Leaving Strange Loop
Tuesday 2011-09-20
Tuesday night I decided to pass on the Strange Loop cardinals game. Instead I met up with an old college friend who lived in the area. We drove across town against a gorgeous sunset, out to italian restaurant they had been meaning to try. As is often the case with restaurants, we had huge portions and I took home leftovers.
From there we wandered around some school’s campus. It may have started with a comment about fountains, though some of the campus fountains were turned off. We walked around a pond, lined with large rock samples of many kinds, and passed by the cactus garden on the way out.
Wednesday 2011-09-21
Wednesday morning I ate the leftover lasagna. I didn’t have utensils, so I just used my fingers (as nature intended). On the way out I got some more pictures of downtown St. Louis, and it’s erie blue fountain.
Since the train home was leaving in the afternoon, I headed out to the City Museum. I was introduced the City Museum by my friends from the previous night, during my trip to Strange Loop 2010. That was a night visit, so I figured I ought to get a look at it during the daytime.
Yup, that's a bus hanging off the edge.
That would be plane fuselages, which can be visited by wire tunnels
One of several towers outside, often connected to the planes by the wire tunnels.
The stone tower has this enchanting dragon inside.
A utility room transformed into a secret cave. Yes, you can go down the tiny passage, it leads to "20,000 leagues under the floor"
Many of the caves are sculpted like dragons and other creatures.
The interior shaft of the building is filled with old spiral staircases. Some have been turned into slides.
Theres the bus again, as viewed from the pond on the roof.
