On Our Feet
We walked almost all of the next day. We returned to WashU for a tour of the entire campus. Buildings always impressive, academics great, and sports semi-laughable. We grabbed lunch, then headed back across the street ...
Forest Park
We walked almost all of the next day. We returned to WashU for a tour of the entire campus. Buildings always impressive, academics great, and sports semi-laughable. We grabbed lunch, then headed back across the street ...
Forest Park
Cheetah
Washington University is located at the site of the 1904 World's Fair. Forest Park, the location of the fair, is literally across the street from the WashU campus. At 1300 acres, this place is astounding. Aside from the manicured lawns, ornate stone waterways and bridges, and reclaimed forest areas, the park also offers a large zoo, art museum, history museum, and science center -- all free! Add a golf course, ice skating rink, opera, and a bunch of other stuff we didn't see, and you have one amazing place! We spent quite a bit of time at the zoo, which was very nice. It's a very nice layout with lots of animals. I believe that was the first time I've seen kangaroos - very strange indeed. Also beatiful zebras, jaguars, cheetahs, and the list goes on. We stopped by the art museum as well. That was indeed impressive, but as I'm not really an art person, it didn't appeal to me so much. But I hadn't seen anything yet . . .
Meet me at the Fair
What I did not see was the glory of the 1904 World's Fair. Part of what is now Washington University was actually built for the fair, which explains why it is so elaborate. (Somehow, they pulled off a deal to buy that location the year after the fair!) Curious, upon returning home, I looked up the 1904 World's Fair. *lack of breath* Astounding. We saw nothing compared to what that place was in 1904. Nearly all of some of the most amazing buildings in this country have now been completely torn now, and are just the manicured grass we walked across. The campus of WashU, and the offerings of Forest Park are a small testimony to the grandeur of the past.
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Info about the 1904 Fair:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
Pictures:
Then:
http://www.crawforddirect.
http://washingtonmo.com/19
Now:
http://travel.webshots.com
Check out these maps:
Then:
http://www.fish.state.pa.u
Now:
http://www.slfp.com/SLFP-F
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Looking up at the Arch
Real Estate
We went immediately from there to getting apartment tours in various places, which took some time. Following that, we went to the famous St. Louis Arch. Everything was already closed, of course, but it was a beautiful sight in the sunset. We were both very tired, and called it a day. Surprising for us, when we arrived back at our hosts', they laughed at our sunburns! We weren't expecting that, having just come out of a cold March!
The Arch
Out of the Gateway
Friday promised a lot more miles. We did another set of apartment tours, then went back to the arch, planning to go up the 630 feet. Sadly, in the first 2 hours of being open, they had completely sold out that day and part of the next. The road was again our place as we headed back to Kentucky. It was a great visit to the Gateway to the West.
Capital Building
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