Empty City: St.Louis

I came here after this year of Chrismas and at first, I was amazed by the shining beautiful night scene of St.louis. I was so ready and exicted to explore this city the day after Chrismas and I took the metro train, which has only three carriages and two lines through this city(Blue and Red)--we can definitely tell what a small city it is. Why am I called this city is EMPTY? Because that morning, I was the only one walking at its downtown! There were no other people and few cars chasing. It is like everyone just  moves out from this city and there must be some disastrous happening going on, anyway, I was freaked.

St.Louis was founded in 1974 south of the confuence of Missouri and Mississippi rivers.  The city became part of the Spanish Empire after the French were defeated in the Seven Years' War. In 1800, the land was secretly transferred back to France, whose leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, sold it to the United States in 1803. Also, nicknamed "Gateway to the West" for its role in the westward expansion of US. It is famous for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial--the arch. Surely, the St.Louis Cardinals, one of the most sucessful major league Baseball teams, make their home at Busch Stadium.

People are all around in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, which is underground the square arch thing. I got a tour of this museum and it mainly exhibits the presidents in the 1800s and the details of Lewis and Clark Expedition(1803-1806).

The expedition team was headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the expedition's goal was to gain an accurate sense of the resources being exchanged in the Louisiana Purchase. This expedition starts from St.Louis and ends in the Oregon. I feel honored to see these hardships and difficuties from the expedition--the cruel environment, the long-term food-planning and all the unexpeted situations.

After my lonely exploration at downtown St.Louis, I took the metrolink back to the hotel and went shopping for sure--big season sale. Why not. St.Louis is still to be continued...