It's been about eleven years since I was last in St. Louis. Once again a security conference brought me back. This conference was a bit more meaningful to me as it was my last official business trip before retiring. It was an opportunity to share some of my observations about cyber-security futures with attendees at a 400 person conference. 24 years of work in this field has gone by quickly.
The trip also allowed me to visit a friend from my undergraduate days that resides with his family in St. Louis. It was great to catch-up over a couple of meals together.
With a few spare hours in the city, I squeezed in a tour of the St.Louis Anheuser-Busch brewery, participated in beer school at the brewery and made a return visit to the Gateway Arch.
The St. Louis Anheuser-Busch brewery was founded in 1852. The tour allows visitors to view the mashing area, cellar and packaging plant. The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales can also be viewed at the on-site stables which were built in 1885. The end of the tour brings you to the hospitality room, where you can taste a couple of beers (or sodas if you're under 21).
Beer school was an add-on activity that provided more detailed information about the different ingredients used in brewing, suggested meal pairings, recommended glassware for different beers and a guided tasting of four beers.
Returning back to the downtown area, I had just a few minutes to visit the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. The Gateway Arch, a center piece of the Memorial, was built between 1963 and 1965 to commemorate the mass migration and settlement of the west during the 1800s. The first explorers were followed by trappers, settlers, soldiers and railroad. St. Louis played a central role in this migration as a center of western commerce and trading.
There is a ride from the arch base to a viewing platform at the top of the 630 foot structure. The small five-person capsules take about four minutes to travel from the arch base to the viewing platform. The capsules reminded me of what it might be like to sit in a clothes dryer drum. With five people, the fit is fairly tight with knees touching.
As I was leaving St. Louis on Thursday, the weather turned rainy and windy with tornadoes in the forecast. I was able to fly standby and take an early morning flight to Dallas Fort Worth. Air travel during the day continued to be hampered by the weather. My DFW connection ended up leaving the gate four hours after the scheduled departure time.
The trip also allowed me to visit a friend from my undergraduate days that resides with his family in St. Louis. It was great to catch-up over a couple of meals together.
With a few spare hours in the city, I squeezed in a tour of the St.Louis Anheuser-Busch brewery, participated in beer school at the brewery and made a return visit to the Gateway Arch.
The St. Louis Anheuser-Busch brewery was founded in 1852. The tour allows visitors to view the mashing area, cellar and packaging plant. The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales can also be viewed at the on-site stables which were built in 1885. The end of the tour brings you to the hospitality room, where you can taste a couple of beers (or sodas if you're under 21).
Beer school was an add-on activity that provided more detailed information about the different ingredients used in brewing, suggested meal pairings, recommended glassware for different beers and a guided tasting of four beers.
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As I was leaving St. Louis on Thursday, the weather turned rainy and windy with tornadoes in the forecast. I was able to fly standby and take an early morning flight to Dallas Fort Worth. Air travel during the day continued to be hampered by the weather. My DFW connection ended up leaving the gate four hours after the scheduled departure time.
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