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August 30, 2011
 

Minneapolis

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    We woke up to an amazing sunset out of the hotel window this morning.

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    Checkin at Comfort Suites Minneapolis Downtown
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      Breakfast was included with our room and you got to make your own waffles.

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      My one turned out perfectly. I had the flavour of the day batter which had yogurt in it.

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    Facebook Checkin at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at 30 Aug 10:12
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      We started the day at the Sculpture Garden.

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      Spoonbridge & Cherry is the coolest sculpture ever.

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      We had a look around the rest of the garden but nothing was quite as awesome as Spoonbridge.

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    We then went for a drive around the city, spotting bits of art and cool things along the way.

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      We stopped to look in a shop called i like you.

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      It was such a cool shop with fake grass on the floor and all kinds of cool things to buy.

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      They even had a swing you could sit on.

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      I bought a super cute hair band.

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    Checkin at First Avenue & 7th St. Entry
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      We drove past @[103754739663042:Prince]'s bar First Avenue, where the wall were painted with stars for all the bands that have played there.

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    Facebook Checkin at The Bad Waitress Diner at 30 Aug 13:15
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      We grabbed lunch at the Bad Waitress Cafe where the service was actually really good.

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      I got to try sloppy joes for the first time and it was vegan.

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      They had a relationship & marriage fortune machine.

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    After lunch we decided to drive over the state line to Wisconsin.

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    It was pretty rainy so we headed to a bar for shelter and a drink.

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    Facebook Checkin at Pier 500 at 30 Aug 15:03
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      I had a dreamsicle martini which tasted like orange medicine.

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    Checkin at Mall Of America
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      On the way back in to town, we decided to stop at the Mall Of America.

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      It was huge with a giant fairground in the middle. It's too bad that we hate shopping.

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      The @[6665038402:LEGO] shop was amazing.

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      It was like an @[137947732957611:Apple Inc.] store inside with giant Lego characters on the roof.

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      The actual @[137947732957611:Apple Inc.] store was right over from the identical looking Microsoft store, which made us laugh.

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      Tom squished me a penny.

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    Facebook Checkin at Citizen Cafe at 30 Aug 17:09
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      We weren't too hungry at dinnertime, so we shared a veggie burger at Citizen Cafe, which had the logo toasted in to the bun and came with homemade waffle chips.

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    Facebook Checkin at Dave's Popcorn at 30 Aug 17:58
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      We stopped to pick up popcorn at Dave's Popcorn which was the coolest hut ever.

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      We picked up some caramelcorn with nuts which we'll keep in the car for a drive through movie.

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    Facebook Checkin at Urban Bean Coffee at 30 Aug 18:23
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      We were starting to feel sleep so we stopped for coffee at the Urban Bean.

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      It seems like everywhere in the world has nice coffee shops apart from Scotland.

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    Facebook Checkin at Cupcake at 30 Aug 19:18
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      We then picked up cupcakes from Cupcake, a cool little bakery.

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      The handles were whisks which was so cool.

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    @[664915080:Bruno Bornsztein] who runs the awesome DIY site @[72399430534:Curbly] invited us over to sit on his porch in the evening with his wife Alicia and daughter Isla. It was so nice sitting outside and eavesdropping on @[5204238009:Norah Jones] who was playing at the State Fair nearby.

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    We munched on cupcakes while chatting business and road tripping. They've given us lots of think about with @[6308333870:Cut Out + Keep].

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    Facebook Checkin at Official Matt's Bar at 29 Aug 20:22
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    Checkin at Comfort Suites Minneapolis Downtown
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