Summer’s View
We went to see the famous St. Louis Arch today – woo hoo!
Sam is excited to ride to the top and look out!
Another cold and rainy day, with lots of construction downtown around
the Arch, so it was a bit of a challenge to find a place to park and walk over
to it.
We watched the cool movie that showed the construction of
the arch in the early 1960’s – what an engineering feat! Afterwards we toured the Museum of Westward
Expansion which chronicled the Lewis and Clark Expedition, among other things.
Then, the ride up! They were not kidding around when they
asked if anyone was claustrophobic at the ticket counter! The trip up takes
four minutes and five people sit inside a barrel shaped pod (barely fitting
inside). Yikes!
The view from up above was spectacular, and we could feel
the structure swaying a little – a lot like being on a cruise ship in choppy
waters. The ride back down was only 3 ½ minutes, and a little less stuffy
feeling since there were only three of us in the “pod.” J
Afterward, we stopped for some food and brews at the stadium
and watched the Cardinals play the Giants (on the big screen). We left when they ended the ninth inning in a
tie, but heard later that the Giants won.
We then went to the Lemp Mansion to check out some ghostly
activities, and found they were giving a tour with real ghost hunters and
infrared cameras we could all film with, so we were in! Sam was super excited!
We had just seen a Ghost Adventures episode a few days earlier where they had
explored the Lemp Mansion. It is listed as one of the 10 most haunted places in
the U.S.
Our tour was cool, and Sam and I bought copies of our recordings so we can review them at length to look for paranormal activity. He was really into it, having his own EVP sessions and asking the tour guide questions. Even the tour guide made a comment about what a great little ghost hunter he was! J
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