Springfield, IL

On the final day of our mini-vacation, we stopped by Springfield, IL, on our way home from St. Louis. We wanted to see the house where Abraham Lincoln lived before he was elected the 16th President of the United States.

St. Louis

On our way home from my brother's place, we took a side trip to St. Louis, where we saw the Gateway Arch.

We took the short ride to the top of the Arch and were able to see the city of St. Louis on one side:

And Illinois on the other:

Kansas City

In October, we took a mini-vacation through the Midwest. First, we went to visit my brother in Kansas City (he actually lives in Overland Park, Kansas). The Sunday we were there, he took us to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.

Here's a statue of Rodin's 'The Thinker' in front of the Museum: