So....driving across Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin was long. However, everything seems to go so much faster if you have Popsicles to look forward to. It took quite awhile to find a grocery store off the freeway, but we finally ventured off a little way and found the tasty treat of coconut Popsicles. It made the 71/2 hours much easier (why is it that we make a 6 hour drive into a 7 hour drive...I don't get it).
On the way to Lew's brother's house, we stopped at the Mall of America. How can anyone come to Minneapolis without visiting the Mall of America? Neither of us are shoppers so we enjoyed walking around without purchasing anything. Though it is a culture in itself, I will be very content to visit the little Prescott Gateway Mall....so much more peaceful!
After our mall adventure, we enjoyed a very yummy and pleasant meal with Lew's family (her dad drove all the way down to see her!) It was exciting for her to see her nephew who seems to have grown a whole lot in the last 2 months. He is very strong and we enjoyed watching him try to walk on his little bow legs.
Our Twin Cities outing included visiting the World Mission Prayer League headquarters and visiting old friends of Lew's...and Ark got to meet some new friends. It was a quiet and peaceful atmosphere and we both enjoyed being there. In walked Hannah, another college roommate of Lew's, and the three of us headed out to see the city. We went to the Landmark Center where every floor had a different museum on it. The old piano museum where we could play old harpsichords and forte pianos was our highlight. Some of the instruments were played by Bach or Mozart themselves. Pretty amazing!
The next stop was to the sculpture garden. Some famous statues protruded with pride all around the garden. They were kinda....unique...that's my way of describing them. We enjoyed ice tea and teacher talk the rest of the afternoon. The evening was spent visiting more of Lew's college friends over bubble tea. Ark had never tried anything with tapioca in it so it was another unique experience. A slimy experience! How fun to catch up (and meet) with friends from the past!
Tomorrow it is off to South Dakota and then slowly making our way south...well, I guess it's not so slow since we only have a few days to do it...with stops along the way! The world has so much culture....even our own country. I am definitely loving the experiences of seeing so many of those cultures.
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