Kansas City -- KA and MO

I decided I am going to start every entry with a guess-what-this-is picture that I have taken wherever I go. I do these a lot lately and this will be a great way to maybe get some people to guess. And if you can't guess, then just read the rest of the post and you will be able to know what it is by the end of it. So here is my Kansas City - guess what this is:

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Kansas was just like a remembered it from being there five years ago - flat, vast, sunny (most of the time), and just relaxing. Well, Overland Park where I stayed is mostly like I described, but OP is a suburb after all. I love these clouds...

The cities are small and cute and filled with bars. The power and light district is great for a long night out, when the weather is nice.

Must-go-to restaurant in the city: La Fou Frog. They had kangaroo meat!!!!! But pretty much everything you ordered was great. The chef had complimentary little cute dishes for you and then the waiters even accompanied you to the parking lot. Totally worth the price.

Of course went to the after Thanksgiving shopping which was great in Kansas - cheaper and more room to park. But thrift store shopping was also great. In the one below, we saw that the bibles were free while you had to pay for the other books.

Architecturally speaking, the Bloch Building was pretty amazing. Both Casey and I decided we want to design a building like that in the future. The light in it was just amazing that we could not help posing for silhouettes in renderings. Also, channel glass is one of my favorite building materials.

 

Another cute little community center was the Nerman Museum of Contemporary art. That's a screen underneath the overhang.

Also, I am pretty sure this is the original AMC - the one they show before the movies start (where the little teenagers walk into!) Downtown KC, that's right.

I also have to mention the speed limits in Kansas (according to my post tradition) - they reach 70mph!!! Impressive! I tried to take a picture but I was going too fast!

 And to finish this post off... our new friends! We had a blast hanging out with Edward and Jake - they are just so shiny!