Tourist Attraction: the Gateway Arch!

 Tourist Attraction: the Gateway Arch!

 

 

My family and I visited one of the United States wonderful land marks. We went to the St. Louis, Missouri and seen the famous Gateway Arch! After all, this is a piece of our History! And it was a very memorable experience, to say the least! 

 

When you enter, you are entering under ground; this is called the Visitors Center! And much to our surprise you can truly get inside this stainless steel structure and go to the top!

The compartments you get into are very small and cramped, so if you are claustrophobic, than this is definitely not for you. Also if you have a fear of heights, the top may also not be a wise place for you to go.

Once in the top, (the observation room) you can take photos, and see out, to which we did. The view is amazing! The Arch itself makes a shadow on the ground, and you are quite high up! It is 630 feet high! The view below is of the Mississippi River, river boats, trains, and roadway.

And yes, it costs to go, but it is well worth it. They educate you about it, while you are there! You learn there was a contest for who would design it and Eero Saarinen won the competition in 1947.

The day we went, that evening they did a special event lighting the Arch with pink lights, in showing their support for Breast Cancer Awareness! They simply laid pink clear covers over the lights, it was quite beautiful.

The only days this Gateway Arch is shut, is on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years! Their hours vary depending on what Season it is, and they do and can take reservations too. The tickets for the tram, which is the ride up, for adults age seventeen and up are $10.

This is the Arch PINK Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness!

Youth ages 13-16 are $6 and children are $3. I think that is truly rather reasonable. Especially with all the information they teach you, they want you to know and remember their land mark, which is truly wonderful. They have a gift shop, and the prices for souvenirs aren't as costly as you would think!

This land mark, is considered a National Park. It has benches by the lake, And it is a beautiful view too, I might add. There are ducks in the water, and friendly squirrels in the park. It is kept clean, too!
There are even theatre's inside, and these do cost as well. The tickets are $7 for adults, youth ages 13-16 $4 and children $2.50. There are two theatres and they are wheel chair accessible. They can even supply you with wheel chairs, if you need one and didn't bring it with you.

The film they show is called: "Monument to the Dream." Which is by Charles Guggenheim, this show is in the Tucker theatre daily. This is a documentary on the construction of the Arch. And again, this educates you too, on this historic land mark, further!

We took a lot of photos, and we were extremely glad we stopped by. It's not every day you get to tell people you seen a famous historic land mark. This is both educational and entertaining. If ever you go to St. Louis, I would suggest dropping by.

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Product Review: Triple Paste Medicated Ointment

For Diaper Rashes & More!

Deneale K. Williams, Yahoo Contributor Network
Sep 30, 2010

Triple Paste Medicated Ointment

 

As most of you may well enough know, I currently do not have any babies in my care. My children are almost full grown.

However, there comes a time, when as a Mother, you end up having to find a cure for a rash. And that's how I ended up finding this ointment.

My kids, my husband and I all ended up with a bad heat rash. Living in Florida with high temps in the Nineties and hundreds it can happen, especially when you are working and for long hours.

We had tried powders, and Neosporin, and normal diaper creams and nothing was working, because we still had to work in the heat, and we still had things to do.

When I was having children, we had a powder known as "Caldesene Powder" in a pink bottle; it was a zinc oxide talc. And I knew for a fact it worked, and it worked fast. So I went to the store, Wal-Mart of course, and asked around. Everyone looked at me like I was mental or something. I asked the pharmacist, he thought it was a prescription, and looked it up, and naturally since it wasn't-so he couldn't find it. He suggested looking on-line or trying Walgreens. I proceeded to look in the baby department itself, and still found nothing. However, I decided rather than waste my fuel I would read bottles and creams and see if anything there came close in comparison to solve the issues we were having.

This is how I came across Triple Paste Medicated Ointment. It says it is for diaper rash. It states right on the tube that it is recommended by pediatricians and dermatologists when other treatments fail. It is also fragrance free, and hypoallergenic. It even gives you an 800 number and a web site, as well the distributors address. Reading its ingredient: Zinc oxide: 12.8%.

We applied the product to our problem areas, promptly after a long hot soak. This made our pores open and ready to accept the treatment. Once applied, you could feel its soothing relief instantly. The next day, the redness was gone, and I mean gone, however yes there were still some very small areas that were irritated. So we applied more, and by that night with the showers before bed, everything was completely and totally gone. No trace of anything- it never even looked like there had been a rash there at all!

This tube only has two ounces in it, and I thought that it wouldn't be enough-and I was wrong. We still have plenty left over.

We did exactly what it said; we applied it generously over the affected area, after it had been patted dry. We only needed to apply it that night, and the next day, and we were done.

Afterwards, I told the neighbor who does have a baby- about it, and her baby does have a rash and she borrowed the tube too. She has since returned it, and it still has plenty in it, and she used it once, and the baby no longer has a rash either. The woman has since went out and bought herself a tube as well.

I will tell you, that this little tube was not cheap. At Wal-Mart I am not certain, but I am thinking the tube was over seven dollars or so. (This is an approximate figure, not exact!) I checked at the web site listed on the tube, and found that there are a lot of products this company produces that are impressive. However, on their page the price of this tube is $9.75 and then of course, I am sure you will have to pay shipping and handling.

The web site for Triple Paste Medicated Ointment is www.sumlab.com and right on the front page it states: "Improving the dermatology patients' way of life." That right there tells you, they are trying to make a difference.

I give this product a two thumbs up and think anyone who has any kind of a rash and are having issues getting rid of it, might want to consider giving this product a try. On the back it states that if your condition worsens or does not improve within seven days, stop use and ask a doctor.

This is an excellent product and I will definitely recommend it to my friends and family, because it works and I know it does-hands down! Thank you "Summers Laboratories, Inc." for producing such a fine product!

Published by Deneale K. Williams