Anyway, Wednesday dawned bright and clear so we went East, back to Saint Louis to see the Arch, also known as the JNEM.
As seen from the base on one side:
As seen head on - looks like an obelisk:
Common view:
View from an alleyway in LaCledes Landing:
It is none of your business what we were doing in an alleyway. More on LaCledes Landing later. Anyway, after checking out the rather 'small conveyance' available (sorry no pictures) to ride up to the top, Harriet opted to remain firmly planted under terra firma (yes, the entrance to the arch is actually underground). She had a wonderful time going through a facsinating museum about the westward expansion. Mike, who has made the trip to the top in the past opted to do it again. As there were very few riders early on a random Wednesday he only had to share the car with one other person, a nice young man from Oxford, UK who now lived and worked in Massachusetts. However, as the recorded announcements concerning how the conveyance would get to the top and the time needed (about 4 minutes), he said "I'm too claustrophobic" and dove out the doors just before they closed - never saw him again. At the top it was a lovely day and since there were few other people it was easy to get access to the windows for pictures. Looking east across the Mississippi:
Looking west, overlooking the Old Courthouse where the original Dred Scott case was heard:
This one is for CW:
And this one just is:
After coming back down, we walked around the park that surrounds the arch
and walked over to LaCledes Landing - a section of waterfront that used to be old wharehouses, but is now mostly restaurants and bars. Very trendy, although a bit dingy. Bought sandwiches at Subway (had 2 for 1 coupons).
And then we headed west - but that is for another day.
2 comments:
Great view! I had no idea that the arch looked like that from the side, or what the arrangement was for getting to the top.
I think the tale of the gentleman jumping out at the last minute is kind of funny. Glad he figured it out before the ascent began.
You would have met in Kentucky, unless you decided to make random turnings towards either Tennessee or Ohio.
I reckon two, Kentucky and Missouri, though that is a simple guess.
Good pics of the arch, very creative use of angles and thank you for the shot of the new Busch Stadium, very lovely.
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