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Trip to MN - The Eagles have Landed
Jun. 28th, 2010 03:41 pmThe drive here was excellent, except Indiana which seems irredeemable.
I was despairing of our countries future because of the ocean of corn we were driving through. The details of that despair are for another post. I really wanted to see statues of boats in the corn. But then, in Illinois, we smelled mint. There were mint fields in amongst the corn and scattered soy beans. That was nice.
The architecture of the farm houses in Southern Ohio was fantastic. Such great farm houses. With the ocean of corn, the barns are all falling down, no need for hay. I really wish there could be some historic preservation of these structures.
West Virginia is gorgeous. We will be taking some trips there. I get why they are economically depressed though. There is nothing but steep mountains. Hard to do anything.
Its always a shock to see all the new tall buildings when we come to the Twin Cities. Poor old Dinky Town.
And some new restaurants. I like the Tea House today, weird to think about eating pie in vinyl booths there (being a former Bakers Square). It was good to see my old friend Mel too.
Driving is funny too. Today we saw that the speed limit on 280 was 50 and we bust out laughing. I can't think of a road in a city that big that would have anything under 55. And then no one drives under 75 in NC. Anywhere. Its like being in slow motion driving here.
So nice being in MN. If anyone wants to see us, our schedules are pretty free. Now we are off to take photos of things and maybe do some used book shopping.
I was despairing of our countries future because of the ocean of corn we were driving through. The details of that despair are for another post. I really wanted to see statues of boats in the corn. But then, in Illinois, we smelled mint. There were mint fields in amongst the corn and scattered soy beans. That was nice.
The architecture of the farm houses in Southern Ohio was fantastic. Such great farm houses. With the ocean of corn, the barns are all falling down, no need for hay. I really wish there could be some historic preservation of these structures.
West Virginia is gorgeous. We will be taking some trips there. I get why they are economically depressed though. There is nothing but steep mountains. Hard to do anything.
Its always a shock to see all the new tall buildings when we come to the Twin Cities. Poor old Dinky Town.
And some new restaurants. I like the Tea House today, weird to think about eating pie in vinyl booths there (being a former Bakers Square). It was good to see my old friend Mel too.
Driving is funny too. Today we saw that the speed limit on 280 was 50 and we bust out laughing. I can't think of a road in a city that big that would have anything under 55. And then no one drives under 75 in NC. Anywhere. Its like being in slow motion driving here.
So nice being in MN. If anyone wants to see us, our schedules are pretty free. Now we are off to take photos of things and maybe do some used book shopping.
