Kansas City.... the arrival.

Oh Kansas City.... I had such high hopes for you. I mean after all its Kansas freakin City, Missouri! What could be more awesome??? Apparently there are a lot of things that are more awesome than Kansas City, MO. LOL.

So... I get off the plane into what can only be called the smallest "real" airport ever which was kinda okay since I didn't have to take any devilish shuttles to baggage claim or anything. I'm thinking we could just go outside and stretch my cute arm up like the Sex in the City Chicks... or like we do in DC and a cab would come and scoop me up. Not so! You had to make cab arrangements by telephone and a cab designated specifically for you, and not the other 100 people also looking for a ride would come and rescue you. OR you could call Super Shuttle. Super stupid Shuttle... The same super shuttle who broke my fancy huge red roll on suitcase when they dropped me off at my hotel. Seriously Mr. Super Shuttle driver of van 567??? If my bag is in the middle of a massive pile of suitcases, why would you try to grab the bag from the handle and yank it from said pile, rather than just taking the other three suitcases from on top of mine and carefully pulling mine from the top of the pile.

Its sad my handle had to suffer from such mishandling.

So... we arrive at the Hotel Phillips... a "swanky" four-star boutique hotel in downtown Kansas City.

I get inside my four-star room on the twentieth (top) floor of the four-star hotel that I would be living in for the next week and it dawned on me... four-stars in Kansas City, MO are rated a little differently from four-stars in the rest of the world. Hahahahaaaa. The room was cute, I'll admit. But I feel like one of those stars should have been removed due to my not having a refrigerator or microwave in my room. Granted the hotel is super old and such... but Ummmmm... welcome to 2010 KC.

I immediately got on the phone and gave the customer complaint office of KC Super Shuttle an earful regarding the murder of my suitcase by the driver of van 567. Hmmmph! After resolving that issue it was time to go find food... because, hello, its me!

Went to the hotel restaurant, because the owners of downtown Kansas City, MO have decided that the entire city should shut down at 5:00 PM. Even CVS closed by 5:00 which is uber stupid. The 12&Baltimore restaurant was super cute with free wi-fi! After a nice overpoured glass of Riesling... I was all getting used to the humdrum that was KC. BUT the highlight of my day was the beautiful Shrimp Po Boy Sandwich that I consumed at said restaurant. Heaven on the tongue!

God Bless you Kansas City! *dreamy sigh*