
I like to do a lot of things simply so I can say I have done it, particulalry when it comes to major attractions and national icons. Now if anyone ever asks if I've been to the Mall Of America, I can answer "Yep!" Upon arriving,

We also had a nice view down into the Lego store.


I had located a WiFi connection and proceeded to compose the journal entry I posted that day. Not longer after I began that composition, though,

And we began to walk around the mall. I mean, the entire mall. It's three stories tall and loops around the amusement park in the center.

It's mostly filled with typical mall fare: Old Navy, Radio Shack, Spencers, etc. And a katrillion T-Mobile kiosks. I think my favorite store was Alpaca Connection.

It was filled with sweaters, rugs, and all manner of textiles made from the coats of Alpacas.
I was a good consumer. I bought the Beastie Boys anthology DVD which I've been meaning to get, like, forever. And I bought a Zippo! It looks like this...
I also bought some deeeeeep, friiiiiiied, Oreos!

Eventually our tour brought us to the ground level where we checked out the Lego store from the inside. They had a Harry Potter made out of Legos....

...and Mechanic Dude, complete with ripped jeans....

...and I got my picture taken with Boba Fett. I always thought he was much taller than that.

We ended our tour with a walk through the amusement park, where I bought the Oreos. It was getting dark now and I got this cool photo of the ferris wheel.

The three of us then went to a nice restaurant called Figlio.
After dinner, we parted ways with

There's a little green light that shines out of my camera that helps the lens to focus and make an auto adjustment for lighting. The kitties had a blast chasing the little green light all around the room trying to catch it.



And so ended my second day in the twin cities. So far, it had been full of fun and good company, but the most eventful day of my trip was yet to come. So eventful that it will require TWO more entries to do justice to the events properly: my plane ride with