Places in Minneapolis we like so far
Joe and Tina have had several opportunities to adventure around the city in their three short weeks in Minneapolis. We've found several great little enclaves around the city, each complete with its own parks, restaurants and shops. Here's a list of our favorites (in no particular order):
1) Lake Nakomis/Chicago Avenue/Minnehaha Blvd -- in an adventure to find the church we attended last Sunday, Joe and Tina got slightly lost and stumbled across the neighborhood surrounding Lake Nakomis. The homes in this neighborhood are beautiful and there are many cute shops and restaurants. We visited one such shop/restaurant to buy a map (since we were lost) and a coffee. Well, Tina got a Jones soda. The lake is surrounded by a beautiful park and is attached to a lovely walking/biking trail that runs the length of Minnehaha Blvd. There's also a little creek that runs along the walking trail, requiring the trail to utilize lovely little footbridges. In the midst of our recent snows, the whole thing looks a bit like a postcard.
2) Uptown and Lake Calhoun -- one evening Joe and Tina were looking for the Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop and drove the length of Lake Street toward Lake Calhoun. Along the way, we passed through Uptown, complete with its trendy shopping/dining/entertainment offerings. Lake Calhoun is a fairly large lake flanked by the aptly named Lake Street, which eventually leads to other shopping/dining areas.
3) Dinkytown -- this is a great little shopping/dining area near the University of Minnesota campus. We adventured there recently in search of a great little deli called Eddingtons (which we never found) and ended up eating at Annie's Parlor, where we had great burgers, fresh-made french fries and a chocolate malt. Yum!
4) Downtown Minneapolis -- our favorite part of downtown is driving at night on 35W flanking downtown. The air in Minneapolis is quite clear and the view of downtown at night is beautiful.
I'm sure there are more things to love in the city and as we find them, we'll write more. For now, these are a few of our favorite spots and we'll be re-visiting them in the future.
1) Lake Nakomis/Chicago Avenue/Minnehaha Blvd -- in an adventure to find the church we attended last Sunday, Joe and Tina got slightly lost and stumbled across the neighborhood surrounding Lake Nakomis. The homes in this neighborhood are beautiful and there are many cute shops and restaurants. We visited one such shop/restaurant to buy a map (since we were lost) and a coffee. Well, Tina got a Jones soda. The lake is surrounded by a beautiful park and is attached to a lovely walking/biking trail that runs the length of Minnehaha Blvd. There's also a little creek that runs along the walking trail, requiring the trail to utilize lovely little footbridges. In the midst of our recent snows, the whole thing looks a bit like a postcard.
2) Uptown and Lake Calhoun -- one evening Joe and Tina were looking for the Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop and drove the length of Lake Street toward Lake Calhoun. Along the way, we passed through Uptown, complete with its trendy shopping/dining/entertainment offerings. Lake Calhoun is a fairly large lake flanked by the aptly named Lake Street, which eventually leads to other shopping/dining areas.
3) Dinkytown -- this is a great little shopping/dining area near the University of Minnesota campus. We adventured there recently in search of a great little deli called Eddingtons (which we never found) and ended up eating at Annie's Parlor, where we had great burgers, fresh-made french fries and a chocolate malt. Yum!
4) Downtown Minneapolis -- our favorite part of downtown is driving at night on 35W flanking downtown. The air in Minneapolis is quite clear and the view of downtown at night is beautiful.
I'm sure there are more things to love in the city and as we find them, we'll write more. For now, these are a few of our favorite spots and we'll be re-visiting them in the future.
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