A very welcome break from life on the road.

Tonight will bring an end to a break from the road, 4 nights and 3 days in duration.  We are enjoying life in a private home, home cooked meals, sleeping in the same bed more than once, and the presence of family.  The hotels and restaurants, while very nice, were getting a bit wearisome.

We have spent the last couple of days playing tourist in the Twin Cities and loafing!

Before dinner Friday night we went to a local park in Eden Prairie for a musical gig in a very nice outdoor amphitheater.  Quite fun!

Saturday we loafed while it thundered and rained HARD outside.  'Twas a good day for grocery shopping and laundry.

 
On Sunday, we took the Twin Cities metro transit lines around town.  The Blue line is only 10 years old and takes you from the Mall of America in Bloomington to the Minneapolis Twins stadium downtown - "Target Center".  If you are not following baseball - it is where the All Star game will be played Tuesday night.  So - we found quite a bit of activity and a very beautiful stadium.  There is an outdoor amphitheater there with a very large screen - we think so you can watch the games for free!

Then we hopped back on Metro to catch the Green line - only a month old - to the capital city of Minnesota - St. Paul.  The train passes the University of Minnesota (the "U"), the capitol building and ends at the newly redone Union Station - which lies next to the Mississippi River.

To get back to our vehicle at the end of the Blue Line we had to switch trains several stops back and had a chance to see where the new NFL Vikings stadium is being built.  It will open in 2016 and host the Super Bowl 2018.

Also today, Lynne took Paula (sister-in-law) with her to get a pedicure - sweet !

Who is tanner?

And we get to stress out Nona the kitty who is not very fond of strangers in her house!

No new trip miles - just around town.....

Tomorrow morning, very early, life on the road resumes.