Dave "serenades" me with Axel Rose "Sweet Child Of Mine".

It's time to call in the troops--it feels like we've been
driving forever. Even I resort to coffee.

Almost there.

Finally! St. Louis seems even prettier than Chicago.

We arrive and meet up with some of Dave's old friends--Keison & Shou (twin chiropractors!).

They take us out on the town St. Louiy-style!

We have lots of fun playing with their dogs, who are sooo cute!!

I don't even like small dogs, but these two obviously have more character and intelligence than most small dogs.

It's nice to have a morning to relax a little bit after all the crazy rushing around we've been doing lately.

After we get our fill of the cute canines, our gracious hosts take us sight-seeing. First stop: The Arch.

This monument is so amazing when you see it up close. We take about 17 rolls of film--each.

Oh, Billy. And right across the street is THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!! (Which I've only been waiting my whole life to see.

We stick our toes in.

This is an historic moment. *Our feet are in THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER*, you just can't see them in this picture.

Next, we go out for lunch at the best secret Korean restaurant you never ate at.

There's so much great food!

They even have sushi!

Some seriously spicy oxtail soup.

And look at all the sides we get!

One more bite...

So full! What a special city this is.