Minneapolis Explored - A frigid fantasy !!

Without getting into any minutia I present the pictures of my visit to Minneapolis during the last two months of the year 2009. Something about the travel did not seem right and it remained that way. Reluctantly though I made the most of my visit by venturing outside into the cold with my newly purchased photographic arsenal and made the most of my presence in that place.

First stop from the airport in a rented Chevrolet Aveo Allianz Life, 5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis MN 55416



Followed by the inspection of the Pond View Condominiums

The night was spent on the 17th floor of Wilson Park Tower apartment high rise at the center of the Minneapolis Downtown. Hospitality galore by my Chinese housemate Lena.

1400 Dakota Ave S St Louis Park Mn 55416 Condo complex home for the rest of the stay





Thanksgiving shopping





Freezing cold - running fever - botched up plans - Wi-fi Non connectivity was the saga for a few days



Out into the streets



The pond across the condo





Whitewash after a night of flurries



















Lake Calhoun





The cold wont be a hindrance for the determined





Huge mansions





The Cathedral at St Paul







When it gets cold it is to the malls where they go - The Mall of America - as wide as the North America



Christmas spirit everywhere



A bridge on the way to the Stone Arch Bridge which turned out to be more glamorous than its famous counterpart



The old and still functional mills of the Pillsbury company



St Anthony Falls - Mississippi River



The Stone Arch Bridge with the Downtown in the backdrop



Old city charm



Basilica of St. Mary in Downtown Minneapolis



An evening visit to the St Paul





State Capitol - Saint Paul the center of governance









Enthralling views of the Cathedral





At the festive holiday parade in the downtown



Some where over the Rocky Mountains between State of Colorado and Utah - during my return back to home away from home California State.