More Twin Cities Fun!

I still have a list of things I want to see, eat and do here, and time is running out. First up was brunch. Got a good recommendation for the Hen House Eatery and it was fairly close to our hotel. They only serve breakfast and lunch and there was a University of Minnesota football game so we had about a 20 minute wait, no problem. They have an amazing bakery so we amused ourselves by looking at the 12 different kinds of cinnamon rolls, brownies, rice krispee treats and cakes they have available.

Second time I ordered the chicken sausage. Keeley says she doesn’t know who I have become. Sweet potato hash is apparently a thing here too. The food was great! We passed on the desserts. Too early. 

Next - the Walker Art Center. I was told it was a must-see and while it’s all very modern art which isn’t my thing, the building is super cool and I enjoyed the art more than I thought I would. While the other two big museums I went to earlier in the trip were free, there is an entrance fee for Walker, but the first Saturday of every month is free so lucky me!

The Walker Art Center doesn’t include the red brick building but does include the other two structures.

Another great thing about the entire area is that parking is pretty easy and reasonable everywhere. The museum is pretty large but doesn’t have a plethora of galleries. The galleries they have are quite large as much of modern art is big, and the main exhibit their now is proof of this. It features Minneapolis-based artist Siah Armajani and is called Follow This Line. His medium of art takes many different forms - painting, sculpture and architectural models to name a few. The room I remember the most was called Out of Place and had large sculptures that made at least me feel really uncomfortable. From reading the descriptions I know that was his intention.

There is a beautiful sculpture garden across the street from the museum that was fun to walk through. 

The bright yellow walkway in the bottom left is actually a sculpture by Siah Armajani that is a pedestrian walkway to cross the highway. 

Crossing the walkway. 

From the terrace of the Walker Art Center you can see the beautiful Basilica of St. Mary so I decided to walk over and see the inside.

Gorgeous inside also but there was a wedding going on so I had to stay in the back.

Time to head back to the hotel and pick up Keeley and her husband Matt who had just arrived and head to a brewery. Keeley and Matt are extremely knowledgeable about beer and know all the breweries, so while I have a list of museums - they have a list of breweries.

Barrel Theory in St Paul. They even found a beer for me! It was called Purple Lamborghini and tasted like berries.  

Now for some carb loading for the marathon tomorrow. There is a famous Italian restaurant, pasticceria, market and pizzeria called Cossetta in St Paul, and the restaurant on the top floor is called Louis. It got great reviews so we had a reservation for dinner and headed over. The food was great and it felt very authentic. After dinner we walked through the first floor which has lots of great looking options to take home or eat on the spot. 

We shared the bruschetta and caprese salad and each had a pasta dish. Not running the race but eating pasta because I love it! 

Home to bed because race day is almost here!