed part of the land.
We paid twelve dollars to park and were told that we would have to stand in line to ride the tram over to the farm.
In 1800s Ulysses S. Grant farmed part of the land.
We paid twelve dollars to park and were told that we would have to stand in line to ride the tram over to the farm.
We boarded the tram which took about fifteen minutes. On the ride to the park, we saw Axis Deer, American Bison, Aoudads, Black Buck Antelope, Galloway, Highland Cows, Pere David Deer, Red Deer, Wapiti, Watusi, and Zebra.
When we disembarked from the tram we walked to the Bauernhof, a German word for the farmstead, which was a nineteenth Century Bavarian farm, stables, and carriage house.
At the Brat Haus, they were serving Bratwurst, Pretzels, and Chicken Strips.
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| A Bauernhof |
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| Mist to cool off |
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| Hannah standing in the mist to cool off |
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| Hannah next to Carriage |
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| We are standing next to the carriage |
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| Caution Horses might bite
We stopped to see the corralled 35 mares, stallions and folds Clydesdales.
Clydesdale are18 feet high and weight 2,000 to 2,300 pounds. They are bay in color, with a blaze of white faces; they have a black mane and tail. Their legs and feet are white featherings on all four legs and feet.
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| Hannah at Grants Farm |
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| Camels at Grants Farm |
Day 4: Monday, July 17, 2000
On Monday I finalized the paperwork on my new Saturn so I could drive it six hours home.
My granddaughter and I had a great trip, we toured the St. Louis Arch, we toured Grants Farm, and we ate lunch on the Floating McDonald's and I bought a Saturn.On Monday I finalized the paperwork on my new Saturn so I could drive it six hours home.
