Today the kids and I went downtown St. Louis. We parked at Hanley and rode Metro Link down to the last stop in Missouri, right on the riverfront. We walked from there to where the Becky Thatcher and Tom Sawyer riverboats are docked. It was a lot longer of a walk than I realized, but it was not too hot today and it was a nice walk.
We got to the riverboats just in time for the 10:30 cruise. We got to ride on the Tom Sawyer. It was a really nice day to be out on the river. The breeze was perfect. We got sodas and sat out on the second level deck in the sun. I took tons of pictures. It was a really cool ride. The kids really enjoyed it, too.
After we got off the boat we walked up the 64 steps to the Arch grounds. We went to the Museum of Westward Expansion under the Arch. It has been almost 30 years since I've been in that museum. It was fun wandering around it with the kids. We bought salt water taffy at the little general store and refrigerator magnets at the gift shop. We also ate a pumpkin cranberry muffin that was DELICIOUS!
Then, we walked back to the Metro Link and rode it to Union Station. We ate at Subway in Union Station. After we ate, we walked around Union Station some. The kids fed the fish. They really wanted to rent a paddle boat, but we had spent enough money for the day, plus I was getting tired.
So, we got back on Metro Link and came back to the car. Metro Link was pretty packed coming back. I was surprised because it was only about 2:30 when we were coming back. Once we got back to the car and drove home it was about 3:30 or so.
I spent the rest of the afternoon working on the pictures I took today. I worked on them some more after supper and have been just relaxing this evening. I am tired from all that walking, but it's a good tired. Hopefully, that means I'll sleep well tonight.
It was a GREAT day, though. I'm so glad we did this. We all three enjoyed the day very much.
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