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Jennifer (thingsall2good) and her friend, Lori, came to Kansas City for a business convention. These two wonderful women live in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After their work week was finished, we got together on Saturday, September 6, 2008 for a fabulous day of fun.

SATURDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON SIGHTSEEING

Classic Cup Café

301 W 47^th St

Kansas City, Missouri

(816) 753-1840

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Lori, Me & Jennifer wine about life

We met for brunch at Classic Cup Café, a European style bistro on the Country Club Plaza famous for its outdoor dining, contemporary cuisine, award winning wine list (over 800 wines) and homemade desserts.

Afterwards, we took a short stroll through the Plaza, stopping to window-shop and take pics of the area’s sidewalk architecture:

www.countryclubplaza.com

The 15-block Country Club Plaza was designed in 1922 as the US’ first shopping district. Its architecture was modeled after Seville, Spain. Only Rome has more fountains than Kansas City and the Plaza has several of the more spectacular ones.

Then, we drove around upscale Ward Parkway (Missouri) and Mission Hills (Kansas).

Next, we stopped in the Westport area and roamed the annual Art Westport:

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Pals pose for Tasso's photographer

It is the only show exclusively for Kansas City area artists. All drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, pottery and sculpture craftsmen must live within a 40 mile radius. 

On our way to visit a local winery, we toured Kansas Speedway:

www.kansasspeedway.com

The track was busy preparing for its upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup race later this month. Four different companies are bidding fiercely to build a casino by the racetrack. For example, if the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino wins the contract, Kansas Speedway promises to add a second NASCAR Sprint Cup race, build a road course and host an annual RV rally.

We concluded the day’s fun with a visit to Holy-Field Vineyard & Winery, a 14-acre vineyard planted with Native American and French hybrid varieties.

www.holyfieldwinery.com

While there, we tasted several wonderful vintages. Make sure to check out Jennifer’s website which discusses and critiques several things, including wine:

www.jennifersreview.com

SATURDAY NIGHT GREEK DINNER/ENTERTAINMENT

Tasso’s Greek Restaurant

8411 Wornall Rd

Kansas City, Missouri

(816) 363-4776

www.tassosgreekrestaurant.com

We reunited later that evening for fabulous authentic Greek food in a fun atmosphere with live music and dancing.

Tasso’s has been a Kansas City landmark since 1976. The place has become so renown that Wornall Road in front of the restaurant has the city’s honorary title of “Tasso Kalliris Street”. As you can tell by the photos, we enjoyed Tasso’s originality, ouzo and Opa!