We arrived on Monday at the West St. Louis KOA in Eureka, MO. The campground is about 30 miles southwest of St. Louis, with an easy commute into the city. It's a noisy campground -- the cicadas are coming out of the ground and mating, and they aren't a bit quiet about their courting! We are also close to the railroad, and at times, it can be quite noisy! However, on the positive side, the sites are big, and we have a canopy of trees giving us shade. We spent the day in camp and enjoyed the pool and the shade and our very friendly staff.
Today, Tuesday, we went downtown to see the Gateway Arch. From the number of people on the grounds, we were certain we'd have a couple hour wait to go up to the top. In reality, we were able to go right up. We were put into a "tram" that held 5 people and it took 4 minutes to get to the top. When we got out, we continued up about 28 steps to the top of the dome -- 630 feet. The pictures attached are of Jack taking a picture out the window, and one of the room itself.
We also went across the street to the Old Courthouse where the Dred Scott trial was held and saw the courtrooms and it also had a small museum on the history of St. Louis. Next door to the Arch was the first Catholic church in St. Louis, which is known as the "Old Cathedral". The "new"Cathedral was started in 1907 and finished in 1988. The mosaics are beautiful! The height of the dome is 96 feet from the floor. We had a wonderful tour guide and shared the tour with a group of teens who will be Confirmed in the next year. They had very thoughtful questions, and were very interested in the tour. On Wednesday we're heading for the Missouri History Museum and I'm sure we'll find another site to explore. Our list is quite long!
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