A Journey Through St. Louis | Finding America
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- On Memorial Day weekend, our adventure across America continued as we took a trip to St. Louis, Missouri. Join us on our journey through the Gateway City, as we explore the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, eat toasted ravioli, and marvel at the Gateway Arch.
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I found this video the other day when I was in the middle of an internet search for…. er, I can’t remember now what I was looking for because I became distracted and instead spent the weekend watching all your posts like I was catching up on a box set. Thank you for the wonderful and different tour of St. Louis. (You traveled through my humble little town there and back - albeit at 80+ mph it was an unremarkable blur.) I contributed a bit toward your travel. Please continue - we all need distractions.
Holly, thank you for the kind words and for watching our videos! It truly means a lot. As, of course, does your Patreon contribution!
Holly Kleiss ~ My hometown is on the Amtrack railway, too! I grew up on the family farm, about 9 miles north of Carlinville, Illinois, which is the county seat of Macoupin County. Carlinville is a stop along the way from Chicago to St. Louis, and points beyond.
If you ever make your way back to St Louis you should check out the Cathedral Basilica. It's the Rome of the West. Regardless of your religion it is awe inspiring. Also, the St. Louis zoo is one of the best in the country and it's free.
I hope one day the tourism department makes the official motto "The Mississippi River is one wide-ass body of water, and a little on the brown side."
+wthrfish I'm formulating a petition as we speak.
Not that big in Minnesota...
+Lost in the Pond it's funny; I was a little kid when we lived in Muscatine, IA on the banks of the Mississippi, and it never bothered me to go right down to the river (one thing I miss about living there... Maid Rites... there was a little Maid Rite shop right down near the river...). Last year when I returned, and saw that "one wide-ass body of water" at the end of the street I was driving down, I became suddenly terrified of it, as if I would lose control of my car and plunge headlong into the river. I guess with age I finally developed an appreciation for the immense power represented by all that water.
St. Louis, the only city in America that can’t sell water front property.
The big muddy. Driving along the River Road in Illinois is one thing that makes me absolutely patriotic.
I rode the elevator up the arch, a unique ride. One cannot mistake it when flying on a jet. It is truly the gateway to the west.
The the Gateway Arch is one of those iconic things that is more impressive in person. So often these things are underwhelming..but the arch in person is oddly more impressive.
I was born (in 1952) and raised in St. Louis and enjoyed this very much. I spent many days at Forest Park, the zoo, the Arch, watching the Cards play, Grant's Farm, the planetarium, the Muny Opera, Gas Light Square, cruising the Mississippi on the Admiral... I even saw the Beatles at the old Busch Stadium when I was in jr. high. I've lived in Ohio for many years and haven't been back for awhile, so this was a nice reverie. St. Louie is a Grand Old Lady. Many thanks!
I love it when someone who is not from St Louis introduces me to things I didn't know about my hometown!! Come back and "show-me" more ;)
+Kathryn Brewer Sure thing, Kathryn! Always a pleasure.
I've watched many of your more recent videos and love them all. I decided to watch this one that I had missed and was blown away by it. The music was awesome and it was so well done! Thank you for doing it!
I truly enjoyed your video visit of St. Louis and I hope you did as well. I am a native of St. Louis who now splits my time with Los Angeles for my work and seeing this actually made me home sick. I was delighted when you started the trip at Grant's Historical Site, which I grew up within walking distance of. St. Louis often gets a bad rap by the US media, one which truly isn't deserved, at least not completely, you showed a small but wonderful part of the area.
Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You captured the city of my birth, and did it quite well. I am grateful. Keep it up.
A really beautiful video. I once spent a week alone in St. Louis and it is a wonderful city. Excellent soundtrack too!
Beautiful shots of the Arch, from the train! Thank you for sharing your journey.
+julie anderson Thanks, Julie! You're very welcome.
I wish they still had the floating McDonald's there! I remember that place from childhood ~ one of the most eloquent restaurants I had ever been in!!
so happy to see more of your wife she's so pretty as well as funny and smart
+Sandy Hogan Isn't she just. Thank you, Sandy!
Across the Mississippi River, on the Illinois side, is Cahokia Mounds. Cahokia is the largest prehistoric mounds in North America - in area, even larger than the pyramids in Mexico.
My grandma Rees, who was born in 1899, and died in 2000, said that when she was about 9 years old, her great grandmother, Mariah Bush Goode, came to live with her parents. She said that Mariah was the best story-teller. She would make the stories about growing up, the things she experienced - Mariah was born in Tennessee, and her parents inherited some slaves. However, they decided they were not in favor of slavery, and they determined to set off for the "Free State" of Illinois. They started, but didn't have enough money to make the long journey, so "Daddy Bush" (Mariah's father, of course), found a job as an overseer for slaves working a farm for a year, before setting off again. This time they kept going, Mariah's parents, and her grandmother, and their few slaves, along with Mariah and brothers and sisters. They walked all the way to the Ohio River, (Indiana, and Kentucky state line), where they had to free the slaves, since you couldn't bring slaves into a Free State. They continued walking until they arrived in northern Macoupin County, Illinois - where my family and I all grew up. So, I have a family connection to slavery - my ancestors owned them, but they didn't accept it, and instead they walked all the way from Gainsboro, Tennessee, in Jackson County, to near Virden, Illinois. That happened before 1861 and the American Civil War, of course.
I'm enjoying your Finding America series. I hope you can make more videos like this when things return to normal.
Well, here's me in central England having thought for my x-z light years of existence that it was St Lou-ee (as in "Meet me in St Louee, Louee, meet me at the fair"). Well, you learn something every day....
LOL...I'm from the other end of Missouri, but I'm surprised anyone in the UK has 'heard' of St Louis!...and, it was named forKIng Louis IX of France, so pronouncing it 'Louee' is not technically incorrect!..but we English speakers change most pronounciations!
It doesn't stop with that. There are many streets, parks, etc in and around St. Louis with French names and nearly all of them are butchered quite well. lol
Don't tell me the lights are shining anywhere but there...
If you are still currently in St. Louis, I suggest going to McGurks. It's an Irish restaurant at 12th and Russel.
+Al Meyer Thanks! Alas we only had one day in the city itself and have been back in Chicago for the past couple of weeks. Perhaps next time though.
So you live in Chicago, but have you ever visited Springfield? Some places to visit here are, Lincolns Tomb, The Lincoln presidential library and museum and New Salem is nearby which is where Lincoln actually lived for a while. They have preserved New Salem fairly well, so it still looks like it did back in the day.
Al Meyer there's actually a good Irish Pub down on Main Street st. Charles but I can't think of a damn name of the place I used to work with this Irish guy that's where he always wanted to go after work to drink because they have Guinness on tap
You suggested an Irish restaurant to an Englishman!
This is an interesting impression of St. Louis. The music is lovely. Well done.
Thank you so much for the very unique and interesting tour of my town, much appreciated
Your wife wore Cubs gear in STL????? FOR SHAME!!! :P
She's braver than I am.
Lol
I wore my Tiger gear in St. Louis.
That's not a big deal in St. Louis. The Cardinals - Cubs is a FRIENDLY rivalry. You'll see LOTS of Cubs outfits when they come to town.
I was sad to see that you missed over three quarters of St. Louis. St. Louis is the poor man's vacation town as there are many attractions that are free or mostly free. These include- The St. Louis Zoo (National Award Winning), The Art Museum, The Science Museum, and the MO. History Museum. All of these are located in Forest Park which can be accessed by the MetroLink. As for other sites there are a good deal. There is Grant's Farm, Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour, the City Museum (a playground of art for kids and adults), Cathedral Basillica (newer), Busch Stadium, the museum underneath the Arch, the Magic House, the Jewel Box, and my favorite, Missouri Botanical Gardens. There are also great areas for food, dining, and night life, such as, the Delmar Loop, Laclede’s Landing, the Central West End, Das Bevo (Bevo Mill), Soulard, and the Hill. You also need to have a bite of Imo's or Cecil Whittaker's St. Louis style pizza, gooey butter cake, and a Schlafly beer or one of many other Missouri micro-brews. Please stop in and stay a week.
You came to St. Louis and didn't see the ZOO? It is consistently rated #2 in the nation & it's FREE! Thanks to a regional tax levy, one of the few things St. Louis City & St. Louis County actually agreed on. The animals have relatively spacious quarters, and appear content. We visit it frequently, & it is a favorite trip for our grown children & grandchildren. A pure & precious jewel of the city.
I love this episode of Lost in the Pond. Did you write and compose all of the music? Very lovely.
+Cynthia Weathers Thank you, Cynthia. Yep, all my own compositions this time.
Great video and music! Damn, you wrote this music and performed it yourself? You made this video all yourself, that's enough without having music to go along with it, too! I hope that lovely looking woman eating with you in that restaurant is your wife, man, cuz she's adorable. But the BEST thing about this video, man, is your video recording, those visual clips are so excellently put together with your music, and good moments of tourism with park rangers. You did such a wonderful job on this video, man! Love it. Hope your friends back in the UK love it as much as this American does. Watched 3 times before I posted this comment. Great candid shots of you, too! This is one of your BEST ever videos, from my perspective. Just brilliant !
+A W 2 Wow. This comment blew me away. Thanks so much. It means a lot to read this. Truly.
You're most welcome, man, and I think you are getting this RUclips video stuff down to an art. Also, the idea that you wrote and performed this music and put this all together. What would make a great video from you to your fans: how you compose and perform music and lay down the tracks of music and voice-over with your images. I haven't been to St. Louis for 20+ years, and I loved it the couple times I was there. Time for me to go back. Traveling by train in the USA is so rare these days, but you show how great a way to travel between cities it can be. Your video highlights this, and a river boat ride in STL is a requirement for a great visit. You're not only a great writer and video narrator, now you tell us you're a musician and composer, too? Do your talents never end?
If you ever go back to STL, the City Museum is about the most eccentric, fun place you'll go to. Also, it's not a museum.
Wow, lovely little tour of my home town! Your music is very beautiful and calming.
I’m still catching up on your older videos (I have now starting watching in order, watching you grow better & better.) I love the variety of styles you bring to us. This one was fantastic! Besides you fun personality, you are a very talented musician. Your Melodie’s (& your singing in other videos) are top notch. So glad I found you.
At 18:00 you passed under a historic bridge, Eads Bridge, significant in the history of America
+Timothy Cook Indeed, yes. We were given a thorough run-down of the bridge by the tour guide.
The Grant's home tour was indeed good. I live within 3 miles of it and have my entire life and only went on the tour about 3 years ago. Excellent video tour. I need to do one of those helo tours.
+dapsapsrp Glad you got to go. I love historic sites like this.
I grew up in Davenport which is 5 hours north of St Louis. A bit of trivia for you: there are cat fish in that river over 12 feet long...I used to think that was an urban legend until I actually saw one. It’s freaky.
I just found your channel and have watched many episodes. I came across this video and couldn't be happier. I now live in Nanjing, China which is where I'm watching this from- I really want some toasted ravs now! Thanks for the video.
I enjoyed this video very much. I was born and raised in St. Louis so I was familiar with many of the sights and sounds. Excellent video. I now live in a suburb of Chicago.
So happy you enjoyed your visit.
makes me home sick for my hometown. great video. very much enjoyed it.
This is such a good video of St. Louis! Thanks for posting it, Lawrence! Next time you're on Amtrack, stop in Carlinville, Illinois, which is where I am from (that's not a reason for stopping)! I found a letter, written by my 5 times great-grandpa, Thomas Quarton, telling his brother back in York, England how he, his wife, and children all sailed from Liverpool, across the Atlantic to Montreal, Canada. They traveled down the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh, and then down the Ohio River to Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio meets the mighty Mississippi River. From there they took a river boat up to St. Louis, and from there overland to where they bought farmland near Jacksonville, Illinois. This was around 1825. Later, they moved to about 9 miles north of Carlinville. Carlinville has made it into the list as being among the best small towns to raise a family. I do agree!
Hey, my current hometown! Wish I could have shook your hand while you were down. Really great video, keep 'em up.
+Braden Thanks, Braden!
Fun fact: the Mississippi River is brown because it's logest tributary, the Missouri River, carries a lot of silt born from wind swept dust of the mountains and the deserts in the Western U.S.. Also, the Mississippi is much wider furrher South. Oceanic cruise ships navigate to New Orleans via the river.
I just love the sound of the pouring coffee.
+Jwb52z I'd say it's the most satisfying moment in the whole video.
Great editing! Maybe go to the Lemp mansion next time you're in St Louis. Lemp Brewery used to be huge in St Louis and many of the family committed suicide in the mansion.
+ShermKlump thank you! I'll add to the list.
Very interesting ! Thank you!
I was perusing through some of your past videos and stumbled upon this one. I loved the music Laurence. I really enjoyed this video. And now I must go and find all of your other work in your Finding America series. Truly well done!
Glad to see you got around to my hometown. I see you picked up the guide book at the Grant home so I assume there was other sites you just could not fit into this video. Some of those being the Missouri Botanical Garden, the World Famous St. Louis Zoo, Grant's Farm, Jefferson Barracks, the Scott Joplin House, the Hill an Italian neighborhood with numerous authentic restaurants, the Delmar Loop a food and music mecca also featuring the St Louis Walk of Fame, and so many more that I dare not even try to go on. Yes the Mississippi River is rather brown here but we do of course refer to it as the Muddy Mississip. You mentioned that you could leave here and travel home by water, which is why the French set up shop here in the first place (direct access by water).
To find out the American west don't forget SW Kansas, Dodge City. Where the legend of Wyatt Earp began.
i wish i had known you were going to be here! i hope you guys come back and check out more things like the breweries, the Budweiser one is amazing. i hope you washed that food down with a vess soda or schlafly beer and for desert, a shake from crown candy or a concrete from ted drews:). st. louis is also known for it's beautiful old french homes like in Lafayette Square or head to Soulard for the 2nd largest mardi celebration in america(3rd in the world!) also has the largest out door permanent farmer's market and that is right next to the no.1 haunted house in the usa. oh and the botanical gardens and blues festivals are top rate and just outside of it is the famous delmar loop :)
Next time you go to St. Louis i suggest going to the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica (the new one). It is breathtaking, and has the most mosaic artwork on this side of the Atlantic.
The old cathedral/basilica in the same location as the arch is well worth a quiet tour. It is simple, & very quietly elegant. For such a small structure it took over 30 years to build due to lack of funds. Just getting simple, clear glass window panes across the river unbroken was a major feat.
Wonderful video! I love the music too! Thanks sharing it. ❤
Hi Laurence,
Thank you for this great film, very helpful as I will be visiting St Louis in August, Missouri will be my 21st state visited, or 22nd if you count DC, which I do, although I don’t count states where I just past though an airport or dive across a bit but never get out of the car. So far I’m up to 8 National Parks and 20 other National Park Service sites. Like you, one of my travelling companions has the NP passport. Thumbs up on the music for the way - kudos.
Very well done, sir. New subscriber here, and came here because, God willing and the creek don't rise, I will be in Saint Louis on Tuesday 22 August 2017. Going to Missouri to see the eclipse, yes. Then going back home to California via St.Loowey and the Texas Eagle Amtrak.
+Danial Tijuana Gringo thanks for subscribing! Wow, the eclipse will be terrific from St. Louis. We're hoping to be in Southern Illinois for it!
I will be in Jefferson City on the day of the eclipse. The next day I come to St.
Danial Tijuana Gringo I hope u had a good time! You are welcome back anytime god bless!
Enjoyed this so much. Have family that live in St Lou . Have been there several times. ..this makes me miss it
The music was beautiful! You're quite talented. Do you have a CD? I thought I heard a bit of ragtime briefly & thought it was a nod to Scott Joplin, who called St Louis home, for awhile. Towards the end of the video, it seemed there was a bit of organ music brought it as a reminder of the French fur traders that settled the city. Just lovely. I've taken the train to St Louis from Chicago, too. I love that it follows along the famed US Hwy 66 (now, there's a trip for you!). I've been to St Charles, MO, on the banks of the Missouri River. That's a nice little river town to visit as well.
I was born and raised in St Louis I now live in St Charles...... In St Louis you should have got some toasted raviolis and an Imo's Pizza and some White Castles and some Anheuser-Busch Beer...... Toasted raviolis really aren't my thing I prefer hot wings when I'm at the bar to snack on word is toasted raviolis were invented by a drunk guy at some Italian restaurant down on the hill
Loved the video! The arch is cool isn't it? I've been in the arch, but haven't taken the boat ride, I wish I had! There is actually a trick American kids learned to spell Mississippi, it's: MISS... ISS... IPPI. It rolls off the tongue, try it a few times, you'll never forget it! : - )
+Susan Schultz funnily enough, we were taught that same spelling rule in the UK. :-)
Thank you for a lovely portrait of my city. The Arch and the Mississippi reminded me how much I love this place. That river is the heart of the U.S. Your visit to Grant's home reminded me that I have lived here for 32 year, and I live about a mile from it and have never visited. Okay, it's now on my list How did you find Joanie's Pizza? Your music was absolutely beautiful.
Thank you. You know, I can't recall where Joanie's Pizza was; we just needed something to east the first day and stumbled upon. Fond memories of St. Louis.
Joanie''s is in Soulard, a neighborhood south of downtown, where people at the breweries lived. Now it has lots of interesting old houses, restaurants, and live music. I have just discovered your vlog. I subscribed and am working my way through its delights.
they say travel broadens the mind your mind must be immense by now. I hope you have many happy years exploring America and showing us that which we have never seen. Oh bleeding hell it looks like I'm first I've always wanted to say that 😳
+Currymonster 1965 Thank you, Mr Currymonster!
Beautiful music for your video on my hometown.
great shots of the arch, great job!
Love the music in your videos! I wanted to tell you that if you go north on the Mississippi River past the Missouri River the Mississippi River is blue. It’s the Missouri River makes the Mississippi River brown.
Excellent video!
The U.S. through your eyes is interesting to say they least.
Try out a Dirt Track on Sat. Night.
Loved the US Grant stuff! I'm actually a distant cousin of Robert E. Lee, good recon on the enemy territory. 😊 J/k, I'm also a military wife of way too many years, the right side won, glad old Ulysses helped them finally pull it off. Lee's family home is in Arlington National Cemetery, during the war the north took over the entire property and started using it for burials, middle fingers firmly saluting General Lee the whole time, I'm sure. That is also one for your list, a solemn but genuinely moving and beautiful place, and you can tour his former home as well. Glad you had fun in St. Louie, been there many times, my dad is a huge Cardinals fan. I know the top of the arch didn't jibe with your heights challenges, lol, but it is fun, the elevators are sort of eggshaped, you ride while sitting, and they go diagonally, then straight, lather, rinse, repeat, and of course the view. Keep up the good work, safe travels!
Awesome video, I had a flying visit there in 2012 and seemed a lovely place what I saw. Have you been to Dallas? We were just there during our holiday from the UK and we loved it.😊
Wow!!!! Just absolutely amazing. He makes me want to travel
nice film. I live in the suburbs of STL. The reason that the river is brown is that it has swift currents which pull up the dirt from the bottom..aka the muddy Mississisip. (misses-sip) I think it is sung that way in some song somewhere. If you ever make it back..the Zoo at Forest Park (which is free) is 80 acres of wonderful.. It is one of the top zoos in America.
The Mississippi at St. Louis gets its brown color from the water it takes in from the Missouri River. North of it's confluence with the Missouri it has much more of a blue tint to it.
God this makes me miss my hometown so much
Wow! Just Wow! It truely is good to see things through your eyes.... and ears! Beautifully done.... you must be proud.
Take Care you two... thanks for sharing....Anna
+Anna M. Addison Thanks, Anna. I enjoyed making this one.
thank you for name dropping Normal, Illinois... though everyone watching this video heard "normal Illinois"
Grant is a fascinating figure. I've read a couple of biographies of Grant and would love to go on this tour.
Clemdane come visit! I live walking distance from the farm
@@patrick Thanks! I'll put that on my list.
I absolutely love this video and the music is great! Can't wait to see more videos like this one. When are you planning to visit the UK again? Would you make a video like this for us Americans? I have been to London but would love to see your countryside. I have seen pictures and it's beautiful!
What did you do, walk to Grants farm? It's only about 15 minutes from downtown. Great video. The Lou was my home for many years
+Chrys Kramer You know, you're right! On the day, our directions said "one hour", but in hindsight we were pretty surprised how quickly we got there. We cheated and took an Uber from the train station. Otherwise the bus would have slowed us down a bit.
There's another possibility to explain how Grant came to own a slave given to him by his father-in-law. At that time, it was common for a slave owner to include one or more slaves in a daughter's dowry. Of course, the daughter did not own the contents of dowry, it was the new husband who did. Like the park Ranger said, there's only documented evidence of the freeing of the slave by Grant. But this scenario to inherit a slave as part of your wife's dowry was very common in the antebellum South.
TRAIN TRAVEL IS THE BEST WAY TO SEE AMERICA.
Mate, check out Ken Burns' documentary _Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery_, if you haven't already. It has a bit of old St. Louis in it. It's good!
+4dangler Love a bit of Ken. Will check it out!
Beautiful my Old Home Town Greeting from Brooklyn NY
metamora Illinois. just a small village near Peoria
Neil Peart the drummer/lyricist for the Canadian Rock trio Rush wrote a song called Presto and he was saying the same thing you did but from the perspective of being in a plane instead of a train. He wrote "the evening plane rises up from the runway over constellations of light I look down on a million houses and wonder what there doing tonight". I myself have travelled a lot in my 53 years especially between Alabama and Detroit by interstate and going through the larger cities ie Cincinnati and Nashville for examples I would look out over at the inner city neighborhoods and wonder what's it like over there, who are they, what are they doing right now ? BTW I once hitch hiked in the middle of winter from Athens Alabama to St. Louis and then crossed back over to Illinois 2 dozen more miles northwest to a town called Glenn Carbon. Very interesting trek. That was about 500 miles btw
This is a good one.
No Cahokoia? The largest pre-Colombian settlement in the US was at Cahokia Mounds (near Collinsville, IL). And the top of Monks Mound has the best view of the arch
0:42 Galesburg! Where I (mostly) grew up.
IVE BEEN THEIR MAN, RIGHT WERE YOUR STANDING. GREAT VID MAN AS ALWAYS.
+chuck combs thanks, Chuck!
Yay! I’m from Collinsville, IL i love ❤️ St. Louis!
#askabrit As a fellow Chicagoan I too went to Grant's farm first. I found St Louis to be a big city that is very manageable. Have you been to Galena? If you can swing it, I suggest a weekend in Dec at a B&B. Most have open houses with free hot apple cider, etc Of course you must see Grant's house. In one of the out buildings there is a photo of his troops and one looks just like Bill Murray. Anyway, it's a very romantic getaway and I'm sure Tara would love it. Loved her Cubs t shirt (take that Cards) lol And did you see the Clydedales?
Is it true that Missouri loves company?
legend holds that slogan was once considered for our license plates....and for those of us who pronounce the name of our native state 'Misery'...it does hold true :P
It's nice to see a different perspective of my hometown! But you happened to miss one of the best parts about St. Louis, though, which is Forest Park. It's about 60% bigger than Central Park in NYC, it has the BEST zoo in the United States... and admission is free, the Science Center, the Art Museum, the Muny... which is the nation's oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre, a History Museum, as well as several golf courses. Shit, didn't mean to sound like a damn commercial.
pinseeker0879 You’re very right thO
Growing up and living close to Forest Park,we take for granted and all the wonderful things and places to visit in the park. The art museum,the zoo,the muni opera,history museum,the boat rides, ice skating,art hill,the beautiful and large picnic grounds,the tennis courts,the golf course,many historical sites,all in all,a huge and wonderful park!!!
Very St. Louisy!
U should go to the top of the renaissance center in Detroit. It is 73 floors and has an exterior glass elevator. I think you'll get a kick out of it. And the weird thing is you would be looking across the Detroit river south into Canada. There are tunnels both vehicular and railway to Canada or the suspension bridge called of course the Ambassador which was the longest suspension bridge at the time when it opened in 1929. East of downtown you have the Belle Isle bridge that takes u to Bell Isle the largest inner city park in America, even bigger than Central Park.
Great ending 💙
I was hoping you went to the zoo there, or to Grant's Farm. Oh well.
Also, the Missouri River is even muddier.
I live in MO!!!!
Good Video! Thank You for Sharing your journey!
This video put me to sleep twice!
Wow this is great! A underrated channel.
This video (and the whole channel) should have a lot more views ! I really like your videos, Laurence.
Thank you! We aim to get there, one day!
I live in Central Illinois!
+Brandon Martin Represent! Or whatever it is they say these days.
Great to see you enjoying America. Yep we love it too. Hey you only seen half of Missouri, visit Kansas City or down here where I live in the South West part known as the Ozarks.Not sure but I think they might make a Bar-B-Q salad in K.C. lol.
Wow! I've just discovered your channel and it turns out you've been in my back yard. Not literally, of course, but pretty close. Beautiful presentation.
Have you seen our Botanical Gardens? It was designed by the same person who designed Kew Gardens.
Hi, Laurence! It looks like you and Tarah had a marvelous time in St. Louis! Nice video! However, whenever I see the Gateway Arch, I somehow always crave a Big Mac.
+FireCracker3240 Ha! I can see how it would have that effect. It makes me crave ARCHichokes.
Hahaha... I'm laughing waaaaay too hard at this... I do have a recipe for a great Crab & Archichoke dip, if you'd like.
I rather enjoyed your take on this.
I'm sure you know or have heard this, but the reason why shows such as 'The Simpsons' and others..back in the day..'Father Knows Best' were set in Springfield, is the fact that there are so MANY Springfield's that it can't be linked to a particular state....it is not the most common place name in the US, but it is assumed to be!..although Springfield, IL is the only state capital..and my home town of Springfield, MO is the most populated, just edging out Springfield, MA by a few thousand people.
If you ever find yourself in northwest Indiana, let me know. With a bit f notice, I can come up with a litany of things to see, do, & eat :D
You know you could have Crapped on the City, but you didn't. Thank you !!!!!