union station carousel

 i liked having breakfast at the hotel, a 'make your own waffle' along with some scrambled eggs. then i watched a documentary on HBO about stax records, two installments of it. for lunch i went to steak and shake, a nice walk down the road from the hotel. but i still wanted to get started early getting downtown as i wanted to see some things before the game started. i made it to the former union station, now an amusement park with an aquarium. there is a ferris wheel, but the only thing i bought a ride ticket for was the carousel. i liked how there was more than just horses to ride on. i chose the elephant. i also saw an eagle, giraffe, lion, bear, and deer. i did some of the things i did when on a carousel last summer, at como zoo. i said 'oh marie' like in catcher in the rye' when holden takes his sister, phoebe, to a carousel. and i screamed a little like lt. dan in 'forrest gump' during the hurricane. even got a selfie in the mirror. then i found a bank facility i have sent overnighted checks to, in the fashion square building. then it was on to the stadium as it was clouding up. it was starting to rain and the game was delayed for more than two hours. during that time i got some pepperoni pizza, and root beer. made two laps around the stadium concourse and got another idea, an ice cream sandwich from a self-service concession stand. even picked up a nacho bowl, it was empty and next to a trash bin. this bowl is much like the one i have from a st. paul saints game. i use it as a cereal bowl. i got a picture of a rainbow once the rain ended, one couldn't see it that well but it was there. the cardinals led 4-0 at one point, due to two home runs hit by goldschmidt, both with one on, and held on to win 4-3, over the cubs. the train i got on to get back to the airport read 'not in service'. it was after midnight by the time i got back to the airport, so all i really wanted to do was get to my hotel and go to sleep. during my walks i found 2 cents.