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TAKING A TRIP DOWNTOWN
Tuesday, I made one of my periodic trips to downtown Saint Louis to make sure that it’s still there. Thankfully, it’s still there, but some of the parts that made it a great city aren’t doing so well....
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I’M WATCHING YOU … PICK PIC OF THE WEEK!
I usually take several hundred photos each week, and while going through them this afternoon I decided to select the one I liked best and post it as my PICK PIC OF THE WEEK. This week I made my long...
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TOURIST TREKKING IN YESTERYEAR!
Last week I took a tourist trek through one of the oldest residential areas in the city of Saint Louis. Back in the early 19th century the area directly south of central city was known as Frenchtown —...
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GROCERY SHOPPING CIRCA 1779
As promised last week here is the second part of my tour of the Soulard Neighborhood … THE SOULARD FARMERS MARKET. The market is one of the oldest farmers markets in the country. It dates back to...
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CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL … LIGHTS OUT FOR THE GRAND FINALE!
Thankfully, there are a lot of benches around the MOBOT grounds for foot-weary visitor who have completed the 2.5 mile trek around the grounds viewing all 26 lantern creations. The break was also...
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FOR THE WIDE VIEW …
Forest Park is a great place to visit, and one of the highest spots in the park is a spot call ART HILL. It’s the spot where you’ll find this statue of Louis IX Saint and King of France. And behind his...
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TREKKING THE C.W.E.
In Saint Louis, CWE stands for CENTRAL WEST END which is a historic part of the city where the elite (people and pets) meet to eat, shop and just people watch on sunny weekend days. Here is...
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A DAY DEDICATED TO ART … AND FREE TO ALL!
Cass Gilbert’s Palace Of Fine Art has been a treasure of Saint Louis since it open at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 … more commonly known as the Saint Louis World’s Fair. After the fair...
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MY DAILY CALENDAR…DAY 285 – OCTOBER 12, 2013
MY DAILY CALENDAR FOR SATURDAY, DAY 285 OF 2013: It rained last night. Didn’t hear it, but the ground was wet this morning. Well, not all the ground since it was still as dry as a bone under all of...
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FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH: PART TWO – Talking To The Animals
Eventually, my walk in the park took me to THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO … That large chunk of rock on the right in this picture of the North Entrance is just covered with tiny bronze sculptures of animal life....
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HOW TO GET OUT AND ENJOY A GREAT DAY IN JULY
The day started off by first being cool … having great Saint Louis blue skies with floating puffy white clouds. And I decided to get out and seize the great day while I was able. I decided to start...
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SUMMER IN THE CITY
It’s amazing! All the wonderful sights you can discover just walking down the street in the city in the summer!
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MONDAY … With A Few Of My Favorite Things!
I decided to start the week off with something a little different. I’m sharing photos of five of my favorite things, and I hope you enjoy them too! STRIDING MAN – Rudolf Belling A dark figure about a...
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