The Twin Cities.....but in Half the Pictures!
So recently, grizzled Brian the scruffy lumberjack, which I'm assuming is Mobile Brian's midwest alter-ego, stopped over for a weekend in Minneapolis in between weeks spent in the Dakotas, America's Arctic. Mags and I have never seen Minneapolis/St. Paul, so we headed over to meet Brian and play around in the Twin Cities.
St. Paul
It was a whirlwind weekend trip, but fun was had by all. On Friday, we attempted to see just how long it takes someone to freeze to death. Quickly getting bored, we headed back to the hotel, taking note along the way that Target apparently owns all of Minneapolis.
Saturday morning we went to Hell's Kitchen for breakfast, a place recommended by at least two people I know, which makes it practically famous! We felt like rock-stars, except of course, that we were awake at 8am on a Saturday morning. Still, breakfast was delicious. It was fun to actually descend into Hell's Kitchen where the waiters/waitresses were all pajama clad. I believe Brain ate Bison Benedict for breakfast, which may be the first time I've seen anyone eat Bison for breakfast. Kudos to Brian.
We then headed to the Mall of America....for four and a half hours. Wow. What a place. I dont even think we did any shopping....we just walked, ate, and rode multiple roller coasters inside the mall. Yes, inside the mall. These weren't fair rides. They were real theme-park style rides. They even had a log ride. Amazing.
Mall of America Theme Park
When we finished there, we headed back toward St. Paul to see the cathedral. It was quite pretty and pretty big in its own right.
St. Paul Cathedral
We then left St. Paul and headed back to Minneapolis. We went out to eat and watched a parade go by called the Holidazzle Parade. Really and truly, it's a few floats and a lot of people all covered in Christmas lights. It was pretty neat. We then went swimming back at the hotel and called it a night. Sunday morning we went to church at a basilica near by, dropped Brian off at the airport, and headed home.
Twin Cities? Check.
St. PaulIt was a whirlwind weekend trip, but fun was had by all. On Friday, we attempted to see just how long it takes someone to freeze to death. Quickly getting bored, we headed back to the hotel, taking note along the way that Target apparently owns all of Minneapolis.
Saturday morning we went to Hell's Kitchen for breakfast, a place recommended by at least two people I know, which makes it practically famous! We felt like rock-stars, except of course, that we were awake at 8am on a Saturday morning. Still, breakfast was delicious. It was fun to actually descend into Hell's Kitchen where the waiters/waitresses were all pajama clad. I believe Brain ate Bison Benedict for breakfast, which may be the first time I've seen anyone eat Bison for breakfast. Kudos to Brian.
We then headed to the Mall of America....for four and a half hours. Wow. What a place. I dont even think we did any shopping....we just walked, ate, and rode multiple roller coasters inside the mall. Yes, inside the mall. These weren't fair rides. They were real theme-park style rides. They even had a log ride. Amazing.
Mall of America Theme ParkWhen we finished there, we headed back toward St. Paul to see the cathedral. It was quite pretty and pretty big in its own right.
St. Paul CathedralWe then left St. Paul and headed back to Minneapolis. We went out to eat and watched a parade go by called the Holidazzle Parade. Really and truly, it's a few floats and a lot of people all covered in Christmas lights. It was pretty neat. We then went swimming back at the hotel and called it a night. Sunday morning we went to church at a basilica near by, dropped Brian off at the airport, and headed home.
Twin Cities? Check.
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