The beauty of visiting a splendidly stocked half century old Jon’s Pipe Shop franchise pipe shop in the heart of The District under the shadow of The Columns owned by an 89 year old Doctor of European history is that while you lounge and smoke and drink coffee and watch students stroll by through the enormous store length widow while Wayne Davis makes history come alive, is your wife or lady friend is free to explore all the shops downtown or pick up food at the little foreign food joints everywhere in The District.
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My wife feels so much better she’s getting her hair and nails done today while I lounge on my back deck and check the latest history videos on You Tube and read about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
And Drachinfel today just landed the final and fatal salvo on HMS Hood before she started to make her signaled turn by a letter from a 108 year old survivor viewing from the port side of his action station at the double quadruple Pom Pom array of HMS Prince of Wales, just behind her bridge.
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My wife wants to see the Pompei Exhibit at the St Louis Science Center
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The sudden disaster that destroyed the city also preserved a unique record of daily life at the height of the Roman Empire. Artifacts on loan from the Naples National Archaeological Museum in Italy, and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, take visitors through a unique Roman villa and onto the winding streets of Pompeii, exploring the forum, theater and marketplace along the way.
An immersive 4-D eruption experience allows guests to experience the eruption itself. CGI imagery, surround sound and special effects bring Mount Vesuvius to life with startling reality.
Relive the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the rediscovery of the Roman city of Pompeii with nearly 200 authentic artifacts and interactives.
www.slsc.org
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If we get up early Monday and head north to Columbia I can watch the arrival of Wayne Davis while she gets us some breakfast at First Watch and we can eat in Stephen’s Park and head East towards the Pompeii Exhibt and then eat supper by The Eads Bridge.
Or any damned place she wants to eat in St Louis, you know?
I also have a nice little set of earbuds to listen to inspirational songs on our adventures.
Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown
Cox Family Live
I read where the St. Louis Science Center gives a two dollar discount to geezers like me on Medicare and Social Security, which is always nice to be able to afford a few little luxuries like GL Pease pipe tobacco at Jon’s Pipe Shop in Columbia, you know?