This is a collection pics from my phone from places I've visited the last couple of weeks. I didn't take enough pictures at each place to warrant a full post but they still deserve a mention. Especially since you can just see cool things in the most random of places or end up having a cocktail in a place you never go. Or sitting for an hour in the kids section reading storybooks with your friend.
The city is starting to thaw out. Here is Cedar Lake. On the horizon you can see a bit of downtown Minneapolis.
These two pictures are from the outside of Dreamhaven Books. A place I love but have not visited in a good long time. It used to be walking distance from my apartment and open everyday. It's a bit further away now in a much cooler space and it keeps unusual hours. It is full of books, comics and collectibles and most notably an extensive selection of Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean work.
Fellow comic addict Emily sits on the Batman bench outside the store.
A visit to the Barnes and Noble Calhoun with my friend Lindsey to do "research" on storybooks. Especially our favorite author Mo Willems.
My favorite pizza at Punch Pizza, the Gigi. I love to have lunch here and wander around the shops a bit.
I recently had my hair colored and cut at a new place and this was in the lobby of the Lyn-Lake Building where the salon is located. I like seeing things in unexpected places.
More thawing on the lake. I am getting out and walking more now that it's not freezing. I love being on the look out for the return of birds and animals. I am dying to see some greenery.
A beautiful light installation at The Living Room in the The W Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. I've had drinks here before and they are so very unique and well put together. It's not easy to find a perfectly crafted cocktail but they do good work here.
A bit of a dark snap but you get the point of the impressive size of selection at the bar in the Monte Carlo in the Warehouse District of downtown. Definitely not somewhere I would normally go especially since I do not eat meat but I am glad we stopped in. The bartender was very nice and poured a great St. Germain cocktail and sidecar.
Enjoy your week! I am going to keep an eye out and an ear open for seeing and doing things I don't normally do. It's always a very pleasant way to spend your days and evenings. Cannot wait to have some trees to sit under too!