Jun 06, 2015

Got the bikes serviced today and got my hair done as well. The bikes are now parked at the front of the hotel ready for the morning. It poured and hailed flat out on our cab ride to the bike shop and visibility was down to 50m so we were relieved to come back on near to dry roads and no rain. Phew. Didn't want to get the gear wet again before we headed off.

We enjoyed a chance to just chill a little and explore the town. Went to the Capitol Building which has a tower staircase and a brick on the way up which states you are a mile high above sea level .... only trouble is that it's only open Monday to Friday so we had to be satisfied with photos from the outside.  A collection  of the sights from our wanderings are below:

An interesting re-use of a beautiful old Bank Building which is now a Renaissance Hotel.



The Capitol Building.



A view from the Capitol steps across the Civic Centre Park to what looks like some sort of Parliament / Legislature building.



Some buildings near the Capitol where the free shuttle buses turn around. This is a terrific circular service from the Capitol to the Union Station. A huge number of buses and good patronage.



For anyone who watches the Food Channel there is a show 'Diners, Dive Ins and Dives'. Sam's Diner is famous on it and has a great reputation. The queues were long with a minimum of an hour wait to get a table.



And down on Lorrimer Street a couple of police who helped us find what we wanted.



Union Station has been refurbished here as it had been in Saint Louis but they have kept the trains and the interior of the building has heaps of eaterys and other shops. A collection of shots here.

And the last one is a list of what is available in one shop. No idea what the last 3 are.



And some fun for kids on our way back to the shuttle. Littlies were running and jumping through the water.