CITY DAILY PHOTO FEBRUARY THEME - STREET CORNER

You don't have to look at a street corner from sidewalk level. This is a parking garage at the corner of Chestnut and 6th Streets in downtown St. Louis. The view is from a rooftop bar and restaurant on a hotel a block away.                   

FEARLESS AUDREY

 

Granddaughter Audrey, 8, concedes nothing to her father, Andy, when it comes to adventurousness. She is zooming down the zip line with arms outstretched, having no need to hold the cable. After this run she did it again.        

ZIP

One of the overpriced but fun attractions at Union Station is what they call the ropes course. You strap and buckle into a harness, click into a overhead guide channel, and off you go, up to three levels above the floor.

Ellie has been just dying to do this. She is too big for the kiddie course but not big enough for the main event without an adult. Neither of her parents have been comfortable with the heights. My creaky spine and joints are of no use. Son Andy, flying through the zip line section, was the perfect guide. We don't know how he got his athletic ability. Certainly not from his parents.           

STL DPB BACK HOME - THE ELLIE AND AUDREY SHOW

Back in The Lou. Son Andy and granddaughter Audrey came down from Michigan for the weekend. Ellie, 10, and Audrey, 8, couldn't be closer. We spent much of Sunday at St. Louis Union Station. It hasn't had trains for years. These days it is a nice hotel and entertainment center. After some fun that we will come to later, we had lunch at at a place simply called The Soda Fountain. It has bad diner food and outrageous desserts (some with alcohol, if that's of interest). The two girls could barely finish this between them.             

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - TÊTE À TÊTE

Las Vegas has lots of great places to eat, if you have the price of admission. Here, two elegant young women dine at Mon Ami Gabi in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. It describes itself as a typical French bistro. I'm certain a similar meal would be cheaper in Paris.

Lots going on here this weekend. Son Andy and granddaughter Audrey are in from Michigan. She and STL granddaughter Ellie are good friends. Sure to be pictures to follow.