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Thursday, May 13, 2004
10:53 AM

STL Day 3
Ah Day 3. The last day of the great STL trek. So soon and so sad. Alas the weather mirrored our sorrow at the rapidly approaching end of our trip. It rained nearly all day and was quite cold. But we refused to cave to the whims of Mother Nature and still headed out for some more STL fun - specifically Grant's Farm. For those of you who have not experienced Grant's Farm in all of its glory, it is a big nature preserve run by Anheuser Busch (interesting cross-over). Apparently what STL does especially well (in addition to frozen custard) is animal attractions. As with the earlier zoo trip, Grant's Farm was very nice. Tram tour. Lots of cool animals up close and personal (I took lots of pictures but don't want to bore people with them). Free liquor at the Biergarten (can't beat free booze can you?). But best of all, I got to feed the baby goats:

My favorite part. Except for the very dirty pants that resulted from all of the goats leaping up on me. (But thanks to Auntie Lo, the pants were as good as new before we left STL). Pushy little goats. But I still wanted to take one home - after cleaning his/her feet.

All in all, Grant's Farm was a great place. The only drawback, which unfortunately was a big one, was that it was drizzly and cold. And we were short one jacket so poor Mark was a bit cold by the time we finished (to quote him "It's ok, you can just pry my frozen corpse off of the tram when we are done"). Perhaps he was more than a bit cold. Naah. I think a return trip to Grant's Farm will be in order when it is sunny and warm. Luckily we weren't the only morons there in the rain so we didn't have to feel completely foolish (just mostly foolish, and cold).

Then we toured STL, saw the arch, saw the neighborhood where my grandmother used to work as a maid (quite a high point for Mark I'm sure). Just general touring. But it was nice to see more of the city.

Then back to the Vogel abode for our German themed dinner prepared in tribute to our German heritage. Fabulous bratwurst by Uncle Tom. Potato pancakes. Sauerkraut. Dark beer. Mmmm. And chocolate cake for dessert. Another fabulous meal.

Then it was time for packing and bed, as our flights were very early the next day.

In keeping with the predominant animal theme from the trip, I'll close with a final picture:

Poor KC. So sweet and so misunderstood. She really isn't possessed by Satan. She just acts like it sometimes.

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