It's nearly December and that means two things. The first is that I better get some Christmas shopping started and the second is that I start to crave a trip to anywhere sunny and warm. I can get a direct flight to Phoenix or Fort Meyers and be there in less than 4 hours. Hop on the 54 bus from downtown and I can be at the airport in 20 minutes. But yesterday was sunny in the Twin Cities so I talk myself out of that idea and decide on local travel instead...across the river to the other city and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I had seen the advertisement for the Edo Pop exhibit on one of the bus shelters in downtown but didn't think I would be interested in it. I learned that Edo is the former name for Tokyo. The majority of the MIA is free but there is usually a charge for special exhibits like the Edo Pop. I never got further than the first floor and spent most of that time in the Bonjour Japon: A Parisian Love Affair with Japanese Art exhibit. Did you know that if the museum owns the art then you can take a photo of it (without flash of course)? I loved the Parisian exhibit so I think I'll be back to the MIA to see the Edo Pop exhibit too but I'll do that on December 11th when the special exhibits are free. Lunch....you could eat at the museum, but Eat Street otherwise known as Nicollet Avenue is blocks away. I stood outside Lu's Vietnamese sandwich shop pondering the photos when Lu opened the door for me and urged me inside. I had the mock duck sandwich and it was tasty. I tried a can of penywort pop. Unfortunately it tasted like something scrapped off the side of a fish tank mixed with a little sugar. I asked the owner if it had some kind of health benefits. Who would drink it otherwise. He thought it was good to cure a bloody nose and maybe a cold. I had neither when I woke up this morning. So I've temporarily solved my need for travel. I better start thinking about that Christmas shopping.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Edo Woman
It's nearly December and that means two things. The first is that I better get some Christmas shopping started and the second is that I start to crave a trip to anywhere sunny and warm. I can get a direct flight to Phoenix or Fort Meyers and be there in less than 4 hours. Hop on the 54 bus from downtown and I can be at the airport in 20 minutes. But yesterday was sunny in the Twin Cities so I talk myself out of that idea and decide on local travel instead...across the river to the other city and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I had seen the advertisement for the Edo Pop exhibit on one of the bus shelters in downtown but didn't think I would be interested in it. I learned that Edo is the former name for Tokyo. The majority of the MIA is free but there is usually a charge for special exhibits like the Edo Pop. I never got further than the first floor and spent most of that time in the Bonjour Japon: A Parisian Love Affair with Japanese Art exhibit. Did you know that if the museum owns the art then you can take a photo of it (without flash of course)? I loved the Parisian exhibit so I think I'll be back to the MIA to see the Edo Pop exhibit too but I'll do that on December 11th when the special exhibits are free. Lunch....you could eat at the museum, but Eat Street otherwise known as Nicollet Avenue is blocks away. I stood outside Lu's Vietnamese sandwich shop pondering the photos when Lu opened the door for me and urged me inside. I had the mock duck sandwich and it was tasty. I tried a can of penywort pop. Unfortunately it tasted like something scrapped off the side of a fish tank mixed with a little sugar. I asked the owner if it had some kind of health benefits. Who would drink it otherwise. He thought it was good to cure a bloody nose and maybe a cold. I had neither when I woke up this morning. So I've temporarily solved my need for travel. I better start thinking about that Christmas shopping.
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