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January 1^st was a beautiful day for a First Sunday Drive in the Kansas City area.  We were fortunate to enjoy bright sunshine and temperatures in the mid 40’s - hardly the norm for this time of year.  Usually it’s much colder with snow.
 
This month's drive this took us to the Country Club Plaza, one of Kansas City’s most popular areas, full of upscale shopping opportunities and dining establishments to satisfy anyone’s appetite. 
 
To put it simply, the Plaza is an outdoor museum of romantic Spanish architecture and European art where people actually live and work every day amid its beauty. It was designed in 1922 as the nation's first suburban shopping district. Since then, its open-air public art gallery has continuously added to its collection, with fountains, sculptures and murals that bring to the heart of Kansas City the very best of the Old World and the new.
 
As we made our way toward the Plaza, we drove past lovely older homes along Ward Parkway.  Many of these well-preserved homes are in themselves, a work of art. 
 
After a short drive through the Plaza area, our next stop was the Nelson – Atkins Museum for a photo op.  On New Year’s Day, the Museum is closed, so that made it perfect for us to line up and photograph our Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
 
After photos, we drove a short distance back to the Plaza for a wonderful lunch of Italian cuisine at Buca di Beppo.  A great day to begin the New Year.

P.S.  The miles of Plaza Christmas lights are beautiful at evening time!


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