2009年8月17日月曜日

welcome to the gateway arch

Hi, this is Eri, writing for the 2nd post❤



today, it is a SUNDAY which means.... NO CLASSES!
We went to see the gateway arch today which is located in St.Louis, along the Mississippi river. We were surprised at the height of the arch at first. It was way too high but we could see the top of the arch though it was cloudy in this morning.


So, if you dont know about what it is, here is the little piece of basic information about the Gateway Arch for you =] ❤
The St.Louis Gateway Arch is an elegant monument and as well as a symbol of the westward expansion. It was desingned by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel in 1947. It stands 190m tall and is 190m wide at its base, making it the tallest monument in the US. The construction was completed on October 28, 1965. This arch is absolutely the tallest monument in Mirrouri, 7 feet higher than One Kansas City Place in Kansas City, and 37 feet higher than the roof of Metropolitan Square in St.Louis, MO.
Ok, so after we got there, we took a tram car to go to the top of the building so that we could see the inside of the arch side and the entire scenery! It was kind of scary! =P

After we came back from the short journey to the top, we went to the lunch place called The Old Spagetti Factory. Well, needless to say, we had enough foods there.


After lunch, some went back to the dorm but I went to the Union Station. Nearby the Union Station, there is a small shopping place. We just looked through some stores and finally found the space to rest then everyone fell asleep at the end. :)

Today, I am pretty sure that we will be staying up late due to the business homework though my team stayed up late last night too. Hope it doesnt take long beucase we have classes tomorrow as usual. But I like this group project though it is kind of hard.

Its been about 12 days since we got here in MO. which means, we have spent half of stay here already. This makes me feel like I have to have more fun and enojoy the rest of days here with a lot of american foods and with a little bit of works on the project. HAHA hope Mr.Donnovan understands that I am kidding. =]


Hope everything is going well for everyone in AUS and Canada! =]

team A with the Gateway Arch today❤
Eri

1 件のコメント:

  1. Hi Eri,

    Yes, I understand that you are kidding \(-o-)/ ...LOL.

    I am glad to know that you are working hard on the project. Of course, I do not recommend sleeping in public places such as train station and on the train, but I guess someone is awake to watch out for you, right?

    Have fun,

    Herb

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