Gateway to the West

We entered it from the back door coming East but that's just really semantics. We stopped in St. Louis, Missouri at the The Gateway Arch. We toured the Western Expansion Museum. It was neat to see that medallions were the symbol of the pact and agreement of good faith relationships between the Indians and Americans while expanding westward. I swear I must have slept through History during school or had not so good teachers. We'll call it a combination there of.
Afterward, we took the tram into the core of the arch, 630 ft. up.
Each tram could hold 5 people. It was as if it was meant to be. As we are in line, Craig whispers to Dale, "Why are those people wearing really old clothes?" Dale replies, "They are Amish." Craig then asks, "What's Amish?" Dale then explains to him who they are. Apparently, there is a settlement in Jamesport, Missouri. I wonder if they cover Amish country in the middle school. They must, right?
Anyway, the arch was a cool sight. We contemplated going to Hannibal, Missouri to check out Mark Twain's dwelling as a youngster. We'll just have to add that to our next trip along with all kinds of other cool sights we had to choose between. The saying is true: There are just so many interesting things to see and not nearly enough time to see them. I, for one, am glad we stopped. We are now south bound to Metropolis, IL to check out the Superman museum. Shhh... Don't tell Timothy. I think he will be the most excited. I actually know of a few friends and colleagues who probably wish they were coming. Enjoy the pictures of and from the Arch and thanks for reading.