A French Girl in Kansas City | Zoo & Aquarium, Union Station, RiverFront, Disney 100 The Exhibition

[@christopherweise438]

Thanks for letting us see our own country through your eyes Marie. It's much appreciated.

[@brianczuhai8909]

Me too!

[@GODandGODDESS]

We love you

[@ana1ysis]

It is cool she is seeing the out of the way areas. Who wants to see another Los Angeles/New York video anyway?

[@HibouGarou]

Amen! Just today I was talking with a friend about how I never want to see another "Top 10 restaurants in NYC" or "The best XYZ in LA" video again. It's no wonder most tourists flock to those two cities. Looking at the internet, you'd think they were the only places that existed in the whole country. I appreciate it immensely that Marie travels all over the country, not just to the same old tourist hotspots.

[@ExUSSailor]

If that's not confusing enough, there's actually a Kansas City in Kansas, too.

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Just across Border Avenue!

[@songsayswhat]

@@jamesvandemark2086 State Line Road

[@brocklanders6969]

You should take in the WWI Museum.

[@TheGoodChap]

And the steamboat Arabia museum, possibly the most interesting museum I've ever been to

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

Hello, I'm from Minnesota. Thank you for being an amazing guest here. I hope to control the mosquitos and cold weather for your return visit. I will try. I can not make any promises.

[@aaronmurphy1485]

As a fellow Minnesotan, I wish you the best and hope you succeed! 😅

[@sardine7768]

So many different animals at zoo..Beautiful Disney 100 Exhibition.Thank you..

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

Many USA companies have found it is much cheaper for employees to work from their homes since covid.

[@JesseOaks-ef9xn]

I lived in Independence for over 9 years and worked in Lenexa, Kansas for most of that time. You should go to Hall's Center, owned by Hallmark. Arrowhead Stadium is on the Interstate and Royals Stadium is next door to it. There are a lot more places for you to visit.

[@SixerIverson04]

Bonjour et merci Marie for the vlog!

[@mikecarrington4297]

Great upload Marie, very enjoyable!

[@Freshmaker1276]

Thats so cool🥰

[@alexius23]

Union Station opened well over 100 years ago. In its prime it was a major rail hub for many decades. Heavily used for commercial traffic & passenger service. Starting in the 1950’s it began a steady decline. Eventually, the Station closed. People began a revitalization program that refreshed the facility. So much history there including a 1933 gangster shoot out.

[@libraryguy11]

Walt Disney lived in Kansas City in his younger days.

[@EMAWnstrocity]

Thanks for making KC look good! There are a lot of exciting things happening here. For anyone who loved these videos, we’ve got affordable houses here too!

[@PeteO-v4y]

Great channel Marie! ♥️

[@larryprice5658]

Wonderful video.

[@DaveBrazda-b4f]

Great channel.

[@michaelallen434]

I’m so glad you explored and enjoyed my hometown. It’s great to see it through the eyes of someone seeing it for the first time. Please come back! ❤

[@413TomaccoRoad]

It's acrosss the river from the state of Kansas - and ANOTHER Kansas City. 😅

[@protorhinocerator142]

Goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come Goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They got some crazy little women there And I'm gonna get me one Gonna be standin' on the corner Twelfth Street and Vine Gonna be standin' on the corner Twelfth Street and Vine With my Kansas City baby And a bottle of Kansas City wine Well, I might take the train I might take a plane But if I have to walk I'm goin' just the same Goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They got some crazy little women there And I'm gonna get me one Ah, but you know Yeah, must die Ah, yeah Now, if I stay with that woman I know I'm gonna die Gotta find a brand new baby That's the reason why Goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They got some crazy little women there And I'm gonna get me one They got some crazy little women there And I'm gonna get me one They got some crazy little women there And I'm gonna get me one

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

enjoyed your video 👍☺

[@iambecomepaul]

I like these travel videos for several reasons: you always seem to find cool music for them, you go to places rarely explored by Europeans, you always try things, the pacing is always appropriate (you don’t waste time), you always find the joy in your travels. I admire that. I always look forward to what you’re doing.

[@aliwantizu]

Bonjour Marie! Love to see that you still had mostly good weather, and were enjoying your visits. Hope you and your family are all doing well. Bonne journee! ~Be Blessed

[@dennisstafford-cq2xz]

I am so happy you have visited my state and both major cities. Your video was so well done. KC Union Station is such a treasure and often has symphonic ensembles perform there. Unfortunately there is close by a huge IRS Office to which we all mail in taxes. Oh well you take the bad with the good. One day you will road trip across the Plains into Colorado and Wyoming, I can literally see it in my mind's eye. I hope some other Vloggers take note. This is how you visit the States.

[@yugioht42]

You really don’t know. Disney’s props are stored right here in Orlando. Once every piece does tour it ends up right in the Orange County regional history museum. Personal effects of Walter Elias Disney actually are in the Disney museum in Anaheim. We deal with the stuff from the parks and movie props. Actually Orlando has most of the original wardrobes of every star from every movie that Disney has made. Some ride parts like gondolas and such end up on sale at antique stores or auctioned. I know the original sea serpent from 20,000 leagues under the sea went up on auction many times but it never was sold. It’s currently still in a warehouse somewhere in Orlando.

[@srothmissouri61]

You are a doll honey such a sweet girl!

[@jasonborden1283]

Thank you for visiting...I wish you would have tried the barbeque. Would you come back?

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

I remember Disney's 50th Anniversary celebrations... I'm getting old. You are the Belle of K.C. Marie

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

The KCS railroad is now owned by the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It is the CPKC Railroad now.

[@PadreWoodrow]

You should come to Omaha, Nebraska sometime. We aren't as big or as cool as KC, but we have arguably one of the best Zoo's in the world. We also have some other chill places like The Old Market, Blackstone district, and Josyln Art Museum

[@darrenoetinger7876]

Town topic cheeseburgers are a must do if looking for a great food experience in KC. Only the locals know it tho.

[@webmasterbill2]

If in California (next?), come visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. One of the best in the world.

[@muchomacho9961]

That dog place is Bar-K and you bring your dog there and they all get along and are served as customers. Great concept.

[@bradmarr8765]

Can't wait to see your take on Connecticut. I use to live there. I liked it. It's a beautiful state. Great seafood.

[@theeldritchfox]

That looked like a great zoo! My best friend was actually just in Kansas City for a bridal shower, and she highly recommended that zoo as well.

[@springertube]

Marie, great video - glad you're getting to check out KC...you're not the only one who's been puzzled,... despite our geography lessons back in grade school many of us here in the States also forget it's (at least the bigger city) not in Kansas! Great music too, love the easy-going, 50s/60s-70s light jazz vibe!

[@budnbess]

Kansas City, MO, was originally called Kansas, because it was founded overlooking the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, some time before the organization of the Kansas Territory. After Kansas became a state, the city changed its name to Kansas City to differentiate itself from the state across the way.

[@wadstur8429]

Yes! Thank You for highlighting our wonderful city. Sooo much to do here but you need to plan ahead next time to see the other Cool stuff…. like the WW 1 museum and the Steamboat Arabia museum. And definitely try to go to a KC Chiefs game !!

[@shoulung]

Kansas City used to be a really vibrant city. Deindustrialization in the 1980s hit Kansas City really hard. That caused the suburbs to become large and wealthy, especially during the 90s and 00s. But the 10s saw the city proper begin to turn around. It still has some bad areas, but all things considered, Kansas City is a good place to live, and its a place where the best is yet to come.

[@prollins6443]

Another amazing video, Marie! So glad to see you enjoy the United States and to witness your adventures, especially to places i haven't been! Do be careful in the Midwest! Hot, humid, and storms can brew up very quickly! Sorry that you singed your buns on the statue!

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

I keep telling y’all that the Dodge Challenger Hellcats are better than the icky Mustang.

[@b.slocumb7763]

OMG you saw a Ten Hundred mural in person!! I’m so jealous!

[@randallshuck2976]

Two earlier names (1853) for our town were Rabbitville and Possum Trot. The rumor is that it was because there was an abundance of both animals and they were frequently BBQed. I can attest to Rabbit but I'm not sure about Possum since it's a bit too greasy for my taste.

[@gregcrawley2668]

That looked like a huge zoo. So many different animals. You seemed to be so happy in this video. Love to see that smile.😊

[@greg1229]

Be glad you were there and not in Phoenix AZ. Today (Saturday 9/28) we are at 45C

[@brealistic3542]

If you want to escape the heat just make friends with the Polar Bears in their nice cool water. Just make sure it's after they have eaten a big dinner ! 😉

[@KCPieRider]

Fantastic! Thanks for visiting our wonderful city! You got to see some of it's best!!

[@2010mtaylor1]

Love your choice of music at the train station, that was nice Jazz.

[@michael.adamyk]

Marie, I'm so glad you've been enjoying your travels in the US! June was definitely hot here in the Midwest... You probably didn't cross over into Kansas, but Kansas City is close enough to say you were in the state anyway. ;-) Happy trails!

[@burnout_2017]

😊 hi Marie...❤❤❤ safe travels as always.

[@kristinallison5970]

Haven't watched yet but from the thumbnail it shows that homework wasn't done first! It's once city separated by state lines! Ok. Now I'll watch.

[@loganleroy8622]

It’s two separate cities, both with the same name. It’s one metro area though.

[@aaronorr5586]

The City of Kansas City, MO was established more than a few decades before Kansas was State in the Union.

[@Biorythym]

Please come back to KC soon!!!!

[@charlesbrown4483]

Fantastic as always Marie!

[@therifftones2198]

Fun times, good memories.

[@stormchaser419]

Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri. The state line separating the two. Crazy.

[@aaronpatterson2369]

No...stateline separating 1 city. Which turned into 2.

[@yugioht42]

If you see coal most likely it came from West Virginia. It’s the only place in America where coal is still being extracted. Most likely from near the town of Welch. It’s the only place I know with active coal mines. That coal isn’t for our use. It’s going to Asia likely China into the city of Harbin in the extreme north of the country. It’s going to the port of Los Angeles to a ship onto the port of Hong Kong then onto the port of either Shanghai or Guangzhou then it’s going to be transferred to a train into the city of Harbin. Coal unfortunately doesn’t really have any decent profits as most companies in the business just break even. It’s just wages, equipment costs, manpower costs and everything else. The company just breaks even when everything is said and done. Also coal is shunned as a fuel source as we’ve been working on alternative energy sources for years while coal is seen as a relic of the past.

[@aaronorr5586]

You do realize that there are coal fired power plant still in use here in the US. A lot of US Coal also comes from the Powder River Basin up in Montana. Thus a portion of the coal gets shipped via barge down the Missouri River. Yes, coal is on the outs for electric generation, but Natural gas has stormed the electric power generation.

[@dalehammers4425]

Kansas City is on the border of Kansas and Missouri, so its not "just" in Missouri.

[@kc2dc444]

Sure, but nearly everything worth seeing in KC is on the MO side.

[@shakazulu365]

Kansas City Missouri is named after the "Kanza" indian tribe and had the name "Kansas City" BEFORE kansas became a state. They (kansas) stole the name after we already had it.

[@barryfletcher7136]

There are still many empty buildings all over the USA because of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Businesses were forced to close and never recovered.

[@scottw5315]

Love your videos...Americans can learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@gabrielleperson4794]

Thanks for visiting my home town (city). Kansas City is pretty laid back.

[@jimmyrussell8834]

At 12:05 in the video something moves between the waffle and the chicken on the plate.. It is hard to see on the computer, but on a widescreen TV it is noticeable.

[@svtinker]

Why is Alsace-Lorraine in France? It’s complicated.

[@brianczuhai8909]

Thanks for sharing. Yeah, zoos and aquariums are always good. Except the zoos always stink! They are big on grits there. They have other stuff, of course. The women are beautiful! Everyone nice. A little flat on terrain for me. And you don't mess with Texas, or Oklahoma, or Kansas - got that?

[@jimmyrussell8834]

Kansas City was a city before Kansas was a state. The name comes from a local Native American tribe and river. The town of Kansas, MO. is 8 years older than the state of Kansas. Years later it was renamed to Kansas City. Probably done so to avoid confusion, but even after hundreds of years, the confusion still exists. Having a Kansas City, KS doesn't help with the confusion. Stay away from there though!! Lol.

[@skipperson4077]

great travelogue as usual exquisite music! Merci Marie!!

[@tedrich2343]

I love how enthusiastic you are, and you are always willing to try anything, even Cheetos! You are a joy to watch. Do you ever talk about your travel companion (or companions)? How do you meet them?

[@kingjellybean9795]

Marie, I traveled the usa as a younger man by hopping onto movie freight trains. Made it from north east Pennsylvania all the way down too mobile Alabama. Then out through Texas too Arizona all the way up to the pacific north west.

[@Tennessee6447]

Soooo.... Lions that get their family jewels cut off won't grow a mane???

[@keithm9966]

Fun entertaining video Marie! You sure seem to pack a lot into the short time you have to visit each place. Very envious of your travels! Thanks for taking us along! :0) 🐺

[@aaronmurphy1485]

Thanks Marie, it was fun watching more of your explorations! Much love to you as always from Minnesota! ❤

[@simonforester424]

Love the concept of a bar for dogs. Being a dog lover myself, I would never want to leave! 🐾 Bon weekend, and see you in Connecticut! Cheers! 🍻🌞✈️🌎🇺🇸

[@davidw7218]

If your traveling timetable permits, I recommend South Dakota and Wyoming. So much scenery to see, especially on the western side of the states.

[@notheissue]

Michigan City is in Indiana that happens all over America

[@Biorythym]

From what I understand, the "Missouri river" got it's name before there were the states of Kansas and Missouri, and when they eventually got around to drawing the borders, they thought the river would be a good way to mark it. The majority of Kansas City is on the Missouri (East)side, which makes sense, I'm sure many settlers got to the river and said "nah, we're good"

[@exothermal.sprocket]

What is your travel schedule? Many of us Americans would like to travel our own Nation but the cost of living requiring us to stay locked in work (even taking up 2 or 3 jobs) provides little or no time to do much of anything else.

[@DanielFrost21]

Bonjour Marie, the zoo was very interesting, and I'm glad there was a shower to get some relief from the heat. I've been to Union Station in Washington, DC, and it is also a beautiful building. I hope your trip to Connecticut was a good one. One of my best friends is from there. 17:37: You are so cute and adorable. Love your hair styled that way.

[@kristinallison5970]

Fun video! Thumbnail confused me a bit. But was fun to see your trip! Looked super fun!

[@hellodenise9612]

It's nice now!! You need to hang out at pool or lake during the summer or go places early morning and evening but it's still hot in the summer! I think St.Louis is hotter than KC in summer!

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Did they mention the other Kansas City & Border Avenue? It really is a nice city!

[@johngrissom2242]

Try Texas in August when its 100 in the shade

[@muchomacho9961]

It is very normal to see the kangaroos out in the open there. Haha.

[@itgaeta1]

🇺🇸🇫🇷🐘🐠🤿🥵🚿 The food looked great - and in the portion sizes we tend to appreciate!

[@seandrew7837]

Why is it Portland Oregon if it’s in Hell?

[@davidwolf4677]

Kansas City? Why are you there?

[@BH6242KCh]

What a treat seeing a rubber ducky at the zoo.

[@ssmith5650]

Good job sunshine ! Thanks

[@georgetouliatos5972]

Do I see a ring on your left hand?

[@jdanon203]

I love penguins!!

[@thomasholohan4090]

I also could never understand why a city in Missouri would be named KANSAS City. But I was from New York City, so maybe that explains why I didn't understand Missourians...

[@dillonberning3552]

Kansas city, MO is a little bit older than the state of Kansas

[@brianog5267]

You’re pretty incredible…. You come from a country blessed perhaps with some of the most beautiful natural and man made environments in the world… and you come to flat boring strip mall middle America and you can find something nice about it…. I’ve learned a lot from you…. Thanks

[@songsayswhat]

Because there are 2 Kansas Cities, one in Kansas & one in Missouri. There's also a Nevada, Missouri (Nevada is a U.S. state).

[@dillonberning3552]

Yea I live 20 miles from Nevada, MO but we don't pronounce it the same

[@alexius23]

🇫🇷⚜🇫🇷🧙‍♂

[@henryford2736]

Most places in US is Hot 🔥 in the summer and Freezing 🥶 in the winter. There's not many places in between. The weather ☁️🌡️ in US sucks....

[@Earthly_Being]

❤

[@markwitte303]

why is arkansas pronounced arkansaw ?

[@aaronpatterson2369]

Because AR-KANSAS would sound stupid.

[@scottfw7169]

Why? Because Houston Texas and Houston County Georgia are not pronounced the same. (just accept English is weird and get on with life) _( and then there's the whole rough, through, thorough, cough, bough, bought, dough, thing)_

[@alonespirit9923]

@@scottfw7169 And don't forget that bow and bow are not pronounced the same; bow is pronounced like though but bow is pronounced like bough.

[@alonespirit9923]

On a more serious note, go to the Online Etymology Dictionary and search for arkansas, the paragraph about the word's history will answer that why. Or, tl;dr, blame it on how French spelling works.

[@markwitte303]

first have to say i am against zoos and big aqua marinas where exotic animals suffer under tiny areas that are not natural environment even when they claim animal research.

[@mevrammcoyoteV8f150]

Yeah Kansas is an Armpit..no one wants to go there..that's why they are everywhere else on the weekends..instead of their state

[@lrach3820]

She was......in Missouri. But nice try.

[@markwitte303]

boring state