Today we visited Forest Park, the site of 1904 state fair. It contains many features including the art museum, history museum, science center, ice-skating rink (winter only, of course), memorials, and the St. Louis Zoo.
It is a huge place and very easy to get turned around in – especially if you are a few girls. :)
Like we did at St. Charles, we dedicated the beginning of our trip to more pictures. Our location was around the Grand Basin below Art Hill.
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Melody found a very tempting dandelion and just couldn’t resist.
Aunt Amy, Hannah, and James met us around noon for lunch. In such a large park as Forest Park, it is ridiculous to think that it was a challenge to find someplace to eat lunch. But, due to construction, gnats, and little parking space, we drove around for a while before settling on the benches at the skating rink.
Meanwhile, I snapped a couple of pictures of my cousins. Tomorrow, if the Lord permits, we will have a little photo-shoot with Hannah and James.
From there, we searched for parking once more and hiked a little distance to the St. Louis Zoo.
We had a lot of fun looking at the different animals. James took the job of navigating us through the zoo with his trusty map. For the most part, he was really good about keeping us on track.
I think we all agree that our favorite section in the zoo was the Sea-Lion show (Note: we were drilled that they are not seals, but sea-lions). The sea-lions were really cute and entertained us with their various tricks. You ought to look at the picture full-sized to fully appreciate the sea-lions.
Our long trek in hot weather left us dreaming of a swimming pool (or Johnson’s Shut-ins), but since that was not available, we satisfied ourselves with slushes.
Tomorrow, we plan on taking a break from the heat and visiting a place that is air-conditioned. Check in tomorrow (or, if we’re negligent again, day-after-tomorrow) to see our thoughts of a break from the heat. :)
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