Thursday, September 30, 2010

A Day in Minneapolis, MN

We made plans to meet at Dave and Sandy's this morning.   After eating tacos, we headed out for a day in the town.

Our first stop was Dave's play area....he has all kinds of toys here. 

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His beautiful 1964 Chevy Chevelle.

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The Allegro Bus....

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One of his Motorcycles.....

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His trophies for the car....Nice!                             We follow Dave, Manuel and George along the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway....

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Sandy drives Janet and me....yes, so we could take pictures.

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Our second stop was the Minnehaha Falls....this is a gorgeous sight.

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These falls are just so beautiful  and so was the park....

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Anyone know what this may be?                   Awesome looking flowers....

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We drove all along the Mississippi River....This is The Minnesota University Hospital.

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The University is on both sides of the river....The walkway is at least a mile.

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Several barges along the Mississippi...

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Our third destination was the Mill City Museum.

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The tour was very interesting....The Ruins of the Gold Metal Flour Mill.

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A huge explosion caused by the flour dust.....

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Mill displays....

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The Ruins...                                                    The Flour Tower is a moving show in an elevator through 8 floors.

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Looks from the Observation Deck.....Awesome sights!

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The Stone Arch Bridge....

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The Locks on the bottom of the picture....

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There were many canoes going thru the locks....must be tours or something.

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Minneapolis is a very beautiful city!   This was a great tour.

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We are all hungry by now so we head out to find a place to eat.

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the Metrodome, where the Minnesota Vikings Football Team play. 

This team used to be owned by San Antonio's Red McCombs.

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Our ride back home through many lakes and some rivers....

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Thank you, Steve and Sandy for such a great time and for all your help while we were here.

Tomorrow, we will move on down to Iowa.  Until then!

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