[Harp-L] Re: Pre SPAH blues blowoff -transportation options

[BluzeHarp@xxxxxxx]

Michael, are you personally familiar with the area?   The  convention hotel 
told me that they are not anywhere near being within walking  distance of 
the airport Metro Link.  I'll check again and report back at a  later date.  
The hotel shuttle runs 24/7 to the airport so the Metro  Link is indeed an 
option, but... then it's a two leg journey,  plus the hotel shuttle gives 
priority to fliers so there could be  delays while those people are being 
transported.  The stadium Metro Link  station is way around the other side from 
BB's, it's viable but  some may not want to walk that far, I've been given 
the impression that  it's more than 2 blocks but perhaps not, I'll recheck 
that as  well.  The hotel shuttle goes only to and from the airport,  nowhere 
else.
 
 
You might want to shuttle to the airport Metro Link and take  that to the 
stadium, & then walk around to BB's.  I  suggest to taxi direct from BB's 
back to the hotel in groups if  you stay late, rather than the much more time 
consuming two leg trip  back to the hotel... 3 legs if you count the walk 
around the stadium.   There is a home baseball game the night of the blowoff, 
because of  that parking rates will be higher than normal, depending on game  
attendance parking could be scarce.
 
 
In any case, I plan to arrive in St Louis a couple days  before the 
blowoff.  Will investigate all of this in person and  post what I find.  There 
should also be info posted somewhere at  the hotel.
 
 
Christopher Richards
harmonicaplanet.com
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/31/2013 10:18:14 P.M. Mountain Daylight  Time, Michael 
Peloquin writes:

If  anyone wants to go from the hotel to BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups for the  
Blowoff.
The hotel is across the street from the airport and St. Louis  Metro Link 
light rail runs right from/to the airport. - 1 train will take you  right 
downtown to Busch Stadium which within about 2 blocks from BB's.
The  last train home is: 
12:19am   arrive back to the airport at 12:59am   
http://www.metrostlouis.org/Default.aspx