Vacation Time

Hello all,

Don't usually share non-stamping stuff on here, but wanted show a few pictures of where I've been vacationing this past week. Each year my friend Scott and I go on at least one (sometimes more) baseball tours with Jay Buckley Baseball Tours. This year was my 25th tour (I started traveling with them in 1996).

Day 1 - First Night game @ Wrigley

Been to Wrigley Field in Chicago, many times before, but never a night game. The Chicago Cubs are my favorite team. I took this photo down the left field line late in the game (our seats for the game were actually very good - just off the first base side of home plate, just couldn't see the entire scoreboard)

Day 2 (Wednesday) - Target Field MN

This is the newest park in the major leagues, and the primary reason why we selected this trip. It's right in downtown Minneapolis. The top picture was taken from my seat for the game. Bottom picture was taken before the game. Absolutely beautiful ballpark. I can see why Twins fans wanted an open air stadium.

Day 3 - Kansas City

Quite the ride from the twin cities, we arrived in Kansas City about 2 hours prior to game time (after dropping off luggage at the hotel - nice little bonus there getting that done before the game). Kauffman Stadium has gone through an extensive renovation over the last 3 years, and was just awarded the 2012 All-Star Game. This park is even more beautiful than it was before. On either side of the scoreboard are beautiful waterfalls that go off during the game. The concourse is open, and they have added a Royals Hall of Fame on the outfield terrace level which is really nice. The Kids Corner out in Center field behind the scoreboard is also a great area, even has a Royals' themed carousel.  Below is another picture of me from KC

Day 4 - St Louis

Didn't make it up to the top of the Arch, but some nice partly cloudy skies made for some beautiful pictures of it. We later saw St. Louis play the Oakland A's, and this is by far one of my favorite pictures of the trip - was playing with some of the gadgets on my point & shoot camera, and got this shot of Busch Stadium:

Day 5 we headed back to Chicago for another game at Wrigley, which I won't talk about too much as my Cubs got clobbered by the Angels 12-0 :( Still a great trip lots of fun, lots of great people to travel with, and I'm already looking forward to the next one!

Hugs ~ LJ