Day 8

A big city and a familiar face! After wandering through the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp in Eau Claire and the Crystal Cave in Spring Valley (both were worth the time), we made a beeline for the border and a dinner date in Minneapolis with my beloved Tokyo friend, Marisa. After a rendezvous two years ago in Greece and Turkey and a winter playdate in Chicago a year and half ago, we finally met again this May for my wedding. (In fact, tomorrow is our one-month anniversary {Kisses, Jun-bug!}). 


We sat down for minty cocktails and a meaty dinner with our men and caught up on all the news of the day and the month, which turned out to be a lot for having just spent a long weekend together. The conversation inevitably turned to politics and the environment, both sobering topics that could be turned over all night long. 


Minneapolis is funky, vibrant and green, the perfect urban respite after a few of small towns.