August 1, 2007 is one of those days that I will never forget. The day the interstate bridge collapsed. We sat agape in front of the TV watching all the coverage of this tragic event for the next several weeks. I used to go over that bridge on my way to the office about once … More 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden and Memorial
We were meeting out of town friends for dinner at Hell’s Kitchen last night(I wrote a review of it last year so please do check it out at the link if you are so inclined. It’s a great place to eat!). Since we had an 8:30 reservation, we decided to head downtown early and walk around, … More Downtown Minneapolis on a warm, late spring evening
It was a perfect winter day to visit the Weisman Art Museum. I have wanted to visit this museum for quite some time and today my husband and I finally went and it was more than I expected. My only regret is that it was much too cold to get photos of the outside of … More Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
We sure have interesting restaurant names here in the twin cities eh? Here’s another one that we tried almost a month ago when some friends were here from northern Minnesota. It was also their 28th anniversary. How nice of them to spend it with us (?). Ha ha. They came down to see their daughter … More Hell’s Kitchen – Minneapolis, MN
Ailsa’s(Where’s my backpack) theme this week is bridges. Please check out more entries for this week at this link. There are some great ones again this week. This was fun because I found some oldies but goodies! First one from the past is Miss M and me on the bridge near our cabin in … More Travel theme-Bridges
On our recent trip to Duluth I saw billboards for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts along the highway. The one that grabbed my attention said Picasso. And I love Picasso! And so here is an instance where marketing actually worked. That billboard gave me the desire to visit this fine museum again. I believe the last … More A day at the art museum
Oh boy, another photo challenge! I have a few to share for this challenge. To see more entries click here. Look beyond the spoon and cherry at the Walker Sculpture garden to see a bit of downtown Minneapolis and the Basilica of St. Mary: Look beyond in the distance to see a bit of the … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Beyond
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