Keen to get a look around the city before heading out to the speedway, we trotted off into a bright crisp morning about 8.30am. As we are staying in the heart of the city, we are in walking distance of most its attractions. Having found a canal area on Trip advisor that looked picturesque, we headed North. Stumbling over the canal, complete with gondolas about 30 minutes later, it was indeed a lovely part of town. Indianapolis is very much like St Louis, spotles...

Our plans to take Ruby for a top down cruise around Indianapolis today were thwarted by waking to light showers and overcast skies… None the less, we had enjoyed the trip.Dropping her off at the airport, we grabbed a cab and headed to The Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Nicknamed "The Brickyard" as the original racing surface was paved with bricks to replicate roads of the time..With a seating capacity of over 250,000, IMS is the largest seated spectator venu...

Our second day in St Louis, saw a trip to "FastLane Cars" for a visit to their “For sale” section…After an extended look around and dream building session, we then headed off to Jefferson Barracks Museum, Missouri. JBM has an amazing collection of artefacts relating to the American Civil War and the atrocities conducted. Quite a sombre experience, we learnt about the reasoning from both sides of the argument and the chain of events that led to ...