Cherrie had a fun time exploring Kansas City, and found most parts of it of it easy to navigate in her wheelchair. She especially liked the Country Club Plaza area, which has a definite Spanish feel to it . Many of the buildings in the plaza area are patterned after those in Seville Spain; which serves as a sister city to Kansas City.
Of course we just couldn't leave Kansas City without sampling some of their world famous BBQ, so we had dinner at Jack Stacks on the plaza. It wasn't exactly an original idea, and there was an hour wait for a table; so we used our time wisely and took a little stroll around the plaza. We were rewarded with a beautiful view of the J.C Nichols Fountain. We saw it in the daytime too, but it was especially stunning in the evening when it was all lit up.
The 22-acre park is home to a large collection of Henry Moore bronze sculptures, but it also boasts some whimsical works by other artists. Cherrie particularly liked Shuttlecock (which is self descriptive) and Rumi, a brightly colored metal sculpture.
