Hey there friends! (and new visitors? don’t be shy, make yourself heard!)
I feel like I’ve been hearing in the comments a lot lately that people feel like they don’t get to travel as much as they would like, or haven’t travelled far from home. So I’d like to take a minute to reflect on a trip man-go-round and I took right in the great state of Minnesota.
A few years back, I surprised the boyfriend with a birthday weekend trip to lovely Red Wing, MN, a drive little more than an hour from our lovely city home. We threw a few things in the car, set out bright and early (okay, 10 am) Saturday morning, and made the drive.
When we got there, we headed to downtown Red Wing. We checked out a few thrift stores and then hit up Blue Moon for coffee and some lunch. This is the cutest cafe, and the parmesan bagel I got was cheap and deeelicious! We even scored a lovely outdoor seat since it was still springtime.
After checking into our Rodeway Inn (highly recommended, I’m into budget motels and hotels…), we headed out for a stroll on a local pathway
Later we headed to Liberty’s, back downtown, for some snacks and whiskey. Here we discovered a huge tour of ladies dressed in prom dresses (mostly 80s) who had been bussed in for the afternoon. Free entertainment, to be sure…
Then, a bit woozy, we thought, “hey, let’s stroll up the hill to those famous Red Wing Bluffs…” Well, this was not a leisure hike but a full-on hike. At this point, I had changed from the sensible shoes and bermudas pictured above and was wearing a t-shirt dress and flip-flops. We got to the top, but my feet were pretty dirty and messed up by the end. Nevertheless, it was gorgeous!
After that, we explored a small museum and shop with famous Red Wing pottery
By this time we were ready for a (quite late, even by my ridiculous standards) dinner, so we chose a true man-go-round restaurant for his birthday meal. Fiesta Mexicana! I always love a good margarita, and I got some tasty tasty veggie fajitas, with a very large ratio of mushrooms I must say!
After a nice rest at our inn, we packed up. Finished in the land of the bluffs? I think not. We drove up a windy winding mountain to this place, another scenic overlook park I can’t recall the name of.
man go round took some video, and i wandered around atop the open grassland, enjoying the fresh midday air.
After we left Redwing, a few miles up the road we continued with Falconer Vineyards and Winery
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And there marked the end of our weekend jaunt to a land not so far away. We had a fabulous time, and we didn’t have to get passports or full body scanned or anything.
What kind of neat places are just a hop skip and a jump away for all of you? Do you like taking small weekend trips as much as I do?
Meri
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