Category Archives: Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN: Sept. 28-30, 2012

On Sept. 28 Barb, Mom and I drove to Minneapolis in Zona’s second car.   Zona and her dog Bella went in her first car.   We had planned to spend the first night at the home of Zona’s son Erik and his wife and daughter, but at the last minute learned that the household was under the weather.   So we instead visited Zona’s daughter Susie and her family and later spent the night with Zona’s daughter Jessica in her lovely penthouse apartment in downtown Minneapolis, while Mom and Zona spent the night with a friend of Jessica, since Susie was hosting a slumber party for her daughter Madeline

On Saturday, Sept. 29, Susie’s family and we took two cars down south of the Twin Cities to attend the last day of the Renaissance Fair.   Another affair with crowds of people attending.   Due to the massive traffic jam caused by would-be attendees, we missed the jousting, but enjoyed the colorful costumes and the food.

Barb and I spent another night at Jessica’s, and the next day met in St. Paul Barb’s uncle John, who treated us to a fabulous Sunday buffet at an elegant restaurant.   Just before entering the restaurant Barb snapped a picture of a local phenomenon;  a mobile bar powered by the pedaling of its customers.