Minneapolis, Minnesota

o.k...so sally and my note II are not cooperating. so our photos are coming at a later date. (maybe my Matthew can help me fix it). We drove 7 hours yesterday with a stop in Bloomington, MN to see the Mall of America. It was huge and all the sights and sounds attacked all our senses, especially since I've been mall deprived for the past 6 months. There were many temptations but I resisted. Norm found a great deal on Clarks shoes, 2 pairs for $100!! The malls in Hong Kong rival the biggest mall in America. Then we drove to Minneapolis, where sally got lost. she does well on Highways but gets lost in city centres. Minneapolis is a small city of 328,000 (smaller than Mississauga) and it is very quiet and clean. Reminded us of Indianapolis in its walkability and simplicity. There is one 'happening' strip, an outdoor pedestration mall called Nicolett Mall. We happened upon a jazz club called Dakota where Davina and the Vagabonds were playing 40's style jazz. AMAZING!!(from Norm) After a long drive, we still had enough energy to enjoy a wonderful evening. Hope you are all doing well and thanks for following along with us. It helps us remember everything we have done. Off to Minot, North Dakota...another 7 hour drive of reading, eating, chatting, listing to local radio and Deepak Chopra, sketching and entertaining norm with my ukulele.