Part of my interest in touring is to spend more time outside Manhattan and see regions and climates I’ve never been to. One of the things I have learned so far is that this planet of ours is crazy. In the grand scheme of things, New York and Minneapolis aren’t that far apart, and yet at the same moment in time there is a difference in temperature of 70 degrees!!! Another thing someone pointed out is that the position of the sun in the sky here makes it always look like it’s about to be sunset. I noticed it especially today as I was walking to the train around 2PM, and was blinded by the sun low in the sky over the street ahead. I don’t really understand why that happens, as it’s only 4 degrees more north in latitude than New York, you wouldn’t think it would be a noticeable difference.
Well today was our first day off here, and of course the temperature dropped about 40 degrees overnight. It was our first real sub-zero day. A few of us went on the morning grocery run provided by the Guthrie, which was very cold. Then I set out alone to take the light rail to the Mall of America, which was incredibly convenient, and I had a good time and got all the items I set out to find. I probably saw less than half the mall, but it was very nice. It’s not really that different from most malls, except for the giant roller coaster in the middle, and the fact that it’s so big that many of the standard mall stores actually have two or three locations within the mall.
