Since Dave and I live in opposite ends of the country we sometimes have a "tourist day."
Yesterday we had a fun tourist day in St Paul. Here's what we did and what I would recommend you do if you ever find yourself with just few hours in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Summit Avenue - First, we drove down this grand old street with grand old mansions.
St Paul Cathedral - This house of worship rivals any cathedral in Europe in terms of beauty and opulence, not to mention size. We've been there before but it's always moving to walk around inside and sit in the pews for a while.
State Capitol - We drove downtown, parked the car and walked a mile or so to the state capital. It's set on several acres of lovely grounds. While we were inside poking around a woman in a bright yellow jacket stopped me. We engaged in conversation. I was excited! It was Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the House and the Democratic endorsed candidate for Governor of Minnesota. (She lost last week by a hair to former senator Mark Dayton.)
Mickey's Diner - On the walk back downtown we came upon this famous diner so we stopped in. Dave had a root beer float. We discussed famous people who've eaten there including all the stars of the movie "A Prairie Home Companion" (we know this because we saw them eating at Mickey's at the end of the movie) plus other stars like former governor Jesse Ventura, John Stewart and The Beach Boys.
All in all, another fun day.
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