"Gym? We're not going to the gym today Keith, we're going to the zoo!" Funny quotes like the one above and many others ("Pire Tressure" ~Keith, "They didn't have any elevator ethic."~Kevin) were said throughout the trip. There were so many funny things that we had to start writing them down!
If yesterday was the day of beer, then today is the day of food!
We began our delicious day at the St. Louis Bread Co.
Everything about the St. Louis Bread Co. was exactly like Panera Bread.
We all wondered why it wasn't called Panera here in St. Louis so I decided to Google it.
(Gotta love Google!) It says:
The Panera Bread® legacy began in 1981 as Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. Founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich, the company prospered along the east coast of the United States and internationally throughout the 1980s and 1990s and became the dominant operator within the bakery-cafe category.
In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. purchased Saint Louis Bread Company®, a chain of 20 bakery-cafes located in the St. Louis area.
The company then managed a comprehensive re-staging of Saint Louis Bread Co. Between 1993 and 1997 average unit volumes increased by 75%. Ultimately the concept's name was changed to Panera Bread.
After a yummy Cinnamon Crunch bagel, we headed to the zoo!
I did not know this before our trip, but the St. Louis Zoo (and many other attractions as well)
are free of charge!
Ever since seeing the baby Giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo, I have had a giraffe addiction!
(Can you tell by our blog layout?!)
Savannah and I were so excited to get a picture with the giraffe!
He wouldn't hold still for our picture, though,
so we literally stalked the giraffe until we got a perfect shot!
After a HOT day at the zoo, it was time to cool down with some
Before we left for St. Louis, a co-worker of Keith's recommended that we stop here for some "Concretes." (Think blizzard at Dairy Queen)
As you can see, the Concretes did not disappoint!
As if the concretes weren't enough, we drove just about a mile down the rode to
These butter cakes were voted #1 St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake.
When we walked in, the store was almost all out of cakes! Apparently U2 had heard of this amazing creation in St. Louis and almost bought out the entire store! Luckily there were a few of the original Ooey Gooey cakes left. Perfect!
Since we were so full from our excellent frozen custard delights at Ted Drewes',
we did not have room in our stomachs to eat this delectable dessert.
We took it to go and decided we would eat it after dinner.
You would think the last thing we would want to do after eating all of this food is get into bathing suits right? Well, it was so hot we could not pass up a swim at our rooftop pool!
After the pool, we cleaned up and headed out on the town.
Destination: Dinner!
The city was packed tonight, and after a few "It will be an hour wait"
we settled on 12th street Diner.
It was quite an experience here!
There was beer on the menu!!!
The boys were so excited, until they ordered and the waiter said,
"Huh? We don't sell beer here."
Why was it on the menu?
Anywhoooo, after all was said and done, the food was very tasty!
After dinner, we could not wait to get back to our Ooey Gooey cake!
It was Savannah's first time trying a Butter Cake...
What did she think?
She liked it!!
Next, the boys....
Thumbs up all around! It was a fabulous cake, but I still think my mother-in-law,
Lisa Messer, has an Ooey Gooey Butter cake that can top this St. Louis version!
For our last night, we had to end the trip the way it began, out on our hotel patio!
The first one to sleep tonight was.....
Savannah!
Man, this girl can sleep anywhere!
Congrats to Kev and I for holding out and not being the first person to go to sleep any of the nights!
Yet another fun day in St. Louis! I loved the reminder of the funny quotes! Made me laugh out loud!
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