Showing posts with label Minneapolis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minneapolis. Show all posts

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Time travel...

It's been a busy week here in Athens, Minneapolis... ahh yes, I'm in Charlotte. We have been working long hours so by dinner time, I'm ready for something simple and a glass of wine. Soooo, it's perfectly acceptable to take you back in time to when I was in wonderful Minneapolis!


In a past post, I mentioned that a few people gave me some great ideas of where to go in Minneapolis and beleeeiiighve me, these recommendations did not disappoint! The last place I went while in Minny was called Chino Latino and it was wonderful. However, I don't recommend going there if you're alone for happy hour. It's more of a fun, group outing but I definitely enjoyed the food and drinks... I was just jealous [not uncommon] of all the girlfriends out together drinking wine and munching on apps. Here's a few shots of Uptown [please keep in mind that it was a cold and dreary day]...



Uptown - way cuter in person


Spicy Tuna Roll


My first time with Swordfish! Innnnteresting....

I've got waaaay more past travel stories/pictures/videos/etc so stay tuned! Also, I'm making my way to IKEA for the first time while I'm here - I've heard amazing things and I am so excited!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Adventures in the Twin Cities!

As promised, I did some exploring today! I found out today that there was a 2 story Target in downtown Minneapolis so I just had to check that out. Also, I had quite a few things I needed from there so it was a win-win. Here's some fairly dangerous pictures I took while driving - I don't recommend doing that. 


 Target!


I have talked to a few people who are familiar with Minneapolis and they've given me a list of places I have to eat while I'm here... so I'm planning on slowly working through the list!
Zelo just so happened to be right across the street from Target so I went there for dinner! It's exactly my scene... swank and modern. They've also got some pretty friendly people there!

Ahhh... Ahi Tuna... I couldn't resist...
 ... and that's not a big pile of wasabi... it's wasabi MASHED POTATOES!!! I was in heaven :)
Cute little outdoor seating.. if only I had friends here to join me......... depressed. 

I mentioned in my last post that I did some research regarding where I should go during my stay here. I came across a picture of a giant cherry resting on top of a giant spoon. Obviously, I had to go there immediately.


How cool is this?! It's called the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and it's actually a park where people actually go to run and walk their pets. It's also one of the largest sculpture parks in the country. And before today, I didn't realize that sculpture parks were a real thing. 

Tomorrow, I'm heading to the very famous Mall of America (uh oh) and I'm going to check out the new restaurant that opened today called Soul Daddy. If you watch America's Next Great Restaurant, you'll be familiar with Soul Daddy because that was the winning restaurant! I sure hope SD serves Chicken N Waffles because I'm dying to know what that's about.

Until then, cheers!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Why Hello Minnesota!

I am exhausted. I woke up at 3:30 this morning and was still feeling the affects from Jilly's bachelorette party and from the ferocious packing I did last night. Yesterday morning I woke up in a dead sweat in the heat of South Carolina and this morning I walked off a plane in Minneapolis with snow. So, with all this change and go go go, I decided to treat myself and stay in. But don't get it twisted, I didn't just sit here and watch tv all night. Nope, I started my night by researching where I'd like to explore tomorrow...

... then I took a dip in the pool and relaxed in the hot tub...
... and then had an amazing meal at the hotel bar :) 
 Minnesota Wild Grain Soup
Flat Iron Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Veggies

After all this vegging out, I have no excuse to not explore these cities tomorrow. Also, I've got lots of fun from Jilly's bach party to post! Stay tuned :)