“Meet me in St. Louis, Louis, meet me at the fair . . .”

Reference? Get it? Get it? Yes? No? Look it up.

Teehee.

Last weekend, my friend Lucas and I visited Ally, another friend, in St. Louis, Missouri. Ally has lived in St. Louis since we started college many moons ago, and now that we’ve been out of college for a few years, we decided that it was high time to visit her. Lucas lives in California now and I’m moving to Malaysia in August, so it was a “now or never” kind of trip. Ally was an excellent tour guide for the four days that we were there. She took us to fun places and great restaurants and introduced us to her life in the Midwest. There’s a LOT to do there and I would definitely go back.

I wasn’t entirely responsible with taking pictures when we were away; Lucas took on most of that responsibility. Here’s a little taste, though:

Thursday night Cardinals game

Delicious, refreshing, summery beverages

The outdoor area of the City Museum, a magical place where people of all ages can run, jump, climb, and explore

One last hurrah

If you’re intrigued, here’s a list of places we went (in the order that we went to them):

• Cardinals Game
• Kemper Gallery at Washington University
• Washington University
• St. Louis Arch
• Missouri Botanical Gardens
• Climb So Ill (this is the climbing gym where Ally belongs – LOVED THIS)
• City Museum

And for those inclined in the food direction, here’s where we ate and drank (in the order that we tried them):

• Broadway Oyster Bar
• Hartford Coffee Company
• Cafe Osage
• The Royale
• Pi Pizzeria
• Rise Coffee
• Sassy Jack’s
• Cafe Mochi
• HandleBar
• Oceano Bistro