A VISIT TO THE TWIN CITIES

Last year my sister moved from SLC to Minneapolis for her husband to do a 2-year fellowship in Pediatric Dentistry.

My mom and I went back to spend a couple of days with them and to see the sites of the Twin Cities.

Although I wish the trip would have been longer, we had a great time. Here are some of the highlights....

The Riverwalk along the Mississippi River is only a couple of blocks from their apartment. ( I am looking "hot," I know!!)

We got our exercise in with a 3+ mile walk around one of the 10,000 lakes (Lake Calhoun). It was beautiful and right in the middle of the city.

I don't really know what it is or what it means, but apparently we had to see and have our picture taken by the giant spoon and cherry??

We went one of the last Twins games to be held at the Metrodome before their new field is completed. They were playing the Texas Rangers. Dinner was a "dome dog" (large hot dog with a bag of potato chips). Here is a picture of me with the catcher, Joe Mauer.

We went to the Minnesota State Fair where EVERYTHING was deep fried....anything you can imagine. We sampled many of the different food items, but my favorite were the fried cheese curds or the battered and deep fried Snickers bar.

Although I am NOT a shopper, what is a visit to Minneapolis without a stop at the MALL OF AMERICA?

Thanks Deb for showing us a good time!!