Kansas City: The mini series

An overview of my trip to Kansas over the holidays:

Day 1 – Arrived in Topeka, KS and drove about 2.5 hours to Pretty Prairie to visit family. Had dinner and then headed to the local high school basketball game (the town’s big event of the week) where my 6′7″ nephew plays as the starting center. Go Bulldogs!

Day 2 – Golfing with my dad is a necessity every time I visit Kansas. A perfectly hit 8-iron on a short par 3 almost scored my first hole in one. I’ll probably never get that close again.

Wichita Zoo


Wichita Greyhound Park

Day 3 – Went into Hutchinson for the day to do some shopping and then caught a 7:00 showing of Apocalypto. I give it a B-

Day 4 – Drove into Kansas City for the rest of the trip. Checked into the hotel at the Country Club Plaza, then walked around window shopping and admiring the plaza lights.

(Photo from CountryClubPlaza.com)

Afterwards we had dinner at Kona Grill and then took a cab to Westport and hit up a few bars. We ended the night at one of the local nightclubs (a completely different experience from a Las Vegas nightclub).

Day 5 – Journeyed downtown to try Arthur Bryant’s legendary Kansas City BBQ. Not the least bit disappointing.

Union Station

We began the evening at the Blue Room, one of the top 10 jazz clubs in the country and finished at Knucklehead’s Saloon where “the sounds of todays BEST blues and honky tonk music in Kansas City” can be heard.

Day 6 – Arrowhead Stadium

Independent Center for more shopping, then spent the rest of the evening relaxing in the room.

Day 7 – Headed off to the airport for a surprisingly painless flight back home.