Another full and amazing day ... and photo overload. We switched gears and went for calmer today. It started with another trip to Soulard Farmer's Market since we kind of missed out yesterday. Super cool place. Really inexpensive, nice produce. We even saw an ostrich egg. Which the boys of course wanted, but we had to pass up. Across the street was Bogart's Smoke House. We happened to be there right as it opened at 10:30am so decided to get a snack. As soon as the doors open, people started piling it. We knew it would be good. And it was. We all split one meal of a half slab of ribs, tri-tips, baked beans and collard greens. It was amazing. And put C over the edge for the rest of the day, to be honest. We spent a couple hours walking down Cherokee Street. The highlight for the boys was the piñata & candy store. They had absolutely everything. We ended our time there with lunch at La Vallesana. The boys all tried beef tongue tacos (C had a single one) and a couple other varieties. I opted for chicken and pork. The carnitas was amazing, by the way. Next was Ted Drewes. We had to, right? H and I split a St. Louis Classic (vanilla custard, St. Louis Sticky Cake and cherries). So good. C passed. Next, it was off to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Honestly, it's what we all needed. Such a lovely, peaceful place. We walked the entire grounds, and were all smitten with the Japanese Garden. The koi were huge! Anyhow, that place made us all really happy. After coming back to the apartment and watching some basketball, it was time for dinner. Ended up around the corner at VP Square. One of H&C's favorite meals is hot pot, and they were super excited it was offered. Perfect last night.
The next day we were up early to hit the road. Nothing too exciting -- the entire route is basically highway and farms. But we made it time to reunite with our dogs. What a great getaway. St. Louis, I heard you were cool but you surprised me. We all enjoyed getting to know you a little.
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