- No, don't look at the other streets, we must be here.
- I'mmm not sure, there's nothing going on...
- No, it's Washington Street, it's the busiest one, here's the most fun...

Saint Louis actually rocks, depends where you go to. I was quite surprised though that anywhere you go, you always end up in a place called Llywelyn's or Patrick's, and there will always be lots of welsh/irish drinks, and even musicians. I asked one band to play me 'The wild rover' and I was the only one in the pub singing 'Nooo nay neverrr....'.
Those two islands seem bigger sometimes.
Yes, we saw the arch, that's what you need to see in Saint Louis. One lady in a metro told us it's quite a big thing - and literally it is. It was snowing, my back was still broken and we were very hungry, so we just took some photos and ran away.
Saint Louis is also one of the most dangerous towns in the USA, at least that's what the locals say. I guess as long as you're respectful with all the people and don't go North, you're fine. And why would you go North, if everyone should go South looking for sun anyway...
Thinking of ending up in welsh pubs I got quite upset as I'd like to end up in Lithuanian ones. I got especially home-sick in Chicago as it somewhat reminds me of Vilnius. In the school of the Art institute of Chicago we watched films on contemporary Israeli culture made by Amsterdam and Tel Aviv-based artist Yael Bartana. It was so interesting also because it spoke about European experience, Poland, and its connections with Israeli. 3.300.000 Jews gone away leaving a wound in their culture and changing Poland too.
I don't know how much jewish culture changed Lithuania but lithuanians did their thing in Chicago - that's for sure. You can find a Lithuanian museum, some Lithuanians (as I mentioned before - Lithuanians who honestly believe we wear national patterns and colours), something else written next to the Lithuanian flag on a sign on the way to Saint Louis (the car was going too fast to read it):)
In Chicago we went to a museum of contemporary arts, we've been to MoMA in New York too (I don't remember if I mentioned - no good places around MoMA to go to afterwards!). Apparently there's one interesting museum in Forest Park in Saint Louis, maybe'll go there tomorrow if we don't find a ride to Texas. Near Dali's paintings, in MoMA, I felt like fainting - so many people, like in a supermarket. We went out for a bit, I ate my sandwich, and then we went back to see a photo gallery in the same place. We reckon, people looking at photos are so much more relaxed.
In Chicago though we got really involved into the exhibitions, as some stuff invited visitors to touch it, sit on the art works, get into them, play. That's what keeps one awake and interested - games!
Still haven't had any waffles. I wish I had some.




Lake Michigan. Papapinka's pic