Day 18

We ate our complimentary breakfast and got all packed up for the last time.

First on the schedule, the Anheuser-Busch tour. Luckily, the weather held up all day. Right as we got there, they had a tour starting. The tour was about an hour long. We got to see Clydesdales, where they keep in the tanks in a cool room, where they mash the rice and barley, and even got to see some work on the packaging line. The Clydesdales were awesome. Their biggest horse is named Jake and he stands 6’7” at the shoulder! After the tour they sent us to the hospitality room where everyone was allowed to sample 2 beers from about 10 choices. I had a Shock Top and Jon tried a Stella, Michelob Golden, and a Beach Bum. I enjoyed mine (yes, I enjoyed a beer) and Jon liked mine as well. Then we took our time looking around the museum and gift shop.

Off to see the Arch!

We parked at a public lot and had a nice walk to the Arch. We decided to see both movies they had and go all the way up. First, we watched a movie about the construction which blew our minds. It took them about 3 years to complete the construction and when you watch the video, the workers don’t have any safety devices on. Fortunately, no one was injured or died during the construction.

Then we went up in the Tram system. It took us about 4 minutes to get to the top. It was incredible to think we were 630 feet up in the air. We looked around and took some pictures then it was time to take our 3 minute ride back down.

Then we got to watch the Lewis and Clark movie. It was interesting and informative.

We did walk through the museum, but found it a little dull since most of the information in the museum we had learned through the movie.

After we finished in the Arch, we sat on the steps close to the river and relaxed a little before making our way back to Indiana.

We got back to Indiana around 12:30 a.m.