Wednesday, December 31, 2008

DAY 6 - All Day in Kansas City

It's day six and I'm glad I brought my elastic pants. My waist size has grown a few inches. In fact, mom and I might try out for the upcoming Mother/Son Biggest Loser.

Our one full day in Kansas City was spent stuffing our faces with some of the best bbq in the country. We hit the three most hyped bbq joints in KC – Gates BBQ, Arthur Bryant’s and Jack Stack (see reviews below). Between bbq feasts we managed to mix in some sightseeing and a despearately needed walk. We were also able to take a drive into the suburbs of KC to check out some nice houses, really big houses.

Kansas City's historic City Market. It had fresh produce, ethnic delis and markets, coffee shops, gift shops and more.

Mama D. checking out the City Market's fresh produce

Downtown Kansas City was going through some revamps and looked to be developing a nice entertainment district

A beautiful neighborhood road in the suburbs of Kansas City

One of the many massive mansions we saw while driving around the Kansas City suburbs

Some of the monstrous houses were behind gates

The dogs were tired out from the hour walk along the river

We’re a bit sad to leave Kansas City because the weather was amazing (40-55 degrees and clear), the parks were huge and deserted, and the town lit up at night with all kinds of lights.

Kansas City was very festive with the buildings decked out in holiday lights

Even the horse carriages had lights



Mama D. talks about KC's amazing lights


On Wednesday morning we are off to Memphis, which is an eight hour drive. We are staying in the heart of town just off Beale St. so it should be another eventful two days.




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