In St. Louis I have seen/been to/experienced:
- The Adams Mark Hotel -- never stayed in it but I have been inside. My dad stayed at it for a conference when I was a kid and then when we came to St. Louis as a family a couple years later he insisted on taking us inside to show us the big horse statue in the lobby!
- The Old Spaghetti Factory -- many times
- Driven over the MLK bridge -- yup
- Driven Over the J.B. Bridge -- yup (well not me in the drivers seat but I've been over it in the car)
- Driven over the Poplar Street Bridge -- yup
- Been to Pops -- no
- Been to The Oz -- no
- Been to Westport -- yes, not a big fan
- Been to Mardi Gras -- no I think it's just silly to get a huge crowd of people together in the streets to drink. I'd rather drink comfortably at home.
- Gone to the top of The Arch -- yes but not since I moved here
- Ridden Metrolink -- many times
- Shopped at Plaza Frontenac -- no..because I prefer to shop where I can actually afford things.
- Eaten at Imo's Pizza -- not in the restaurant, but I've had the pizza and it's yucky.
- Shopped at South County -- yes, only a couple times, it's out of the way.
- Shopped at West County -- yes, they don't have many stores I like
- Shopped at Galleria -- yes, nice mall, will be interesting to see what happens when hwy 40 is closed tho
- Shopped at Union Station -- yes, tourist mall, I used to see movies out there riding metro down from the UMSL dorms my freshman year though
- Shopped at The Mills --yes, they don't have many stores I care for
- Been to Pink Galleon (any location) -- yes, I hate smokey bars though.
- Gone to Octoberfest in Hermann -- I think we drove out there once or twice when I was a kid.
- Been to Ted Drewes -- yes, and I even had some at a department meeting this afternoon!
- Walked along the Riverfront -- yes
- Been to the Art Museum -- yes - was going every semester while I was in school for art history classes
- Been to Six Flags -- yes, at least once a year for the last 5 years or so
- Been to the St. Louis Zoo -- yes, one of my favorite St. Louis spots!
- Been to Ronnies Theatre -- no, but I don't think I'm missing anything
- Been to the Muny -- yes
- Been to Silo X -- I am seriously afraid of haunted houses...but I want to go to a REAL haunted house with real ghosts and spirits and such
- Been to Forest Park -- yes, it's really quite nice
- Been to Fast Eddies -- nope
- Been to the car show at the Edward Jones Dome -- no but I had to pay extra for my parking when I was working downtown and it was going on!
- Been to a reception at Orlando Gardens -- no but I visited to see about having our wedding reception there.
- Been to The Hill -- yes
- Been to (old) Busch Stadium -- yup
- Been to Busch Stadium II -- yup
- Been to The Checkerdome -- just learned that this is the old arena, and the answer is no because they tore it down before I moved here.
- Been to The Keil Center/Savvis Center/Scottrade Center -- I saw Pope John Paul II there back in 1998 (it was Keil then)
- Been to a concert at Riverport/UMB Pavillion -- yes
- Skied at Hidden Valley -- nope
- Been to Hacienda on Manchester -- yes, I love me some mexican food
- Flown out of Lambert Airport -- yes
- Been to St. Anthony's Hospital -- no
- Eaten at Eat Rite -- ha no but I consider it whenever I drive by
- Been to The Tivoli theatre -- no
- Eaten at Cecil Whittaker's Pizza -- nope
- Been to the "'Revolving Restaurant" downtown? -- no
- Eaten at Crown Candy Kitchen -- yes
- Been to the V.P. Fair -- yes, loved it, trying to forget about the ride home on metro
- Been to Dogtown for the Hibernian's St. Patty's Day Celebration -- nope
- Been to Ameristar -- no
- Been to Harrahs -- no
- Been to Casino Queen -- no
- Been to Fairmount Park for horse-race betting -- no
- Been to Dave & Buster's in Earth City -- yes
- Gone Bowling at Brentwood Lanes -- no
- Sat on that big Tortoise in Forest Park -- yes
- Seen the hot air balloon race at Forest Park -- not the race, but I have seen the glow twice
- Been to the Lemp Mansion -- no but it is supposedly haunted so I want to check it out
- Been to Grant's Farm -- yes, I love to feed the goats from the baby bottles!
- Met Marshall Faulk in person -- no and I wouldn't know him if I saw him
- Met Nelly in person -- no
- Met Ozzie Smith in person -- no
- Eaten at Cunnetto house of Pasta -- yes
- Ridden in the Moon Light Ramble -- no
- Eaten at Helen Fitzgerald's -- no
- Been to the Old Cathedral -- yes
- Hung out on Delmar -- yes, one of the first places I went with people from the dorm when I moved here.
- Been to Meramec Caverns -- no, surprisingly
- Taken classes at Meramec/Forest Park/Flo. Valley -- nope
- Been to the notorious East Side -- ha no!
- Have you ever been asked what high school you go to -- Yes and I tell them Hickman and they look at me like "huh?" Then I explain that I didn't grow up in St. Louis
- Gassed up your car at the giant Amoco sign at the Highest Pointe in St. Louis -- I honestly can't remember. I know I've met up with people at that station
- Eaten at Blueberry Hill? -- yes
- Gone down a slide at the City Museum? -- they are so much fun!
- Gone sledding at Art Hill? -- no
- Gone ice skating at Steinberg rink? -- yes
- Been to Dirt Cheap Cigarettes and Liquor? -- yes
- Mentioned Buckley? -- LOL NO
- Been to the science center? -- yes
- Been on the AB brewery tour? -- no but I have been on Schfley's tour at the Bottleworks!
- Been to Tower Grove Park? -- no
- Been to Laumier Sculpture Park? -- yes, I love it there
- Left St. Louis via the AmShack? -- ha no
- Moved away and come back? -- nope
The Adams Mark is pretty cool...some rooms have a nice view of the river and the Arch.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the Imo's Pizza. It's really greasy and gross. One time we had some delivered at Sears and the guy had turned the box sideways as he carried it. The cheese topping and all the extras slid right off in one big greasy pile!