Radisson Metrodome Minneapolis

<br>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?<br><br>Off to MOA!<br><br>Mary

Here are links to over 800 photos I took on the trip. They are in chronological order.<br><br>1st set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743654&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =6484cf32ac<br><br>2nd set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743677&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =21fa01c9dc<br><br>3rd set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743705&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =8604f37db0<br><br>4th set<br><br>http://www.facebook.com/albu m.php?aid=2743712&amp;id=13903381&amp;l =1612875889

Leaving on my trip to Las Vegas tomorrow. I found some cheap motels through this website, extended stay motels that were very affordable. I didn't read the reviews though, so I hope they are not too sleazy. But ...

It was a great day, hanging out at the pool all day. It was really nice that King's Land will let you do that. The bell desk will even hold your items until you are ready to leave (and then longer, see below). After eating up the whole day drinking in sun, we decided to get ready to go to the airport. Turns out there is a shower with soap, in the restroom/locker room between the fitness center and the pool ...

... Laura and their great kids, grabbing a greasy breakfast at the Bad Waitress Cafe, dinner and Franklin Freeze ice cream run with old friends Ray and Linda, Amy and Karen and all of our kids, picking up take out at our favorite Vietnamese dig, the quick chat with our old neighbor Kathy, munching on sandwiches at the Jasmine Deli, heading over to Scott's pad for an evening of bohemian conversation and a few beers, perusing the cavernous halls of ...

... for. Collective exhale of relief by everyone in the car. <br>- Iris called fifteen minutes later to say that she was already through security and sitting at her gate. All of the rushing for nothing. Sigh.<br> - Arrived at our Comfort Suites in downtown Minneapolis. Very odd. It was in the top of a high-rise building with an indoor courtyard and waterfall, but the rooms were remarkably outdated. It passed the clean test, though ...

... had tickets to see Steven Wright at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul and wanted to eat somewhere nearby. I searched the Internet for some recommendations and we decided on Cossetas, an Italian restaurant not too far from the Fitzgerald. We rested a while before leaving the hotel to do a little exploring of Minneapolis. First we drove to the riverfront. Our hotel is very near the Metrodome so we passed by that. The Mississippi is fairly ...

... in the voting booth, etc. I planned to see more of St.Paul, including an interesting area described in my guidebook as Selby-Summit, which is in fact the intersection where the church is located. But after a woman explained to me that two interesting neighbourhoods existed, one two miles away and the other unsafe, I thought it best to hop back on a bus to Minneapolis instead. I actually toured a new part of the city by taking a bus that went the long way back ...

Year #10-we think.... Yes, Kia and I were up at 5:30am to get ready to meet Jan Wing at 6:30 to go do the After Christmas Sale shopping we have done for at least 10 years or maybe longer.  The morning starts off with coffee and cocoa and then the Target at 494 and Penn.  This year the line was only about 20 people when we got there but quickly filled up and got busy.  Kia and I ...

... 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 ...