St. Louis & Louisville

I attended the GPA Conference last week in St. Louis and then headed to Louisville for a short weekend visit with A, R, & F.

The Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis, which is right by the Arch, and my room had a fabulous view of the right leg of the Arch, the river, and Illinois just on the other side of the water.

Each morning, I joined a group of fellow conference attendees for a run around the downtown area. We took a slightly different route each day, including along the Riverfront Trail, which included some interesting sculptural murals.

I didn't get a chance to go out much during my time in St. Louis, primarily because I felt queasy and nauseous the evening I arrived and also the afternoon and evening of the day before I left. I had planned to explore some of the nearby restaurants and revisit the 360 roof-top bar at the Hilton near the ballpark, but instead I just stayed in my room.

Luckily, by the time I was ready to leave for my weekend visit to Louisville, I was feeling much better! I had a great time with A, R, & F, enjoying a yummy salmon dinner with the whole family the evening I arrived, followed by two rounds of a word game, Letter Tycoon, with A & R once F went to bed.

This was my third trip to Louisville, and I finally got to experience some good weather and no travel issues! On Sunday, A & I headed out for a morning jog, and we then all spent a couple of hours at the Louisville Zoo.

After lunch, football viewing, a nap for F, and two rounds of a game called Lanterns, we went for a pre-dinner drink at the new 3rd Turn Brewing. One of the co-owners is the spouse of A's colleague, so A & R had already visited the brewery during its initial opening days.

We spent the rest of the evening at home with take-out from Chili's and more football. The next morning, I went for a run (twisted my left ankle... grr... bad running karma for me in this city!) and then said goodbye to A & F before R dropped me off at the airport. Such a nice visit!