On the Road to Colorado: Day Two

Today we drove through Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and finally landed in St. Louis, Missouri.

We made our way downtown. The St. Louis Cardinals were playing, so it was a sea of red. The fountain was even dyed red for the occasion.

We arrived at the Gateway Arch.  Matthew walked around taking pictures from all different angles.  Then we went down under the arch to the Museum of Westward Expansion.  We learn how the early settlers came across America and basically took over the Native Americans land.  Sorry about that.  They had interesting displays to look at and read.

Next we got our tickets to ride the tram up to the top of the arch. I was bit nervous about this part of the trip. They stuff you in a tiny five seat capsule for a four minute

ride to the top.

When you get to the top you can see all of downtown St. Louis and the Mississippi River. We learned the arch is 630 ft. high and is 630 ft wide at the base. They built in triangular pieces from each side. If they were off by even 1/64 of millimeter the top wouldn’t have matched up. It was quite a feat to build this arch.

After eating dinner we headed to Crown Candy Kitchen.  It was feature on Food Network so I thought it would be a fun spot to go for dessert.  I had a yummy hot fudge Sunday and Matthew had a chocolate shake.  It was a cute place.

Next stop Kansas City for some BBQ.

Thanks for stopping by..............



The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlstick Maker....

When we were in Wiliamsburg, we met a variety of tradesmen and women. 

We learned that it was a lot of work to live in the1700's.

Here is who we met:

The Coffee House barista. 

 Boy that was one strong cup of Joe!

The Apothecary. 

You could walk in and get any

concoction made with out a doctor’s script.

The Wigmaker. 

Only 5% of the population could afford to wear a wig. 

They were status symbols.

The Silversmith. 

He would take your silver coins (no banks back then)

and make them into useful items such as silverware.  

The Tailor. 

The Blacksmith. 

They could make about 60 nails in an hour. 

Behind the blacksmith shop were men

creating shingles for homes they were building. 

1700’s Home Depot.

The Basket maker. 

Every woman learned how to make a basket by their mom.

The Spinner.  Made yarn from sheep wool. 

The Wheel maker. 

He constructed one wheel in about 40 hours. 

 If taken care of, they would last decades.