DAY 2 - St Louis, MO
May 15, 2014

We woke up to sunshine this morning, bus and everyone on time - off to a great start for a first day of touring with Adventure Caravans.

 Stopped at the site of the 1904 World's Fair in Forest Park, St Louis, MO. which at one time was larger than Central Park in New York City.  Also in this park is the Dwight Davis Tennis Center where the Davis Cup tournament got its name and where all the famous tennis players have played.

 

1904 Worlds Fair Site



 

Tower Grove was our next stop in the park.  The land was donated to the city by Henry Shaw as a botanical area.  He built several gazebos and walking paths, and included ruins from a famous hotel that burned in St. Louis.

 

 

 

 

One of Many Gazebo's

Hotel Ruins

 

The Missouri Botanical Garden was all 'green' with many lovely flowers in bloom-beautiful grounds to wander and enjoy, also a Shaw legacy.

 

A Quiet Moment in Nature

 

A Quiet Moment of The Heart

 

 

Natures Beauty

 
 

We then 'grazed' at the Golden Corral for a buffet lunch and dined in a separate area reserved just for us.

 

We completed the day at the Budweiser Brewery for an educational beer-brewing tour and view of the magnificent Clydesdale horses.  We were all enjoying a glass of beer when a thunderstorm hit- we scurried into the building and managed to stay dry all day!

 

I'd Rather Be Pulling The Wagon
 

This Place Is Big -- They Make How Much Beer?  WOW!

 

Pictures by Tom, a la mode  (Be sure and ask him how many slices of pie he had last night)



Tom and Tamie