Friday June 13th , my family and I departed and headed to Saint Louis which is surprisingly only 10 hours from us in Ohio. When we arrived, we got dinner then went sight seeing until it got dark out. From our hotel, we were only about half a mile from the Gateway Arch, Saint Louis' tourist attraction.
The Gateway Arch at night
After a good night's sleep, we woke up and did a little more sight seeing before a 3 hour journey to Osage Beach/ Lake Ozark. We went back to the arch and as it turns out, you can go in the arch and there is a museum and you could go up in the arch! Who knew?
A picture of me behind the arch (at least part of it)
Like I said, you can get a bird's eye view of the city but you would have to huddle in a capsule like contraption both ways; otherwise it would be a climb of 1076 steps (Mama Mia)!
The view from both sides of the arch.
After getting back to solid ground, we piled up and went to Osage Beach/ Lake of the Ozarks. Let me tell you: BREATHTAKING VIEW!!
This was the view at night from the condo we rented for the week. It was a wonderful, relaxing week to be with my cousins and I was a little sad to come back. We spent a day on a boat where we went tubing behind it.
In terms of REALLY BAD sunburn, I got burned on almost every inch of my body. I wanted to get some sun but not a lot of sun (if that makes any sense).
Fast forward to now, I'll be making a 20 hour journey with my dad to see his mom and possibly other cousins. His mom isn't doing well so I hope the visit will be an okay one..thoughts and prayers are much needed!
All for now, will write more next time!
Hi Lexey! Thank you so much for leaving a comment on my blog! I'm glad you found me from our Zentangle Inspired Art yahoo group! I loved checking out your blog! It looks and sounds like you had an amazing vacation (minus the sunburn, of course)! I'll look forward to seeing more of your lovely art!
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