By Jeremy Kahn

PITTSBURGH-After spending 2014 in Miami and Philadelphia, I decided to change up my road trip with the San Francisco Giants for the 2015 season.

Unlike the previous five seasons, where I traveled alone to New York, Philadelphia (twice), Washington, Chicago NL, Detroit, San Diego, Los Angeles NL, Colorado, Arizona and Miami, this time, my girlfriend Jill is here in Pittsburgh with me and was with me in St. Louis.

After leaving SFO on Sunday night, we arrived in St. Louis early Monday morning and after a few hours sleep, we headed out for a taste of St. Louis barbecue.

From viewing the first season of Man v. Food with Adam Richman, it was decided that we will go to Pappy’s for some barbecue. Jill decided to go with a half-slab of ribs, and I went with the Burnt Ends. This walk in the St. Louis heat was well worth it, as it was the best barbecue I have ever eaten.

Following our fantastic lunch, we decided to walk it off and ended up at Scott Joplin’s house in St. Louis. Joplin was a Ragtime musician, who is most famous for releasing “The Entertainer,” which was made popular in the movie “The Sting,” a movie that took the Best Picture Oscar in 1973.

The reason why we came to St. Louis finally was here, and we finally made it to Busch Stadium, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals that was opened in 2006.

Entering the stadium was a thrill in itself, as it is one of the newer stadiums in the sport.

Despite the losing effort by the Giants, the stadium was filled with fans wearing their beloved Orange and Black.

Tuesday led us back to Busch Stadium, as we took a Behind-The-Scenes of the home of the 11-time World Champion Cardinals.

We got learn the nuances of the ballpark, and the rich Cardinals history, a team that was founded in 1892.

After the tour, it was time to go back to the hotel and return to the hotel for Tuesday night’s game. It was a happy night for the Giants, as they evened up the series with a 2-0 victory.

Finally on our last day in town, we made it to the Gateway Arch, the largest man made structure at 630 feet in the United States. Going up into the arch, you go into a pod that is like a CT Scan and ascend the 630 feet to the top. After a five minute ride to the top, you proceed out of the pod and into the arch and look out the windows to see views of both St. Louis, the Mississippi River and East St. Louis, Illinois.

Our next stop took us two and a half miles south of the Arch, as we took another tour of another St. Louis historical landmark, the Anheuser Busch Plant. An interesting tour that taught you how their beers were made and ended with a free beer if you were over the age of 21.

Following the tour of Anheuser Busch, we went back to the hotel and then returned to Busch Stadium for the series finale, where the Giants fell to the Cardinals 4-3.

We got up this morning, and headed to Pittsburgh; however there was a problem with our flight and we ended up separate planes. I was able to get a direct flight to Pittsburgh, while Jill took a flight to Pittsburgh with a layover in Detroit. Finally, we both made it to Pittsburgh and are both in attendance for the opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.