The confluence of the Two Rivers is why the French began the city of St, Louis., named for the sainted Louis IX in 1764. It remained a French centered city even after the US made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Napoleon made the sale to the US.
Welcome to my area of the country, where very few people visit from outside the USA. The Mississippi and Saint Lawrence watersheds are the old French colonial areas of the USA, as I’m sure you now know. The West Coast was colonized by the Spanish. The East Coast by the English. And the French had the interior. A lot of people forget that. Do French schools teach the French colonial history of Canada and the USA?
I’m enjoying learning about my home area, St. Louis, through your eyes. I don’t think most Americans are aware how much commerce is still shipped on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Come back soon and have your friends take you to dinner on The Hill, the Little Italy of St. Louis with some of the best restaurants and bakeries either side of the Mississippi.😊
Wow! I never thought you would visit my neck of the woods! Lol Welcome!! ❤ I love the Midwest because, like you, I love the green. I love the corn fields and country roads. Alton is supposed to be the most haunted town in the country! 🫨😳 I love that any questions you might have had were answered when you got to the museums 😄 Yes, we Midwesterners love our classic cars. There's car shows all summer. I'm glad you had fun and enjoyed the trip. 💝
Hi Marie, I loved this video. I am very impressed that you chose to visit St. Louis. When considering travel to or in the U.S., most people (including Americans) think east coast, west coast or gulf coast. It is as if away from the coasts is a giant void. Kudos to you for venturing into the great wildness in the middle. I think you found that it's really pretty nice. I hope you come back to explore more. Of course, you could spend years and not see it all. I hope you have fun giving it a good try.
Bonjour Marie, so glad you visited the "heartland" of America. The Midwest is much different than the East and West coasts. It's sometimes referred to as "flyover country". If you are interested in learning more about Lewis and Clark, there is an excellent book about their trip titled "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose. Before Lewis met Clark to begin the trip, he gathered supplies in Pittsburgh, PA, my hometown. It also has a confluence of rivers. The Allegheny River meets the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi.
It's so fun seeing you begin to explore the midwestern US! It's usually underrated because we don't have the famous big cities like on the coasts, but we have such beautiful natural spaces to explore and plenty of good food and good people!
If or when you get back to St Louis, you should visit Cahokia Mound, which is actually in Illinois. It was the largest Native American site in North America.
All these places you're seeing are one of the reasons America is special -- everyone was virtually imported here and the history of where we're from is stapled all over the country. Every European nation basically has a heritage that is celebrated throughout the states. Germany, Poland, France, and definitely Italy in particular have such a strong foundation of celebrating their heritage. I just happen to be a combination of all of them 🤔😁
Welcome back to the usa 🇺🇸. Seeing the midwest is an absolute must because the areas encompass so much of the American personality...honest, hardworking, family, decency. The unique scenery/greenery/rivers and trails are also so much a part of our psyche. Cheers from Wisconsin 🍺 😊
Bonjour Marie! Hot and Humid...yeah pretty much sums up the Mid West in Summer, lol! I'm glad you got to see so many classic cars (especially Mustangs) up close. You would REALLY enjoy the Woodward Dream Cruise (third Saturday in August every year) in the Metro Detroit (Michigan) area. Hope you are well! Bonne journee! ~Be Blessed
Hey I remembered watching your reaction videos of Dimash, Hua Chenyu, and others. Grats on the Explorations channel…. Not too far from my State - Indiana. Home of the Three Rivers. Lot of French influence in the area. Enjoy the Midwest.
I really like how you go to states/cities that aren't popular tourist destinations. Travelers think that California is Sunset strip or Rodeo Drive, but if you drive 25 minutes from there you will be deep in a forest. Drive one hour from Hollywood and you can be in a desert. The United States is so diverse and beautiful from Hawaii to Alaska to Puerto Rico to Utah or Arizona. We have both kinds of rain forests subtropical and temperate in a variety of states including the Carolinas, Alaska, Tennessee, and Washington. There are so many natural caves to explore too. The coolest thing is that you don't have to learn a foreign language for each state, your driver's license is accepted everywhere, and the currency never changes. I applaud your courage to be adventurous. I know many, many people who have lived in LA for 3 generations and never knew that there's a huge park called Griffith Park within the city limits. It's the equivalent of living in Brooklyn and never knowing that Central Park exists. I also met people who were born on Catalina Island (about 25 miles from Los Angeles) and have never left the island despite having a ferry that goes back and forth all day, every day. Thank you for your videos! When I lived in Florida, I met a lot of tourists since I worked in a restaurant. I would tell them to go see the natural springs instead of Disney World. Or visit the manatees and ride an air boat through the swampy grasslands. If you need some really cool ideas, contact me. When my husband and I travel the U.S. or abroad, we love to see the natural wonders of our destinations instead of the usual touristy trap places that just leave you broke.
I always enjoy your excitement when you see a Mustang. Glad you enjoyed yourself in that area of America. Stay well and be safe. Can't wait for the next video.
Thank you for visiting the St. Louis region! If you get the chance to visit again I suggest coming over to the Illinois side and come south. Visit historic Prairie du Roocher and Kaskaskia. It was settled by the French in the late 1600's and was the the seat of the French government. There is a lot of history located in the area and we'd be excited to show you.
I wholeheartedly agree that Southern Illinois has a lot of history tucked away in it. I think anything South of I72 is more interesting than most anything North of I72.
I live in Texas now, but my oldest daughter and her family live in St. Louis. I am so happy you visited this great midwestern city. It’s so indicative of the people of this region of America. I am anxious to see all of the places you visited while you were there. Wishing you the warmest of welcomes to the Midwest.
I live near St. Charles, MO so this was so wild and amazing to see you explore areas I live in and have been to many many times. Also Fastlane! I haven't been there in years but my dad used to take me when I was younger. I would fawn over the Chevrolet Corvettes (especially the Stingray models) and my dad would be convincing himself that he did not need to buy a Pontiac Firebird 😂 Great Memories and a great video!
Its also why I subscribed to her on my original channel as well as my newer one. Honestly Marie's joy of living & her love of traveling, as well as trying to remain positive, oddly fascinates me. Since she comes from the Land of the Gauls that is France, and alas we have a mostly Anglo-Celtic descent consumerist culture that is the New World of North America. Seeing her love of everything from McDonald's to Mustangs that have been fully restored strangely makes me happy. Hard to explain, but its just so positive to see this lovely French lady show total love & support for the United States. Since my father died two years ago and I've had to make some other plans in life, I've been battling depression that has increased. So Marie's videos even inspire me a lot to possibly create my own content in the future. No lie.👍
You truly don't appreciate an American muscle car until you feel it 30 plus feet away from you and shaking the ground...man I seen a Shelby Cobra GT 500 jacked up like crazy and and it was an intense presence when it drove by 💪. I can only imagine being in one.
My Brit wife loves Missouri. I proposed to her in the top of the St Louis Arch. I think she said yes just to get down from 630 ft. She also loves Hannibal, Missouri (Mark Twain Cave, Lover's Leap, The Lighthouse, and Rockcliff Mansion. If you go to Florida, Mo you can visit the Mark Twain birthplace. It still has his original log cabin.
You are lucky person to have so many great & widespread friends. John Audubon was in the then French colony of Haiti. He was esteemed for his book called Birds of America. His drawings were highly esteemed in the US & in the UK.
Nice to see her get so excited about St Louis, which we Americans would have to agree is about the 40th or 50th most interesting city in the US. I guess next Marie is off to Pittsburgh so she can see three rivers come together in a single point.
The Lewis and Clark museum is very, very important and interesting. Thank you for posting. Maybe you would like to read about the expedition. Thomas Jefferson, the second president sent them in an expedition to find what was in the western parts of the country. They found the Missouri River and navigated all the way west, encountering many unknown Indian tribes and at times risking their lives. 👌
There is always something calming about rivers, especially those that take a lazy and smooth way to the sea. It’s even better when you see birds above just drifting on the currents of air. The cars in a museum always remind people that the older cars were often unique in design and function. While newer cars are safer and easier to use, a person can still appreciate the American desire for the freedom of the open road with a bench seat, arm over your partner, or your rowdy pals piled in. Another nice area of the country. 🇫🇷🇺🇸🦅🦉🦆🚙🏎
Despite the heavy, humid summer midwestern heat, as long as there aren't drought conditions there will surely be a LOT of very green foliage. Happy you enjoyed your trip to "the heartland" of America! Greetings & love from Kentucky.
Marie!! I just came across your channel!!! Last year we hosted an exchange student from Spain. Much of your travels and experiences remind me of her. My wife and I really miss her even though she sends a text daily and calls us weekly. Your videos help us to relive our time with her. Even though they are not exactly the same, they are quite similar. Peace and good health to you
In this video I learned that the Missouri river borders the Mississippi river.. I did not know that before! Very interesting history in this one. And I bet you were like a kid in a candy store at the Fast Lane Classic Cars! You know it's a good day when Marie has her Mustang fix, and with classic cars on top of that! Happy Sunday! 🌞🍂🍻✈️🌎
Missouri, my father's home state. St. Louis is a fun city. Been many years since I've seen the Arch. My friends older brother had a Mach 1 just like the one you saw in the museum. I remember that it was very fast.
Hi Marie, in the Midwest 🥰🥰!! This was so much fun from the start with the St. Louis introduction, and then the Lincold Shields Recreation Area, with its memorial there! The confluence of the Missouri and the mighty Mississippi is a sight to behold Marie ❣ (I have already lost all my typing once, so I am copying it as I go (😵😥😊)) P.S. That plant was certainly enveloped by lots and lots of little bugs!!! I enjoyed that Flathead Catfish, which I have never seen, and the Pallid Sturgeon, Paddlefish, and 90+ types of fish in that river - wow! The birds are cool, with the national bird Bald Eagle, Ring-Billed Gull, Pelicans, Great Blue Herons, Canadian Geese 😄, and Swallows. You mentioned that so many rivers join the river after that point, making the Mississippi bigger and bigger as it makes the border to 9 different states while flowing down through New Orleans into the Gulf of Mexico. Ooooh, yes, POISON IVY (a big no-no I was told as a kid)! You captured the motor boat, that Dragon Fly, and the swirling currents of the 2 rivers joining forces! Oh cool, you saw a baby deer, all that greenery, the bats under the edge of the bridge (we have a huge bat colony here in Austin, TX, that fly out from under the bridge to go and find insects for dinner!), and then you went to that amazing Audubon Center 🤗🤗. You learned so much there about the birds and their migration patterns, and saw so many skulls and skeletons, including that recreated Archaeopteryx skull (😲)! I found the Velociraptor claws really amazing and sharp. The Warbler nests are constructed using mud (so amazing), and those Ruby-Throated Hummingbird nests were cool. The Purple Martin egg was amazing, along with the unknown owl, a Red-eared Turtle (?!?), raccoon, snapping turtle, beaver and blue jay (That is sad to lose 1 billion birds flying into glass every year 😥😥). Marie, there was SO MUCH to learn (that you taught me too) about all those bird types, like the Marsh Birds (American Bittern), Shorebirds in the Wetlands (like the Greater Yellow legs - fascinating names), Waterfowl like ducks and geese and swans who eat aquatic plants along with insects (The Horded Merganser ??), Waterbirds (Double-Crested Cormorants), and the Great Horned Owl. They have so many skulls in their collection too, like the Bald Eagle, American Kestrel, Wood Duck, Mallard, and Northern Flicker. (The bird feeders are like all my brother's that I have to go to Temple, TX to fill every time they go out of town 😂🤣) Those were cool life-sized sculptures of the final Lincoln/Douglas presidential debate held there (I also liked the Pope Animal Hosptial there). There were quite a few motorcyclists driving by, and I also wanted one, but as you said, they are truly dangerous however fun they may be!! Every single friend of mine who has had one has been badly hurt from a fall or a collision, and 2 of my friends died one day from hitting a rock and getting thrown over the edge of a cliff!! Sadly I don't think they are worth it 😥 - I'll just watch them go by. Wow, I never heard of the Piaso Bird - cool artwork of it!! What a fun lunch place with all the wall art, and of course you enjoyed that Grafton Fudge Ice Cream 🤗🤗. Oh Marie, you are SO right!!! That National Great Rivers Museum would take at least a full day to see and read everything that is in there - a fascinating place ❣The information on those barges was actually startling, to see their load and range capabilty compared to other transports 😲. I saw that kayak paddler, cool, and the interesting Horation G. Wright U.S. Snag Boat. And all those authors have written stories about the River, like Mark Twain (I have read most of his), Langston Hughes, Henry Bosse, and the Angerts. And the sheer weight and length of the locks and dam itself is pretty overwhelming, and requires all that concrete as a base to support them 😵 !!! Those white birds are beautiful, and the model of the bluffs is great, along with the wildlife is really well done. Ha ha, that long, narrow fish is like a needle fish! Oh wow, I did not realize they had a Lewis & Clark Historic Park up there (Camp River Dubois), and they tell so much about that famous expedition to the Pacific Ocean, including the fact that President Thomas Jefferson sent them on that long trip! The Keelboat was interesting, and the sign was right!! It IS hard to describe plants and/or animals no one has ever seen before. And as examples, they showed the Lewis Syringa flower, the American beaver, the white-tailed deer (I have some behind my house), and the braro or badger. That did look pretty cool to cross the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge at the start of the famous Route 66 in Illinois!!! You know, there WAS so much green you saw and showed us there! Oh my Marie, a beautiful yellow Mustang with black stripes and another yellow one, and then you ran into that windy rainstorm - scary!! I couldn't believe all the beauties in the Fastlane Classic Cars place, including that 1967 Red Ford Mustang Turbo and the yellow Mach One 💕❣ LOL, you said, "That's it! I'm moving here!" And that was hilarious when you were looking at the model cars, "Maybe I can afford one of these!" You truly did have an enormously exciting first day in the Midwest, and I am so happy for you that you did, after missing that flight! You deserved it Marie ❤! All the places to see, the nature to behold, and the hiking trails surely did make you happy though🤗🤗. That was just plain fun, Marie, and thank you so much for sharing all that with us! I just simply love your work and your videos and your commentary as you take us through these wonderful places, most of which I have never seen or experienced. Please do take care Marie, and I know I will love the next video too 🥰🥰🤗🤗❣
Great video Marie. The Lewis and Clark museum was a great history lesson. Great place to see Classic cars also. You were probably kidding when you said you wanted to live here but we would love for you to live here and we're not kidding.😊 Another fantastic video.
Fabulous video Marie, Lewis and Clark museum looking pretty cool. Some absolutely beautiful cars that you saw as well. Motorcycles and mustangs….a girl after my heart lol. Looking forward to the next video. 🙂
Hello! I used to live in Arizona, so I loved it when you toured the state, I managed a comment or five on some of the places you went to. Now, I live in Southeast Missouri in the largest city in the area, Cape Girardeau, named after the French explorer named Girardot who discovered The Cape and sat up a trading post here at what was the world's only inland cape, which was destroyed by the railroads in the 1800s. I hope you get to pay us a visit; there are lots of older buildings, some historic sites and a whole lot of trees!
WOW! On this trip, you had the most amazing adventure. So happy that you had such an amazing guide during this adventure. Thank you for sharing. As always, be safe and most of all have fun. 🤠
St. Louis is where the Lewis & Clark expedition set out to explore a route to the west along the Missouri River. If you ever get to Astoria, Oregon, you can visit another museum at the site of their winter quarters, now the Lewis & Clark National Historical Park. There are several other historical sites along their route.
I live in SE Illinois. Almost exactly 120 miles southeast of St. Louis. Growing up, we'd go there quite often. It was kind of our "go-to" city, but from what I've seen as of late, it's really lost a lot of its luster. I think it's lost about a third of its population in recent years. But the whole Mississippi River area up and down the river from St. Louis is something very unique. Because it's a part of the North Eastern part of the Ozarks. There's all the river bluffs which give the area a really ancient look to it. Funny you were there in Alton. Yes, that's an excellent place to watch for Bald Eagles in the winter time, like in February, when the river is iced over further north. The eagles will migrate near Alton because that's about where the ice starts to break up. There's years where you could see over 100 eagles between Alton and Pere Marquette State Park & Lodge. We'd either stop or stay at the Lodge on our eagle hunting trip.
There are a lot of interesting places in Missouri to visit. My home town has a lot of Mark Twain memorabilia. There is the Mark Twain home and museum, the Mark Twain Cave and even sights for other famous people from Hannibal, Molly Brown and Cliff Edwards who was a friend of Walt Disney and was the voice of Jiminy Cricket. There are a lot of caves to visit, the Bridal Cave, the Onandaga Cave, and the Baldknobber's Cave in Silver Dollar City. Branson, MO has a lot of live music theaters and shows. In Western Missouri there is Kansas City with lots of museums and and art. The Nelson-Atkins Museum has world famous pieces of art and is free to the public.
Great stuff, F²! I lived in the suburbs of St. Louis until last year, when I moved to my farm, two hours west. I'm glad you got to see some of the sights!
As one of your patrons, I am so happy you finally got to visit my home state of Missouri! I wish we had known you were coming - we would have invited you to see the western side of the state where we live - Kansas City! We also have lots of the Lewis & Clark history, the French history, and the national World War 1 memorial and museum!! So, please do return to the Midwest and, this time, let us know you’re coming so we can show you around the biggest city in Missouri!!!
A few years ago, I was driving from Wyoming, to Florida....Missouri was amazing. I think I crossed the rivers in the same way...Mississippi and Missouri, and or Ohio. Within 30 seconds or so, I went from Missouri, to Illinois, to Kentucky. the rest of that trip was a crapshow! lol
12:12 the Trans Am, that's what I would want. Not that year though. I want a black 1982 Trans Am, with KITT modifications, from Knight Rider! 🙂 Of course a Mustang was also used for KITT, but that's Knight Industries THREE Thousand, the 2008 remake of Knight Rider. They used a black 2008 Mustang 500KR. 🙂
Welcome to my area of the world. 😄Wow you are lucky. When I went to see the Confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, there was almost 2 feet of mud from flooding there and you couldnt even walk on those sidewalks. Had to work your way around all of that because they were covered in so much mud it was almost impassable. It was crazy. But that is a very cool place to visit when you know the history of it all. The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are so important to American History. Its a really neat place. I hope your trip was enjoyable!
Hi Marie, I love this video about Missouri and Mississippi water way. I hope you be able go to St. Genevieve, MO which is1st French community settlement in Missouri also it is 1st township too.
Salut Oui!! Along the big muddy river of dreams Marie 😃 🌾 🐦 What a wonderful & interesting place y'all discovered. The confederacy memorial does mark a terrible story of captured soldiers , the small pox island that's now submerged & the horrible conditions of the prisoners that should have been treated humanly regardless of which side they fought for. It got it's name due to a duel with Abraham Lincoln that was eventually called off , there's 'rail to trails ' nearby. I always like it when your delving more into nature , you could do with some binoculars when not zooming in with your GoPro, it's unlucky there wasn't more wildlife to spot other than a cute baby 🦌 , looks like a haven for all kinds of birds , swallows are remarkable at how they've adapted while aerial feeding & that there found on all the continents , Canadian geese your familiar with ( my american totem animal , yours is a snake) you do tend to think of pelicans as being further down south. Missouri's is more green than i expected , weird with it being so humid must be due to the storms they have , that dust up was wild , that part of the state is where Lewis and Clark western expansion really began. All the museum's exhibits were amazing , some of the best you've visited , very enlightening , how often do you come across a 🦖 claw , after all birds are modern day dinosaurs , they have the same 3 toes. It must have been great at the Audubon Riverlands , it's a special site that needs protecting with donations , I like that you can listen to the various birds singing on their website , the US army engineering corps released a 🦅 back on July 7 & for biking enthusiasts it's excellent that there's 100's of miles of trails we can choose from. The legendary Piasa Thunderbird was cool , there's a few different versions of the story & it's purpose , some believe it served to let travelers know they were entering Cahokian territory , the colour red symbolised war , black death , while the green represents the triumph over death. John Russell came up with the story in 1836 about chieftain Quatoca heroism over the monster & it took on a life of it's own , but the image goes back much further to 1698 , others believe it's supernatural from the underworld with the antlers that do represent spiritual power. Such giant birds did once exist & it's very likely the early natives could have encountered them , even during the mid 1970s in the Rio Grande valley of Texas witnesses including a policeman & school teachers claimed to have seen such creatures. Grafton & Alton looked like lesser known gems , the Rivers museum was fantastic explaining how important the Barges were & still are to a lesser extent , there's big plans in the works with a spectacular veterans memorial about the rangers that climbed up the pointe du - hoc on Dday , there going to be 15 bronze statues climbing the bluff & with the 20th anniversary there coming up it will be a big draw with visitors. You can take the ferry to see the bald eagles as they nest during the winter , I saw a live cam recently of a pair making a nest with a big branch that was funny & the scenic drive through Pere Marquette is marvelous , maybe you tried the fried fish sandwiches they say are delicious 😋 On a finishing note , wow! the classic cars were awesome , it pretty reasonable with some of the prices like the 62 thurderbird for under $30 grand , I've seen a cobra firecracker for $34 000 that's similar to what you had your eyes on , the red 66 Mustang sale pending for $39. 995 looks good. When it comes to motorcycles you can buy a wild west peace maker for just under $9000 , I dunno know what extra it would be to ship it over , riding a hog like a Triumph with a cool helmet etc would be exciting as long as your responsible . A sensational start to your roadtrip with old glory flying high , the route 66 bridge was so tranquil , looking forward to what interesting adventures are coming up next , if your like to check out more music about the Mississippi River there's the singing Ranger Charlie Maguire playlist (I'll include the link) & homepage. Merci beaucoup , passez un beau dimanche 💚🌟✌️
I hope your whole trip was wonderful. I love watching your videos. I'm so, so, so glad you made it the middle of the country and not just the coasts. You have to come again and explore the Missouri Ozarks and the Incredible sunrise and sunsets on the plains of Kansas.
Oh that’s weird but cool to see an area less than a mile from my house on RUclips. I drive by Fastlane every single day. Been inside a handful of times although its been awhile. They host car shows every now and then. Kinda cool seeing places I’ve been like Alton as well since it’s not someplace I would normally associate with foreign visitors.
Welcome back! Or should I say welcome home! Love your videos, I've traveled extensively in the US for business but not everywhere. It's ironic a foreigner has to shows us the beauty of our nation! You have many friends here. Should you choose to stay here legally, you would never want for anything, you would always be welcome in my house and I'm sure many others, one thing, can you cook? I would really like some great French food.!!!!
I live in southwest missouri. Growing up we lived out in the woods away from the city. Even though I knew what poison ivy looked like I still got bad cases growing up once every summer on the palms of my hands. We concluded I got it from always petting my dog who probably walked through it a lot. I'm not super sensitive to it (some can just brush against it once and break out). I on the other hand need repeated exposure over several days close together. When older I had jobs, so was busy, and just petting my dog on occasion during the day wasn't a problem. It was miserable though. They icth so bad and if I scracthed it just would burn.
Marie, so glad to see you're still traveling and you still love Mustangs! Lived in both St Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, nice medium-sized cities with lots of cool stuff to do. Doodle on a Motorcycle is a cool ch. Keep traveling! 🙌 PS The Warning are doing better than ever, were on the MTV VMAs this year!🤘
Great video!!! Looks like an amazing adventure! Very cool helicopter ride - gave me a view of the city - a city I have yet to see in person. Thanks so much! Can't wait to see where your adventures lead you next. :0) 🐺
When you were in Alton, Illinois, you saw the life-size statue of Robert Wadlow. He was the tallest man in modern history. The Mississippi river is large, but in 1993 it had the largest flood in recorded history. In places when the levy broke it was over 10 miles across. I was hoping you would go up in the Arch.
Many river basins stay very green even at the height of summer. Mist rises off the river & keeps the air very damp. Makes living around it somewhat miserable in the summer too. In the south there will be air so thick rising from the river you can almost cut it with a knife. This can also happen all the way up to St. Louis & beyond.
Interesting. I'm from Grafton and never expected to see it in someone's RUclips video, lol. It's a bit odd to see someone experiencing my normal since people tend to visit more exciting places. Hope you enjoyed yourself.
Great to see you in "Flyover Country" (--> busy East/West Coast City Slickers call it that because they can't be bothered with boring 'ole Middle America). Tis their loss. Can't wait till you get to... Boston, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Girl, you got a LOT of exploring to do! You haven't even kayaked the White River in Michigan, let alone explore America's #1 beach (
The confluence of the Two Rivers is why the French began the city of St, Louis., named for the sainted Louis IX in 1764. It remained a French centered city even after the US made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Napoleon made the sale to the US.
Welcome to my area of the country, where very few people visit from outside the USA. The Mississippi and Saint Lawrence watersheds are the old French colonial areas of the USA, as I’m sure you now know. The West Coast was colonized by the Spanish. The East Coast by the English. And the French had the interior. A lot of people forget that. Do French schools teach the French colonial history of Canada and the USA?
I’m enjoying learning about my home area, St. Louis, through your eyes. I don’t think most Americans are aware how much commerce is still shipped on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Come back soon and have your friends take you to dinner on The Hill, the Little Italy of St. Louis with some of the best restaurants and bakeries either side of the Mississippi.😊
Wow! I never thought you would visit my neck of the woods! Lol Welcome!! ❤
I love the Midwest because, like you, I love the green. I love the corn fields and country roads.
Alton is supposed to be the most haunted town in the country! 🫨😳
I love that any questions you might have had were answered when you got to the museums 😄 Yes, we Midwesterners love our classic cars. There's car shows all summer. I'm glad you had fun and enjoyed the trip. 💝
Hi Marie, I loved this video. I am very impressed that you chose to visit St. Louis. When considering travel to or in the U.S., most people (including Americans) think east coast, west coast or gulf coast. It is as if away from the coasts is a giant void. Kudos to you for venturing into the great wildness in the middle. I think you found that it's really pretty nice. I hope you come back to explore more. Of course, you could spend years and not see it all. I hope you have fun giving it a good try.
Bonjour Marie, so glad you visited the "heartland" of America. The Midwest is much different than the East and West coasts. It's sometimes referred to as "flyover country".
If you are interested in learning more about Lewis and Clark, there is an excellent book about their trip titled "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose.
Before Lewis met Clark to begin the trip, he gathered supplies in Pittsburgh, PA, my hometown. It also has a confluence of rivers. The Allegheny River meets the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi.
It's so fun seeing you begin to explore the midwestern US! It's usually underrated because we don't have the famous big cities like on the coasts, but we have such beautiful natural spaces to explore and plenty of good food and good people!
If or when you get back to St Louis, you should visit Cahokia Mound, which is actually in Illinois. It was the largest Native American site in North America.
My favorite spot along the Mississippi River is the very American town of Prairie du Chien, WI. 😉
All these places you're seeing are one of the reasons America is special -- everyone was virtually imported here and the history of where we're from is stapled all over the country. Every European nation basically has a heritage that is celebrated throughout the states. Germany, Poland, France, and definitely Italy in particular have such a strong foundation of celebrating their heritage. I just happen to be a combination of all of them 🤔😁
Welcome back to the usa 🇺🇸. Seeing the midwest is an absolute must because the areas encompass so much of the American personality...honest, hardworking, family, decency. The unique scenery/greenery/rivers and trails are also so much a part of our psyche. Cheers from Wisconsin 🍺 😊
Glad you enjoyed your visit to Alton..and St Louis area
Just so visitors aren’t confused Alton is in Illinois. It’s just across the river but not in Missouri. I love your videos. Safe travels.
Bonjour Marie! Hot and Humid...yeah pretty much sums up the Mid West in Summer, lol! I'm glad you got to see so many classic cars (especially Mustangs) up close. You would REALLY enjoy the Woodward Dream Cruise (third Saturday in August every year) in the Metro Detroit (Michigan) area. Hope you are well! Bonne journee! ~Be Blessed
Hey I remembered watching your reaction videos of Dimash, Hua Chenyu, and others. Grats on the Explorations channel…. Not too far from my State - Indiana. Home of the Three Rivers. Lot of French influence in the area. Enjoy the Midwest.
I really like how you go to states/cities that aren't popular tourist destinations. Travelers think that California is Sunset strip or Rodeo Drive, but if you drive 25 minutes from there you will be deep in a forest. Drive one hour from Hollywood and you can be in a desert. The United States is so diverse and beautiful from Hawaii to Alaska to Puerto Rico to Utah or Arizona. We have both kinds of rain forests subtropical and temperate in a variety of states including the Carolinas, Alaska, Tennessee, and Washington. There are so many natural caves to explore too. The coolest thing is that you don't have to learn a foreign language for each state, your driver's license is accepted everywhere, and the currency never changes. I applaud your courage to be adventurous. I know many, many people who have lived in LA for 3 generations and never knew that there's a huge park called Griffith Park within the city limits. It's the equivalent of living in Brooklyn and never knowing that Central Park exists. I also met people who were born on Catalina Island (about 25 miles from Los Angeles) and have never left the island despite having a ferry that goes back and forth all day, every day. Thank you for your videos!
When I lived in Florida, I met a lot of tourists since I worked in a restaurant. I would tell them to go see the natural springs instead of Disney World. Or visit the manatees and ride an air boat through the swampy grasslands.
If you need some really cool ideas, contact me. When my husband and I travel the U.S. or abroad, we love to see the natural wonders of our destinations instead of the usual touristy trap places that just leave you broke.
I always enjoy your excitement when you see a Mustang. Glad you enjoyed yourself in that area of America. Stay well and be safe. Can't wait for the next video.
Thank you for visiting the St. Louis region! If you get the chance to visit again I suggest coming over to the Illinois side and come south. Visit historic Prairie du Roocher and Kaskaskia. It was settled by the French in the late 1600's and was the the seat of the French government. There is a lot of history located in the area and we'd be excited to show you.
I wholeheartedly agree that Southern Illinois has a lot of history tucked away in it. I think anything South of I72 is more interesting than most anything North of I72.
I live in Texas now, but my oldest daughter and her family live in St. Louis. I am so happy you visited this great midwestern city. It’s so indicative of the people of this region of America. I am anxious to see all of the places you visited while you were there. Wishing you the warmest of welcomes to the Midwest.
I live near St. Charles, MO so this was so wild and amazing to see you explore areas I live in and have been to many many times. Also Fastlane! I haven't been there in years but my dad used to take me when I was younger. I would fawn over the Chevrolet Corvettes (especially the Stingray models) and my dad would be convincing himself that he did not need to buy a Pontiac Firebird 😂 Great Memories and a great video!
I’ve delivered supplies to FastLane so to see Marie visit there and hear her drool over the Mustangs…yeah😂😎🏎️🏎️
Your joie de vivre is always so delightful!
Its also why I subscribed to her on my original channel as well as my newer one. Honestly Marie's joy of living & her love of traveling, as well as trying to remain positive, oddly fascinates me. Since she comes from the Land of the Gauls that is France, and alas we have a mostly Anglo-Celtic descent consumerist culture that is the New World of North America. Seeing her love of everything from McDonald's to Mustangs that have been fully restored strangely makes me happy. Hard to explain, but its just so positive to see this lovely French lady show total love & support for the United States.
Since my father died two years ago and I've had to make some other plans in life, I've been battling depression that has increased. So Marie's videos even inspire me a lot to possibly create my own content in the future. No lie.👍
You truly don't appreciate an American muscle car until you feel it 30 plus feet away from you and shaking the ground...man I seen a Shelby Cobra GT 500 jacked up like crazy and and it was an intense presence when it drove by 💪. I can only imagine being in one.
I hope you got to see the Gateway Arch!
My Brit wife loves Missouri. I proposed to her in the top of the St Louis Arch. I think she said yes just to get down from 630 ft. She also loves Hannibal, Missouri (Mark Twain Cave, Lover's Leap, The Lighthouse, and Rockcliff Mansion. If you go to Florida, Mo you can visit the Mark Twain birthplace. It still has his original log cabin.
You are lucky person to have so many great & widespread friends.
John Audubon was in the then French colony of Haiti. He was esteemed for his book called Birds of America. His drawings were highly esteemed in the US & in the UK.
Amazing birds and and very beautiful cars (mustang...).Thank you.
Nice to see her get so excited about St Louis, which we Americans would have to agree is about the 40th or 50th most interesting city in the US. I guess next Marie is off to Pittsburgh so she can see three rivers come together in a single point.
I live in the St. Louis area. Had I of known. I would of invited you are your friends to our fire house. I am glad you had some fun.
Firehouse 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
The Lewis and Clark museum is very, very important and interesting. Thank you for posting. Maybe you would like to read about the expedition. Thomas Jefferson, the second president sent them in an expedition to find what was in the western parts of the country. They found the Missouri River and navigated all the way west, encountering many unknown Indian tribes and at times risking their lives. 👌
There is always something calming about rivers, especially those that take a lazy and smooth way to the sea. It’s even better when you see birds above just drifting on the currents of air.
The cars in a museum always remind people that the older cars were often unique in design and function. While newer cars are safer and easier to use, a person can still appreciate the American desire for the freedom of the open road with a bench seat, arm over your partner, or your rowdy pals piled in.
Another nice area of the country. 🇫🇷🇺🇸🦅🦉🦆🚙🏎
Despite the heavy, humid summer midwestern heat, as long as there aren't drought conditions there will surely be a LOT of very green foliage. Happy you enjoyed your trip to "the heartland" of America! Greetings & love from Kentucky.
Marie!! I just came across your channel!!! Last year we hosted an exchange student from Spain. Much of your travels and experiences remind me of her. My wife and I really miss her even though she sends a text daily and calls us weekly. Your videos help us to relive our time with her. Even though they are not exactly the same, they are quite similar. Peace and good health to you
I was born and raised in Illinois, so I’m looking forward to seeing this video I was from 65 miles west of Chicago
In this video I learned that the Missouri river borders the Mississippi river.. I did not know that before! Very interesting history in this one. And I bet you were like a kid in a candy store at the Fast Lane Classic Cars! You know it's a good day when Marie has her Mustang fix, and with classic cars on top of that! Happy Sunday! 🌞🍂🍻✈️🌎
Rivers, not states
im glad you got to see my part of the U S. i hope you enjoyed it and want to back some time.
you should come back to Missouri in the winter time to see all the eagles nesting along the Mississippi River.
I'm from Illinois but in the northeastern portion next to Lake Michigan. Welcome to the Midwest!
Missouri, my father's home state. St. Louis is a fun city. Been many years since I've seen the Arch. My friends older brother had a Mach 1 just like the one you saw in the museum. I remember that it was very fast.
I have been across the Chain of Rocks many times as kid in my Dad's car. That's been awhile.
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By the way welcome the the Midwest. You are about 175 miles west of where I live now.
Wow what a jam packed day full of nice things to see. So happy for you. Those cars were amazing.
Oh WOW that Fastlane is totally awesome!! What beautiful cars. I wish I had a few of those. 😃
Hi Marie, in the Midwest 🥰🥰!! This was so much fun from the start with the St. Louis introduction, and then the Lincold Shields Recreation Area, with its memorial there! The confluence of the Missouri and the mighty Mississippi is a sight to behold Marie ❣ (I have already lost all my typing once, so I am copying it as I go (😵😥😊)) P.S. That plant was certainly enveloped by lots and lots of little bugs!!! I enjoyed that Flathead Catfish, which I have never seen, and the Pallid Sturgeon, Paddlefish, and 90+ types of fish in that river - wow! The birds are cool, with the national bird Bald Eagle, Ring-Billed Gull, Pelicans, Great Blue Herons, Canadian Geese 😄, and Swallows. You mentioned that so many rivers join the river after that point, making the Mississippi bigger and bigger as it makes the border to 9 different states while flowing down through New Orleans into the Gulf of Mexico. Ooooh, yes, POISON IVY (a big no-no I was told as a kid)! You captured the motor boat, that Dragon Fly, and the swirling currents of the 2 rivers joining forces! Oh cool, you saw a baby deer, all that greenery, the bats under the edge of the bridge (we have a huge bat colony here in Austin, TX, that fly out from under the bridge to go and find insects for dinner!), and then you went to that amazing Audubon Center 🤗🤗. You learned so much there about the birds and their migration patterns, and saw so many skulls and skeletons, including that recreated Archaeopteryx skull (😲)! I found the Velociraptor claws really amazing and sharp. The Warbler nests are constructed using mud (so amazing), and those Ruby-Throated Hummingbird nests were cool. The Purple Martin egg was amazing, along with the unknown owl, a Red-eared Turtle (?!?), raccoon, snapping turtle, beaver and blue jay (That is sad to lose 1 billion birds flying into glass every year 😥😥). Marie, there was SO MUCH to learn (that you taught me too) about all those bird types, like the Marsh Birds (American Bittern), Shorebirds in the Wetlands (like the Greater Yellow legs - fascinating names), Waterfowl like ducks and geese and swans who eat aquatic plants along with insects (The Horded Merganser ??), Waterbirds (Double-Crested Cormorants), and the Great Horned Owl. They have so many skulls in their collection too, like the Bald Eagle, American Kestrel, Wood Duck, Mallard, and Northern Flicker. (The bird feeders are like all my brother's that I have to go to Temple, TX to fill every time they go out of town 😂🤣) Those were cool life-sized sculptures of the final Lincoln/Douglas presidential debate held there (I also liked the Pope Animal Hosptial there). There were quite a few motorcyclists driving by, and I also wanted one, but as you said, they are truly dangerous however fun they may be!! Every single friend of mine who has had one has been badly hurt from a fall or a collision, and 2 of my friends died one day from hitting a rock and getting thrown over the edge of a cliff!! Sadly I don't think they are worth it 😥 - I'll just watch them go by. Wow, I never heard of the Piaso Bird - cool artwork of it!! What a fun lunch place with all the wall art, and of course you enjoyed that Grafton Fudge Ice Cream 🤗🤗. Oh Marie, you are SO right!!! That National Great Rivers Museum would take at least a full day to see and read everything that is in there - a fascinating place ❣The information on those barges was actually startling, to see their load and range capabilty compared to other transports 😲. I saw that kayak paddler, cool, and the interesting Horation G. Wright U.S. Snag Boat. And all those authors have written stories about the River, like Mark Twain (I have read most of his), Langston Hughes, Henry Bosse, and the Angerts. And the sheer weight and length of the locks and dam itself is pretty overwhelming, and requires all that concrete as a base to support them 😵 !!! Those white birds are beautiful, and the model of the bluffs is great, along with the wildlife is really well done. Ha ha, that long, narrow fish is like a needle fish! Oh wow, I did not realize they had a Lewis & Clark Historic Park up there (Camp River Dubois), and they tell so much about that famous expedition to the Pacific Ocean, including the fact that President Thomas Jefferson sent them on that long trip! The Keelboat was interesting, and the sign was right!! It IS hard to describe plants and/or animals no one has ever seen before. And as examples, they showed the Lewis Syringa flower, the American beaver, the white-tailed deer (I have some behind my house), and the braro or badger. That did look pretty cool to cross the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge at the start of the famous Route 66 in Illinois!!! You know, there WAS so much green you saw and showed us there! Oh my Marie, a beautiful yellow Mustang with black stripes and another yellow one, and then you ran into that windy rainstorm - scary!! I couldn't believe all the beauties in the Fastlane Classic Cars place, including that 1967 Red Ford Mustang Turbo and the yellow Mach One 💕❣ LOL, you said, "That's it! I'm moving here!" And that was hilarious when you were looking at the model cars, "Maybe I can afford one of these!" You truly did have an enormously exciting first day in the Midwest, and I am so happy for you that you did, after missing that flight! You deserved it Marie ❤! All the places to see, the nature to behold, and the hiking trails surely did make you happy though🤗🤗. That was just plain fun, Marie, and thank you so much for sharing all that with us! I just simply love your work and your videos and your commentary as you take us through these wonderful places, most of which I have never seen or experienced. Please do take care Marie, and I know I will love the next video too 🥰🥰🤗🤗❣
Yeah, what he said . . .
Great video Marie. The Lewis and Clark museum was a great history lesson. Great place to see Classic cars also. You were probably kidding when you said you wanted to live here but we would love for you to live here and we're not kidding.😊 Another fantastic video.
Still so much to see 👍🇺🇸
Fabulous video Marie, Lewis and Clark museum looking pretty cool. Some absolutely beautiful cars that you saw as well. Motorcycles and mustangs….a girl after my heart lol. Looking forward to the next video. 🙂
Those of us in the Midwest try to tell our foreign grounds how much there is to do her, and how much lower the prices are
Hello! I used to live in Arizona, so I loved it when you toured the state, I managed a comment or five on some of the places you went to.
Now, I live in Southeast Missouri in the largest city in the area, Cape Girardeau, named after the French explorer named Girardot who discovered The Cape and sat up a trading post here at what was the world's only inland cape, which was destroyed by the railroads in the 1800s. I hope you get to pay us a visit; there are lots of older buildings, some historic sites and a whole lot of trees!
I have visited Cape. My wife's family lived in Jackson for quite awhile. Very nice area.
WOW! On this trip, you had the most amazing adventure. So happy that you had such an amazing guide during this adventure. Thank you for sharing. As always, be safe and most of all have fun. 🤠
At 7:50 there is a black man in a cowboy hat. That is Geno Delafose, a zydeco musician who had played the TK Club outside of Philadelphia. Good stuff.
Just stubbled across this. I was born and raised in St. Charles, Mo. Fast Lane is close to my old house.
Excellent video with great music. There’s so much fascinating information and history packed into this video. And the cars are awesome!
St. Louis is where the Lewis & Clark expedition set out to explore a route to the west along the Missouri River. If you ever get to Astoria, Oregon, you can visit another museum at the site of their winter quarters, now the Lewis & Clark National Historical Park. There are several other historical sites along their route.
I live in SE Illinois. Almost exactly 120 miles southeast of St. Louis. Growing up, we'd go there quite often. It was kind of our "go-to" city, but from what I've seen as of late, it's really lost a lot of its luster. I think it's lost about a third of its population in recent years. But the whole Mississippi River area up and down the river from St. Louis is something very unique. Because it's a part of the North Eastern part of the Ozarks. There's all the river bluffs which give the area a really ancient look to it. Funny you were there in Alton. Yes, that's an excellent place to watch for Bald Eagles in the winter time, like in February, when the river is iced over further north. The eagles will migrate near Alton because that's about where the ice starts to break up. There's years where you could see over 100 eagles between Alton and Pere Marquette State Park & Lodge. We'd either stop or stay at the Lodge on our eagle hunting trip.
Fun to see you enjoying our country. So funny to me you are so fascinated with Mustangs.
Ooh, I didn't know about Fastlane cars. I was just now looking at their inventory 🤔🙂.
There are a lot of interesting places in Missouri to visit. My home town has a lot of Mark Twain memorabilia. There is the Mark Twain home and museum, the Mark Twain Cave and even sights for other famous people from Hannibal, Molly Brown and Cliff Edwards who was a friend of Walt Disney and was the voice of Jiminy Cricket. There are a lot of caves to visit, the Bridal Cave, the Onandaga Cave, and the Baldknobber's Cave in Silver Dollar City. Branson, MO has a lot of live music theaters and shows. In Western Missouri there is Kansas City with lots of museums and and art. The Nelson-Atkins Museum has world famous pieces of art and is free to the public.
Great stuff, F²! I lived in the suburbs of St. Louis until last year, when I moved to my farm, two hours west. I'm glad you got to see some of the sights!
As one of your patrons, I am so happy you finally got to visit my home state of Missouri! I wish we had known you were coming - we would have invited you to see the western side of the state where we live - Kansas City! We also have lots of the Lewis & Clark history, the French history, and the national World War 1 memorial and museum!! So, please do return to the Midwest and, this time, let us know you’re coming so we can show you around the biggest city in Missouri!!!
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That's crazy you visited my hometown and my girlfriend's. 😮
A few years ago, I was driving from Wyoming, to Florida....Missouri was amazing. I think I crossed the rivers in the same way...Mississippi and Missouri, and or Ohio. Within 30 seconds or so, I went from Missouri, to Illinois, to Kentucky. the rest of that trip was a crapshow! lol
Rural Missouri is very nice including the Ozarks.
12:12 the Trans Am, that's what I would want. Not that year though. I want a black 1982 Trans Am, with KITT modifications, from Knight Rider! 🙂
Of course a Mustang was also used for KITT, but that's Knight Industries THREE Thousand, the 2008 remake of Knight Rider. They used a black 2008 Mustang 500KR. 🙂
Welcome to my area of the world. 😄Wow you are lucky. When I went to see the Confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, there was almost 2 feet of mud from flooding there and you couldnt even walk on those sidewalks. Had to work your way around all of that because they were covered in so much mud it was almost impassable. It was crazy. But that is a very cool place to visit when you know the history of it all. The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are so important to American History. Its a really neat place.
I hope your trip was enjoyable!
Great video Marie. What a busy day. Looks like you were having fun. Love following your adventures.
Hi Marie, I love this video about Missouri and Mississippi water way. I hope you be able go to St. Genevieve, MO which is1st French community settlement in Missouri also it is 1st township too.
Salut Oui!! Along the big muddy river of dreams Marie 😃 🌾 🐦
What a wonderful & interesting place y'all discovered. The confederacy memorial does mark a terrible story of captured soldiers , the small pox island that's now submerged & the horrible conditions of the prisoners that should have been treated humanly regardless of which side they fought for. It got it's name due to a duel with Abraham Lincoln that was eventually called off , there's 'rail to trails ' nearby. I always like it when your delving more into nature , you could do with some binoculars when not zooming in with your GoPro, it's unlucky there wasn't more wildlife to spot other than a cute baby 🦌 , looks like a haven for all kinds of birds , swallows are remarkable at how they've adapted while aerial feeding & that there found on all the continents , Canadian geese your familiar with ( my american totem animal , yours is a snake) you do tend to think of pelicans as being further down south. Missouri's is more green than i expected , weird with it being so humid must be due to the storms they have , that dust up was wild , that part of the state is where Lewis and Clark western expansion really began.
All the museum's exhibits were amazing , some of the best you've visited , very enlightening , how often do you come across a 🦖 claw , after all birds are modern day dinosaurs , they have the same 3 toes. It must have been great at the Audubon Riverlands , it's a special site that needs protecting with donations , I like that you can listen to the various birds singing on their website , the US army engineering corps released a 🦅 back on July 7 & for biking enthusiasts it's excellent that there's 100's of miles of trails we can choose from.
The legendary Piasa Thunderbird was cool , there's a few different versions of the story & it's purpose , some believe it served to let travelers know they were entering Cahokian territory , the colour red symbolised war , black death , while the green represents the triumph over death. John Russell came up with the story in 1836 about chieftain Quatoca heroism over the monster & it took on a life of it's own , but the image goes back much further to 1698 , others believe it's supernatural from the underworld with the antlers that do represent spiritual power. Such giant birds did once exist & it's very likely the early natives could have encountered them , even during the mid 1970s in the Rio Grande valley of Texas witnesses including a policeman & school teachers claimed to have seen such creatures.
Grafton & Alton looked like lesser known gems , the Rivers museum was fantastic explaining how important the Barges were & still are to a lesser extent , there's big plans in the works with a spectacular veterans memorial about the rangers that climbed up the pointe du - hoc on Dday , there going to be 15 bronze statues climbing the bluff & with the 20th anniversary there coming up it will be a big draw with visitors. You can take the ferry to see the bald eagles as they nest during the winter , I saw a live cam recently of a pair making a nest with a big branch that was funny & the scenic drive through Pere Marquette is marvelous , maybe you tried the fried fish sandwiches they say are delicious 😋
On a finishing note , wow! the classic cars were awesome , it pretty reasonable with some of the prices like the 62 thurderbird for under $30 grand , I've seen a cobra firecracker for $34 000 that's similar to what you had your eyes on , the red 66 Mustang sale pending for $39. 995 looks good. When it comes to motorcycles you can buy a wild west peace maker for just under $9000 , I dunno know what extra it would be to ship it over , riding a hog like a Triumph with a cool helmet etc would be exciting as long as your responsible . A sensational start to your roadtrip with old glory flying high , the route 66 bridge was so tranquil , looking forward to what interesting adventures are coming up next , if your like to check out more music about the Mississippi River there's the singing Ranger Charlie Maguire playlist (I'll include the link) & homepage.
Merci beaucoup , passez un beau dimanche 💚🌟✌️
Glad you're having fun, and I want that blue and white boss mustang.
Hope you're still having fun out here! Even if you'r e not - Welcome Home regardless :)
I hope your whole trip was wonderful. I love watching your videos. I'm so, so, so glad you made it the middle of the country and not just the coasts. You have to come again and explore the Missouri Ozarks and the Incredible sunrise and sunsets on the plains of Kansas.
Oh that’s weird but cool to see an area less than a mile from my house on RUclips. I drive by Fastlane every single day. Been inside a handful of times although its been awhile. They host car shows every now and then. Kinda cool seeing places I’ve been like Alton as well since it’s not someplace I would normally associate with foreign visitors.
Thanks for putting such a positive spin on my hometown. We do have tons of things to do, there is something for everyone. Please come back soon.
Whoever your friends are, they hooked you up. Good for you and glad to have you here.
Glad you got to see that awesome car museum. That rocked!! 😅
Welcome back! Or should I say welcome home! Love your videos, I've traveled extensively in the US for business but not everywhere. It's ironic a foreigner has to shows us the beauty of our nation! You have many friends here. Should you choose to stay here legally, you would never want for anything, you would always be welcome in my house and I'm sure many others, one thing, can you cook? I would really like some great French food.!!!!
Marie! I'm surprised you made it out of the car museum. I never saw so many Mustangs in one spot. That was so much fun! :)
I live in southwest missouri. Growing up we lived out in the woods away from the city. Even though I knew what poison ivy looked like I still got bad cases growing up once every summer on the palms of my hands. We concluded I got it from always petting my dog who probably walked through it a lot. I'm not super sensitive to it (some can just brush against it once and break out). I on the other hand need repeated exposure over several days close together. When older I had jobs, so was busy, and just petting my dog on occasion during the day wasn't a problem. It was miserable though. They icth so bad and if I scracthed it just would burn.
Marie, so glad to see you're still traveling and you still love Mustangs! Lived in both St Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, nice medium-sized cities with lots of cool stuff to do. Doodle on a Motorcycle is a cool ch. Keep traveling! 🙌
PS The Warning are doing better than ever, were on the MTV VMAs this year!🤘
The Cahokia mounds would have been nice to visit outside St Louis, but on the Illinois side
I live along the Missouri River in the middle of the state (Columbia). I must get over to that area where it empties into the Mississippi. Nice video.
Another Great Video! I am pleased that you have had the opportunity to explore multiple regions of the US.
My home town!
Nice video! There is a lot of French explorer history up the Illinois River futher near Peoria, with town names like Creve Coeur etc.
Lol, I was working at the factory up the hill from Fast Lane that day. Probably 1km away. Hello from St Charles!
Great video!!! Looks like an amazing adventure! Very cool helicopter ride - gave me a view of the city - a city I have yet to see in person. Thanks so much! Can't wait to see where your adventures lead you next. :0) 🐺
Go see the Ozarks in southern Missouri. You will love it.
There is a lot of the American space program history near St. Louis.
Glad you got out of St. Louis safely.
When you were in Alton, Illinois, you saw the life-size statue of Robert Wadlow. He was the tallest man in modern history. The Mississippi river is large, but in 1993 it had the largest flood in recorded history. In places when the levy broke it was over 10 miles across. I was hoping you would go up in the Arch.
We'd love to see you in Chicago (America's 3rd largest city)!
Hi Marie. The Mississippi river
Looks low in spots. I hope you
Had a nice trip this time. Till next time. Love these videos.
We've had drought conditions for two years in a row, for most of the central part of the country.
In Alron can stand next to a statue of the tallest man who ever lived, Robert Wadlow "the gentle giant" who stood at 8' 11" tall.
Many river basins stay very green even at the height of summer. Mist rises off the river & keeps the air very damp. Makes living around it somewhat miserable in the summer too. In the south there will be air so thick rising from the river you can almost cut it with a knife. This can also happen all the way up to St. Louis & beyond.
Marie you were in my back yard, and I didn't know it. If you are still in the area go see Cahokia Mounds State Park.
Interesting. I'm from Grafton and never expected to see it in someone's RUclips video, lol. It's a bit odd to see someone experiencing my normal since people tend to visit more exciting places. Hope you enjoyed yourself.
Hoping to see you cruising around in your own classic mustang one day 🙏
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Welcome to Missouri! I hope you stop in to see Kansas City. =D
You were going west on I270 South. Unravel that! 😊
Great to see you in "Flyover Country" (--> busy East/West Coast City Slickers call it that because they can't be bothered with boring 'ole Middle America). Tis their loss.
Can't wait till you get to... Boston, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Girl, you got a LOT of exploring to do!
You haven't even kayaked the White River in Michigan, let alone explore America's #1 beach (
I like following you on your adventures. I’m actually jealous of that but I’ll get over it.
Marie. I live in St Louis. I would have loved to have met you!