As American as. ..

Harley-Davidson at the Mall of America,

Also stops at Best Buy, Lids, Nordstrom

and Marcy's Apple Pie!

Our Boys from Bavaria bought us breakfast at the Canterbury Card Room this morning, before we headed east to the Mall of America for a spin around the capital of consumption. Soon sated, we traced Minnehaha Creek to the chain of lakes that gives Minneapolis its identity, then made a quick stop at our daughter Marcy's south Minneapolis apartment (above) for a piece of her homemade strawberry and apple pie.
By then, the Viking hordes had found their seats in the re-roofed Metrodome, so we safely navigated the downtown area, enjoying the spectacular views afforded by the Guthrie Theater's Endless Bridge. A drive through the University of Minnesota campus to pay homage to Dylan's Dinkytown Digs, then home again to see the last quarter of what almost was a miracle win over the World Champion Green Bay Packers.
Our German guests quickly caught on to the First and Ten concept and enjoyed the scuffle with the Cheeseheads, before slapping together some patties for burgers on the BarBQ.
Having guests, we observe, is one of the few times we actually get to see the town we live in.

Flo and Felix checked out the Lake Harriet band shell acoustics.
Felix misses his trumpet. Tomorrow they drive to Schmitt Music in
Brooklyn Park, home of the biggest trumpet store in the Upper Midwest.
The excitement mounts.