What a great day we had in Minneapolis. The weather was perfect, 75, sunny, and no humidity. The town is very green and bike friendly. They have a system called Nice Ride where you can rent a bike for 24 hours for only $6. There are stations all over the city to switch bikes and recharge our 30 minutes of ride time. Luckily Randy has his new iPhone because there is a Nice Ride app which locates bike stations and even gave suggested bike tours. We were all over!
The University of Minnesota was our first stop and it was so pretty! The campus was alive with its Preview Day so there were people everywhere. We saw the stadiums, student union building, and the science buildings but I couldn't find the math building.
Our next mission was to find Matt's Bar, featured the Travel Channel shows Food Wars and Man V. Food to try the legendary Juicy Lucy, a cheese filled burger. After about 40 minutes on the bike and a mile and a half walk we made it. And boy was it worth it! Awesome burger! And the walk and bike ride back into town worked off some of it.
Then it was game time. We left the car at the hotel and walked downtown to the stadium. Target Field is right next to Target Center where the Timberwolves and Wild (with ex-Devil Zach Parise) play so it was a happening part of the city. There were lots of outdoor restaurants and people heading to the game. I bet its very different in the winter, but I could get used to summers in Minneapolis!
The game was fun but we suffered our first loss rooting for the home team. The Rays were knocking balls out of the stadium during batting practice and it didn't end there. They won 12 to 6. We got to see a lot of good players, Joe Mauer, Justin Mourneau, Evan Longoria, BJ Upton. The stadium opened in 2010 and it still has a new feel. We sat in the seats right above right/center field. Great seats. During batting practice one of the Rays threw a ball into the stands and I got it! Pretty cool.
Thanks Minneapolis! Next Stop DCI Finals in Indianapolis!
So fun! I showed Josh the Juicy Lucy. We have tried to recreate it here but I bet that was awesome. Looks like fun on the bikes!
ReplyDeleteWe have tried too but it never worked. They keep the cheese in somehow. And when the server delivered them she said "you guys know about the hot cheese?" They must have to say that to everybody and it was hot melty goodness! ~Di
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