So, The Fiancee and I went for a walk round our hood and took some pics. 56K, go get a cold brew...

[Pierre.Suave]

We left our house, and I thought I should take a pic of the street...



WE walked down a few blocks to the Blair Arcade, housing Ninas Coffee shop, Garrison Keillors Book Store, Common Good Books, and Congresswoman Betty McCollums congressional offices.







right behind me was Betty McCollums Office...



Walking down a bit more we came across the park in our hood...







Continuing down our way we came to the Cathedral that gives the Cathedral Hill hood it's name... These pictures do NOT convey the true scale of this building, it is MASSIVE.





Look at the people in the bottom of the pic for an idea of scale



the back of it



inside the dome...



the only inside shot that turned out even a bit ok...



the front of the building



some detail



once again, some people for scale...



From there we could see the State Capitol Building



Also from the front steps of the Cathedral we could see the MN History Museum where John Stewart and the Daily Show will be during the RNC...



Then I had a flip flop blowout and had to go barefoot...you can see my wonderful flip flop strap tan lines... We have surprisingly clean sidewalks around here, I did not step on a single rock...



A non zoomed shot of the State Capital from the steps of the Cathedral



And here you can see the Xcel Energy Center, host site of the RNC in about a month from now...

[Parche]

1. Arn't You Married Yet?

:woohoo: :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

3. Parche, I was thinking of you

I took two pics just for you...

here is a 737 flying overhead



and here is a Beech Baron flying overhead...It is in there, trust me...:rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear jasonc!

These are very nice, sweetie!

I only wish you'd included some of you and your beautiful fiancee!

You live in an extremely beautiful neighborhood...

Thank you so much for sharing!

:hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

4. Thanks Peggy

I love this neighborhood.

I am not comfortable publishing photos of my fiancee here just yet... I took some but I don't want to post them here.

[Pierre.Suave]

5. Some shots of Downtown St Paul

[YankeyMCC]

6. Thanks for the tour, pretty neat hood nt

[Pierre.Suave]

7. Kitty-Corner from Ninas

is the YWCA, you can see their motto...

[Pierre.Suave]

8. one of the finest back patios for dining in the St Paul/Minneapolis Area...

Here at W.A. Frost...this is my favorite neighborhood date spot...

[Pierre.Suave]

9. The plants in front of my house...

and some of my neighbors beautiful front yards/flowers...

[malta blue]

10. those are great pics.

It has been over 20 years since I was in MN. :(

I can totally picture the clean sidewalks. :D

[Pierre.Suave]

11. its crazy but...

there was not a single rock for me to step on anywhere...

I really love MN...

Thanks for the compliment.

[Pierre.Suave]

12. I want to add some context here...

For the entire walk there were kids playing, laughing and running around, the smells of BBQs, and people having a good time everywhere. Not only is it a BEAUTIFUL night here, it seems that EVERY one was having a good time. really nice walk

Plus, I got to pet an adorable dog while the Fiancee and I were sitting outside at Ninas having some Stewarts Root Beer.

[Fox Mulder]

13. My grandpa lived near there when he was alive.

He lived on Hardenbergh Place right off Rice Street.

I like those pics. They bring back memories.

[Pierre.Suave]

14. Thanks

I am glad I could bring back some memories, I hope they are happy ones.

[Fox Mulder]

15. They are.

:)

[Pierre.Suave]

16. Good.

:)

[mnhtnbb]

17. Just wait 'til February. You won't have flip-flop lines anymore!

[Pierre.Suave]

18. I sure wont

but I will take the same walk and you will see how beautiful it is in February.

:P

[mnhtnbb]

19. Beautiful and COLD!

Brrrr.


:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

22. meh

the cold doesn't bother me.

[Fran Kubelik]

20. You walked 56 kilometers?

:headbang:

[Pierre.Suave]

21. Did I?

How do you figure?

Edit, I just figured it out...I meant that those DUers on dialup may need to wait a while for the pictures to load.

[Fran Kubelik]

23. Ooooooooooooh - ha!

:rofl:

[Pierre.Suave]

24. ROFLMAO

oh, you were serious...

:rofl:

[eppur_se_muova]

25. Urban doesn't have to be ugly.

Guess you have to be a bleeding-heart liberal to understand that. What a lovely BLUE city.

[Pierre.Suave]

27. Of course not

Urban can be very beautiful.

[FunkyLeprechaun]

26. Hi Jasonc

These photos make me miss Minnesota! I used to love going to the History Center as a wee girl. I suggested that they change one of their exhibits a little bit (it was an exhibit about deafness) a while back. I'm visiting MN in a couple of weeks to be with my family and possibly do a bit of "touristy" stuff with my husband. I might just drag him to the History Center!

I recognise a lot of the things you've posted. When I was a wee girl, I used to shop at the Odegard Book shop (no longer there!) and look at the Mexican stuff across there. At Odegard you could see what celebrities were there as they signed the wall above the doorway. It doesn't look like they took the wall down but they've painted over it! :-( That was Grand Avenue's greatest loss, the loss of Odegard Books.

It's always a must whenever we stop in St Paul, we always stop over at Cafe Latte for a meal!

Sure I now live in the United Kingdom but Minnesota will always have a place in my heart.

[Pierre.Suave]

28. Minnesota will always have a special place in mine as well...

Just a side note here, Ninas,Common Good Books, and Congresswoman Betty McCollums Offices are on Selby and Western, not Grand Ave.

[GCP]

29. Beautiful area - but I do have one problem

When you refer to your fiancee as "the fiancee". It reminds me of the old guys you used to see who referred to their wives as "the wife"
It would be nicer if you said, "my fiancee, (insert name or first inital here), and I".

Sorry to by picky, it's just a pet peeve of mine :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

30. You have got to be kidding me?

Seriously?

is there anything that wont offend someone around here?

[GCP]

33. Forget it

Don't get your knickers in a twist

On edit, why don't you ask what "the fiancee" thinks.

[Pierre.Suave]

35. I dont have to

she was sitting right next to me when we both chose what pics to post...

not everyone is as easily offended as some DUers you know...

[bertha katzenengel]

31. thank you for the tour, jason

I really enjoyed it! You're a good tour guide.

By the way, Go, Twinkies! I'm pulling for them.

[Pierre.Suave]

32. You are welcome and thank you

It is easy in this 'hood to be a good tour guide because there are so many neat things to see.

I am hoping the Twins go far this year, how far depends on whether or not they can step up their game when playing a really good opponent.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. nice pics, jasonc. Thanks for sharing them.

you have cute little piggies :D

[Pierre.Suave]

36. Personally

I think my feet are UGLY!

:P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

39. Trust me...

You will come to really appreciate your humble feet in the medical field. Invest in some good shoes and socks.

[Pierre.Suave]

40. That bit of advice came early

lol.

It was printed in the things incoming students should know...

:P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

41. People around here hate Crocs but, I have a pair and they

are very comfortable and actually give good support.
They tend to "grab" the floor and you will trip over yourself if you get in a hurry.
I have a pair of Danskos which are also very comfortable and have an "energizing' effect on the legs.
I know Nikes are not PC around here but, I own 2 pair, one pair is the Nike Shocks, which are also very comfortable and give good support.
I rotate these with a pair of Avias and a pair of Asics (tennis shoes/sneakers).
Also, would recommend Birkenstocks.
I have seen a lot of people wearing the hugely UGLY Z-Coil. Apparently, they are the THING if you have heel spurs. Also, watch for shin splints.
I think people in this field are slightly NUTS about 2 things:
1. shoes
2. ink pens

link about Z-coil shoes and a pic:
http://www.zcoil.com/

[Pierre.Suave]

42. Wow, those are...

Odd...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

43. yeah...aren't they, though

:rofl:

You should see someone walking in them...and I bet you will before your career gets too far. Matter of fact...let me know when you see your first pair in action, ok?

[Pierre.Suave]

46. I will do that

:P

[tigereye]

37. isn't Minn/St Paul really liberal?

why is the RNC convening there in the first place? BIzarre.


nice pix, though. I went to a wedding in the Court House (if it's the same one) years ago.

[Pierre.Suave]

38. Very Liberal

Very blue, we have as our congress critters, Betty McCollum D-MN for MN 4th District (St Paul) and Congressman Keith Ellison D-MN for Minnesotas 5th District (Minneapolis) and who also happens to be teh first MUSLIM elected to congress and Keith voted yes on Teh Koochs impeachment bill last week or so.

Why they are having the RNC here is up to speculation, some (me included) seem to think it is because Gramps McSame is going to pick our governor as his veep. Which I think is Hilarious, Tim Pawlenty has done with MN what Bush has done for America...Run it into the ground, collapsing bridges included...

[SeaLyons]

44. Love the street you live on...

looks like a movie set. Very lovely.

[Pierre.Suave]

45. Thank you

it is a very nice neighborhood to live in. Very pretty and peaceful.

[KitchenWitch]

47. I am envious of the charm of your neighborhood.

My neighborhood here is comprised of little boxes all made out of ticky tacky, little boxes all the same.

[Pierre.Suave]

50. While those areas have their charms...

The house right next to me is on the National Historic Register.

How about those Twins eh?

[KitchenWitch]

53. They are scoring a lot of runs...

Too bad Seattle has been too!

:D

[Lydia Leftcoast]

48. Cathedral Hill! Great neighborhood!

I've eaten at Moscow on the Hill and W.A.Frost a couple of times. :7

[Pierre.Suave]

51. I have never eaten at Moscow on the HIll...yet...

But W.A. Frost I have eaten at a few times since it has warmed up. The back patio is a great spot for a romantic dinner.

[skygazer]

49. Nice pics

Minnesota is beautiful - my daughter lives in Shoreview and loves it. :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

52. The whole state is Beautiful...

I really like it here.

Thank you.