On the topic of St. Louis

[Maria]

Hello! finally, there is a conversation in which i have something to
say ;)

I lived in Saint Louis for two years and a half, when i went to
college in St. Louis U. As a young European who lived in midtown
(where the school is), i found it dull, yes. Very dangerous, without
a lot to do. But if you go for a few days, perhaps you can have a
good time. No more than 3, i would say. My parents came to my
graduation and in a couple of days we saw most of what there is to
see, and had time to get bored and attend all the graduation events
as well.

I recommend you visit the Arch, of course, and also the Union
Station. They have a nice mall inside, but still it has some
attractive.  Then i would go to Forest Park, a very large park (kind
of like Central Park in NY). Not only it is nice, but also it
contains the zoo (pretty good), the art museum (decent) and other
thing to do. Next to it also is the Science Center (which i like, but
i'm an engineer, anyway), and the Botanical Garden. Along the river
there are lots of casinos on boats. The Landing next to the river is
a nice place to go out at night or to eat ( i don't find the night
life there very interesting, but that is because i have a particular
taste in that). Near midtown you can go to the Central West End, also
a nice neighborhood with cafes and stuff. Farther from downtown,
there is also St. Charles, with a few nice old streets, and other
things like that.

Good luck, hope you enjoy it. Tell me if you need to know more!

Maria

P.S. And be careful where you go, there are some pretty dangerous
areas, like East St. Louis.

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Maryblue
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