Before getting ahead of myself, I will back track to yesterday's activities in St. Louis, which included visiting the St. Louis Basilica, a tour of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, a Riverboat Cruise on the Mississippi and a nice dinner at the Carmine's Steakhouse.
The Anheuser-Busch Brewery included a lot of walking and I did very well. There were between 50-60 people in our tour group. The tours leave every 20 minutes, so you can only imagine how many tourists they attract on a daily basis. The tour started at the Clydesdale's stables. The cleanest barn I've ever seen in my life. We got to see the packaging process in action and that was very impressive. At the conclusion of the tour we enjoyed our two free samples of Budweiser beer.
Mike decided we should spend our last night in St. Louis dining at an upscale restaurant. Carmine's Steakhouse was the selection and within walking distance from our hotel. The restaurant was very nice - prestine napkins, comfortable seating, dimmed lighting - you get the idea. The staff was VERY attentive and were waiting in the wings to pick up each place setting as the meal progressed, as well as refilling my water after each sip. What seemed really odd was the music. Both Mike and I commented that the 90's "rock" music seemed really off-color for the setting. Right before we were about to leave, what appeared to be the manager of the restaurant, made a mad dash for the area behind the bar where the music selections were apparently predetermined. Several of the wait staff were laughing hysterically. It appeared as though a joke had been played with the music selection. As we left the restaurant, the manager thanked us for coming and said "Sorry for the Snoop Dog folks!"
I've attached a few of our favorite pictures from the trip.
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