For a final bit of fun before we left the city, Stormy and I drove out to the Nelson-Atkins Museum to visit the sculpture garden there. While no one would accuse the two of us of being high brow, this exhibit really appealed to us and from the pictures and videos below I think you […]
Missouri
The Weathers are Illuded
On the way down from the Liberty Tower, I looked to my right and saw this: Which thrilled me so much that I shouted out and everyone around me looked to see this optical illusion. Usually I am not nearly observant enough to catch something this subtle. A tour guide pointed out to me a building […]
National World War I Museum
After battling the toddlers and insects and fighting to find parking at Union Station (hint keep driving round and round until you get past the acres of empty reserved parking for the postal service and eventually you get to the parking spaces for visitors), we were a little daunted by the location of the National […]
Invasion of the Giant Insects
A short ride back into the city brought us to Union Station, home of a huge Post Office, Science Museum, Planetarium, Theaters, restaurants and – the Amtrak station. We cut our tour of the station short due to the incredible noise level inside generated by thousands of toddlers. The building was restored beautifully, but had […]
Kansas City, Kansas City here we come
Frozen and rain-soaked the last few weeks of winter, I have not had much to share. As I began to thaw out, Stormy and I headed to Kansas City to watch my niece’s basketball team play in the NJCAA Div II National Basketball Championship. This was the first time at the National Championship for this […]