Minneapolis

We stayed at a KOA about 50 KM south of Minneapolis. Got stuck (and lost afterwards) in heavy traffic getting there because of extensive road works.

The following day we made it into the middle of Minneapolis. I had visited there in the 1980s when I did a three week course in Epidemiology at the University. Minnesota is a Blue state and one has the impression that there has been quite an investment in parks etc.

We parked on a street and did about a 10 KM bike ride around the East Lake of the Isles Parkway around “Lake of the Isles”. We were on the “Grand Rounds Scenic Byway that offers a little bit of everything: great scenery, historic sites, modern and contemporary art, outdoor recreation, and great shopping and dining, all within the heart of Minneapolis”.  A city I could visit again as long as one could decide which season to be there (cold, like Winnipeg in the winter).