The lesson we learned from this trip to St. Louis is that if you can only spend two nights here, don't have those two nights be Sunday and Monday night.
We couldn't get to St. Louis in time for the 1:15 p.m. Sunday game, and there was no game on Monday. Grant's Farm, a park with animals, a tram ride, shows and a replica of President U.S. Grant's home is closed on Mondays, even in the summer.
Since we won't be spending any time in Kansas City this trip, we had high hopes of getting some barbecue in St. Louis. We pretty much struck out on that effort. By the time we got to town on Sunday, most places were closed. Two of the best barbecue places in St. Louis are closed on Mondays, and the one that was open (Pappy's Smokehouse) had a 45 minute wait when we got there at lunchtime today. We were starving and just couldn't stand in line after walking around the zoo for a couple of hours. There were four grumpy people in the Jeep after our hunt for barbecue went unfulfilled.
We still had a great time in St. Louis, and the glass half full part of me knows that it means we still have lots more to do the next time we come to visit. And as for barbecue, there's an Arthur Bryant's BBQ right off the interstate outside of Kansas City that will be open tomorrow. It sits right about at the halfway point of our long drive tomorrow, so we'll be stopping by to pick up some brisket and ribs. That's one of the best aspects of a road trip - you almost always have options for Plan B if Plan A doesn't work out.
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