We were worried how Wally would take to hotel life. We took a couple of toys, including his favorite dinosaur. Of course, since Wally sleeps with us, so does Dinosaur.Wally also made quite the impression at our hotel. We stayed at the Parkway Hotel in West Central STL in hopes there would be lots of great things within walking distance for all three of us to enjoy. Clearly Wally became quite the cosmopolite very early on. He took to hotel living like it was second nature. In fact, I think he's disappointed to be home with no elevators, no automatic doors, and no bacon for breakfast.
He learned really quickly where everything was. It cracked us up to see him run to the doors, and walk up expecting the automatic doors to open for him.
And even though Momma gets a little motion sick in elevators, Wally just can't wait to get on. So much easier than the stairs.
He instantly knew that the hotel room was 'his' and made it his own.
Wally also got a chance to take on the big city. We did a lot of walking while we were there, but we made a special trip to go see the arch. Wally was excited to see the arch, if for nothing else, there were a lot of people to look at there and a lot of people to marvel over our cute pug. Wally got up close and personal with the arch, just to make sure it was safe for us to be around.
Obviously it cleared his inspection (Wally Approved!). I love this picture... it's so dorky, but it looks like something you'd see with someone running for office. It was a little awkward to make that picture work, especially with my nine-month pregnant self practically laying on the ground trying to get the shot, but it was totally worth it.
We took on downtown after our arch experience. We saw tons of Cardinals fans (Wally prefers the Cubs, just like his momma!) but everyone can agree on one delicious thing, Starbucks!
Of course, Wally can't just sit on the ground like a normal dog, though. We stopped to enjoy our drinks and Wally got even more attention with his cuteness by hopping right up between Mom and Dad and sitting on a park bench with us.
And we posed together by the pink fountain to show off our supreme cuteness. Notice how Wally and the belly are conflicting elements! He hates my growing belly. It kicks him and takes up his snuggle space. But he can still make a shelf of it and take a quick picture.
We stopped by the river too, although it looked terribly dirty and kind of smelled. Wally wasn't too interested in getting closer (and who could blame him??) but he wanted a picture with the Mississippi river anyway. He also wanted to go to Illinois, but none of us were keen on making a trip to East STL, so this is the closest we got.
We had a great experience traveling with the dog. It was nice to have him with us, especially since I get so anxious when I'm away from him for long periods of time. It also gave us confidence that in the future we could possibly take him with us on other trips if we need to. The other two dogs were almost disappointed to come home--they had way too much fun on their adventures, too. Wally still seems to be in vacation withdrawl. He really enjoyed all the attention and perks (not so much the car ride). We highly recommend the Parkway Hotel for pet toting travelers, as well. Our view was awful, but everyone was really nice about the dog staying there. They also were nice about any noise he did make--very pet friendly. We didn't have one problem!What a great weekend away from reality!! I hope Wally enjoyed it and remembers it--it's the last time he'll be the #1 kid in our lives! (oh, who are we kidding... ;) Wally will always be #1 to me )
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