Courtyard By Marriott Minneapolis-Eden Prairie

... room and a kichenette. After check-in we went to the mall and had a great time.

The next morning we went to IKEA by the mall and then to the local casinos. No luck on winning but it was fun. After the casinos we started to head back to Milwaukee.

... we had to weave through the other drivers. We met Aleen for dinner at Trieu Chau, a local Vietnamese restaurant in St. Paul. I ate Bun Rieu while Susan had Bun Bo Hue and Aleen ate the vegetable soup. We made it to Hung and Lien's at 8:30 PM exhausted but ready to see what Minneapolis has to offer since this is our first time to go sightseeing here.

We will be seeing the Mall of America...

I'm frantically trying to work through my 3 page list of things to do before I go. Setting up a travel blog was one of the things on my list. Hopefully this will work as a great way to share stories and photos will all our friends and family back home. This seems pretty easy so far. My next task is a little more complicated...buying another swim suit. Why did I wait until 48 hours before departure to tackle this monumental task?

Off to MOA!

Mary

Here are links to over 800 photos I took on the trip. They are in chronological order.

1st set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743654&id=13903381&l =6484cf32ac

2nd set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743677&id=13903381&l =21fa01c9dc

3rd set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743705&id=13903381&l =8604f37db0

4th set

http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743712&id=13903381&l =1612875889

... It is Las Vegas after all. Going to be staying for 7 nights and I am bringing a good friend of mine. We hope to gamble the nights away and take in some of those girly shows. Sounds like fun! Wish me luck

Hello, all, I'm sorry that I haven't written in a terrible amount of
time, nor did I post the photos I promised I would.

BUT,
now I have gotten it together and made two albums. It's hard to try and
distill 1245 photos into 120, but I think I did ok, if you have any
questions or want to see a different photo, email me at ...

... people. It's just overwhelming the number of people that I have met on this trip and that came to share in this adventure with me.

Jeff cracked us up playing with fire and not getting burned. He has a gift. :-)

... ceremony and inauguration party. I went over to a table that was adorned with lots of French flair and decorations, and a hostess offered me a glass of champagne. It was so good! I then made my way over to another table full of Parisian o'dourves and appetizers. In between eating and people watching, I looked up and noticed Carl Eller from the ...

... We depart 6 55 pm form MSP and arrive at 9 10 am at the Gatwick airport in England. I have never been on a plane for more than 4-5 hours, nor have I ever traveled over sea, which is probably one of the reasons I am so anxious. Hopefully I will be able to blog in the next couple days but I have no idea if I will find access. For anyone that actually takes the time to read this, thanks for caring and I love all of you.

... Star to Naxos Arrive 5:30PM 10 May 9:30 Blue Star Paros to Athens Arrive 3:00PM 10 May 3PM Carolyn to Jim and Polly's Drive to Nafplio in the Peloponnese 15 May Return to Athens 16 May Depart Athens 5:35AM Arrive Amsterdam 8:10AM 16 May Depart Amsterdam 9:50AM Arrive MSP 11:50AM Stay tuned for trip updates and highlights Dave and Nancy