What a perfect way to end the summer. I have been known to follow my favorite football team, the NY Giants - of course, all the way to Europe. But this time, we stayed state-side and followed them to the great city of St. Louis - home of the 1999 Superbowl Champions, the Rams. My hubby Evan is a Rams fan, so we thought this would be a perfect "mini-vacation" and we both get to see our favorite teams play each other.
Before the game, we were able to sight-see a little bit in St. Louis. Once we landed after a VERY bumpy flight, we settled in and headed to the famous Gateway Arch, which overlooks the city and provides a "gateway" to the west. Hence then name. The Arch doesn't look that big from far away, but once you get up close, that thing is HUGE!! We bought tickets to go to the top - yep, you can go up! They put you in these little pods th
at only seat 5 people and the ride to the top is about 4 minutes. I became quickly aware that even if I wanted to, I couldn't get out. Thankfully it was a short ride. There isn't much at the top because it's only about 10 feet wide. You basically look out the windows, take some pictures, if you're into that, and then get down. They also make you lean over this ledge to see out the windows, so it's a bit unnerving. When we got back down to earth, we visited the museum and the gift shops.
We had dinner at Landry's Seafood house - waaaay overpriced for what they were offering.
The next day, Evan and I visited the St. Louis zoo. I was excited because the weather forecast said rain, but it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day! We saw lots of great animals and we had a great time. Lots of walking though. I think the penguins were my favorite. They're just so much fun - although the penguin building was really cold!
That night we had dinner at supposedly the best Italian place in town - Lombardo's. It was mediocre, at best - although the fried ravioli was good.
Game day was finally upon us. Hurricaine Ike greeted us in the morning, but nothing was going to stop us from seeing those Giants! We rode to the game with Otis Anderson and got dropped off to our "tailgate party." We went into this big private room where they had tons of food for us to eat and free drinks. We had our fill and then went to find our seats. Rams' stadium is nice! We had club level seats, so they were a little more "upscale" than the rest of the stadium. Great seats too. We were about the middle of the stadium in the corner end-zone.
At first it was a little awkward being Giants fans in the midst of so many Rams fans, but the tables quickly turned as I realized that the fans know their team stinks. So the Giants fans were cheering their team, while the Rams fans were booing theirs. The Giants went on to beat the Rams 41 to 13. That's 2-0 for the G-Men!
This was the perfect little getaway for me and my hubby. Just what I needed to refresh my energy and get back into the swing of things.
Pictures coming soon!
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