{"id":336,"date":"2014-07-04T21:58:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T21:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffreyandanna.us\/blog\/?p=336"},"modified":"2014-07-04T21:58:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T21:58:16","slug":"day-5-one-springfield-down-one-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jeffreyandanna.us\/blog\/day-5-one-springfield-down-one-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 5: One Springfield down, two to go"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got an early start with the usual continental breakfast at our Oklahoma City hotel, and hit the road.
\nWhen lunch rolled around, we found ourselves in Springfield, Missouri, a humble town that just so happened to have some excellent cajun food at the Big Easy Grill<\/a>. Anna had jambalaya, I had a fried shrimp po’boy. What followed was a spirited discussion about fountain drinks and how much Missourians seem to love them.
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\nFinding that we had some time to kill on the road to St. Louis, we decided to go for a little detour along\u00a0a route that promised some river views, but the route was too far from the river to view it. Harumph. At least we know that Missouri’s countryside is gorgeous.
\nWe arrived at our first Airbnb room in the Soulard<\/a> neighborhood of St. Louis, and, in addition to the hosts, were greeted by a substantial collection of Macs<\/a>, and an adorable shih tzu who seemed to be\u00a0a seasoned champion at staring contests.
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\nWith some guidance from our hosts, we walked the Delmar Loop and marveled at its walk of fame, had some unique Mexican-inspired food (like a cheeseburger burrito) at Atomic Cowboy<\/a>, and had a few drinks along with the best pretzel bites ever down the street at Sanctuaria<\/a>.
\nWe topped off the night with a bit too much frozen custard at Ted Drewes<\/a> (so creamy!), and hit the hay.
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\nHours driven: 8
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