this past weekend we went to downtown st. louis and visited the national monument the gateway arch. the architecture was beautiful along with the weather. somehow having the sun shining makes the trip that much better and having time with the husband holding hands walking down the bustling streets of st. louis.
did you know...that you can go up into the arch? well i didn't until julius informed me. first thought that came into my mind..."no way dude, not happein'." well, it happened. and it was really neat and not that claustrophobic (BIG plus in my book). as we approached the loading area i felt as if was entering the elevator from the movie charly and the chocolate factory (the first one) but smaller. we fit 5 not so comfortably in our elevator #8. it took 4 minutes going up and as you're going up the elevator adjust itself to the curve which was interesting..smooth sailing up to the top and then we took a chance to take a few pictures and headed back down. definitely something to put on your to do list if you're ever in st. louis.
it was a nice day and another place to add the list.
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| the m.i.s.s.i.s.s.i.p.p.i. river. |
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| the "willy wonka" elevator doors |
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| inside the elevator- julius' head hit the top so he had to slouch the whole time |
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| on our journey to the top. |
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| and this is us 630 ft in the air. oh and the rectangles behind us..find em' yet. ya those are the windows. |
2 comments:
i love the pictures.
You guys looks like you are having so much fun! :) I miss hanging out with you and crafting it up but I sure hope extended season is treating you well!
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