From the “Jazz” of Kansas City to the “Blues” of St Louis. We stayed at a RV Resort at St. Charles, just outside St Louis. The campsites were great- wide concrete pads long enough for the motorhome and tow car. It was, however, a bit of a drive to downtown St Louis.
We explored St Charles- it was a bit like New Hope, PA.
Brick streets with quaint old shoppes and restaurants. We took a City Tour and got a bit of an overview of the city. Part of the tour was a stop at Anheuser Busch Brewery- the largest brewery in the world and home of Budweiser. They have 49% of the American beer market with Bud and Bud Light! The tour was quite well done, but didn’t really give you much of a plant tour. We saw the Budweiser Clydesdale horses and had a few beers at the tasting center.
While the City Tour was a bit on the “lite” side, we did our own driving tour and saw the various neighborhoods around the city. Soulard and Cherokee Street, just south of downtown, were filled with 19th Century brick homes. It has become a residential area with an infrastructure of pubs and restaurants and Cherokee Street- 4 blocks of antique and junk shops. Lafayette Square was a beautiful square surrounded by Painted Ladies. We drove through the Central West End- what they call “Little Europe”. It was a bit more like Jewish West End. The Loop, by St Louis University, was a funky college street filled with ethnic restaurants- Thai,
Ethiopian and even Nigerian. We had lunch at “Blueberry Hill”, a nostalgia restaurant where Chuck Berry still comes to play. The Grand South Grand area was filled with beautiful Victorian houses- in a largely black and Asian area. We stopped for a famous Ted Drewe’s Frozen Custard (called a “concrete”- and probably the inspiration for the DQ Blizzard). Just blocks from Grand South Grand was an area called “The Hill”- their Little Italy. The fireplugs set the boundary for the neighborhood- painted in red, white and green. The neighborhood went from totally black to totally white and from Asian and ethnic restaurants to Italian bakeries, grocery stores and pasta places.
We spend an afternoon at the “Arch”- taking the ride to the top of the arch in little astronaut like carriers. Under the Arch was the Museum of Westward Expansion with a special section devoted to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. We had lunch at Lacledes Landing (the “Flats” of St Louis)- where old warehouses have been turned into clubs and restaurants.
Finally, we visited the “Museum of the Dog”. They accept “well-behaved” dogs so Mija got to see her first museum. She promptly threw up after being in the museum for only a few minutes. I guess that she’d rather visit PetsMart than see old painting of other dogs.
We explored St Charles- it was a bit like New Hope, PA.
Brick streets with quaint old shoppes and restaurants. We took a City Tour and got a bit of an overview of the city. Part of the tour was a stop at Anheuser Busch Brewery- the largest brewery in the world and home of Budweiser. They have 49% of the American beer market with Bud and Bud Light! The tour was quite well done, but didn’t really give you much of a plant tour. We saw the Budweiser Clydesdale horses and had a few beers at the tasting center.While the City Tour was a bit on the “lite” side, we did our own driving tour and saw the various neighborhoods around the city. Soulard and Cherokee Street, just south of downtown, were filled with 19th Century brick homes. It has become a residential area with an infrastructure of pubs and restaurants and Cherokee Street- 4 blocks of antique and junk shops. Lafayette Square was a beautiful square surrounded by Painted Ladies. We drove through the Central West End- what they call “Little Europe”. It was a bit more like Jewish West End. The Loop, by St Louis University, was a funky college street filled with ethnic restaurants- Thai,
Ethiopian and even Nigerian. We had lunch at “Blueberry Hill”, a nostalgia restaurant where Chuck Berry still comes to play. The Grand South Grand area was filled with beautiful Victorian houses- in a largely black and Asian area. We stopped for a famous Ted Drewe’s Frozen Custard (called a “concrete”- and probably the inspiration for the DQ Blizzard). Just blocks from Grand South Grand was an area called “The Hill”- their Little Italy. The fireplugs set the boundary for the neighborhood- painted in red, white and green. The neighborhood went from totally black to totally white and from Asian and ethnic restaurants to Italian bakeries, grocery stores and pasta places.We spend an afternoon at the “Arch”- taking the ride to the top of the arch in little astronaut like carriers. Under the Arch was the Museum of Westward Expansion with a special section devoted to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. We had lunch at Lacledes Landing (the “Flats” of St Louis)- where old warehouses have been turned into clubs and restaurants.
Finally, we visited the “Museum of the Dog”. They accept “well-behaved” dogs so Mija got to see her first museum. She promptly threw up after being in the museum for only a few minutes. I guess that she’d rather visit PetsMart than see old painting of other dogs. 
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