The Move - Day 2 - Old Route 66

After a night spent in the pleasant confines of the Drury Plaza Inn we got up and went to the Statehouse where Dred Scott (another history-making Virginian) case was held in 1857.  Here we are on the courthouse steps immediately opposite the banks of the Mississippi river.

We then traveled across Memorial drive to the Gateway Arch.

Inside the arch, the windows are on sloped platforms, leading to our children hanging on for dear life at 630 feet!  Here M and J look at the Mississippi river.

After our visit to St. Louis, we got on the road that traveled southwest through Missouri.  Along the way we learned about Rt. 66.  Here M is telling her mom to get on with the picture because she has to go!

We did our best to stay on Rt. 66 and saw this Sinclair gas station...

But soon we got lost and even ended up in Kansas (not the stretch along Rt. 66)!  Aghast at the lack of signage and Kansas' lack of excitement at our arrival (note state sign), we headed to Oklahoma.  I think this is the first time a state welcome sign has been smaller than a check-cashing service sign. 

In Oklahoma we ate at the "World's largest McDonalds" which is only the world's largest if you haven't been out of Northern Oklahoma.  It had a Will Rogers Museum and called itself the Glass House.  This is the only  stop for the first 100 miles of Oklahoma.  Kansas gives you a small sign, but Oklahoma welcomes you with a toll road!  The Glass House help was terrible leading to my beautiful momma blowing a gasket!  My engaging dad lost it and claimed that the whole central time zone was full of people unable to cut it in the EST!  M and J watched all and thoughtfully ate their Chicken nuggets.

Could Oklahoma's image be repaired?  Maybe all my parents needed was some rest in Tulsa to regain their senses?  Find out next time...