BITWRATHPLOOB World Tour

Greetings from Lake Wobegon, Minn.
andrea posted in Detours on September 3rd, 2008

It was a glorious day in the Twin Cities the weekend after the ‘Ploob took up residence in my household.  My mom and I were registered for a yarn dying class in Linden Hills, one of the cuter neighborhoods in Minneapolis.  I decided to take the ‘Ploob along and show him a little of the city of my birth.

Minneapolis is known for it’s Chain of Lakes, a series of lakes within city limits that are all accessible to the public. There are bike and walking paths all around these lakes, public beaches, marinas, rose gardens, bandshells, and paths connecting the lakes to each other.

Lake Harriet is my personal favorite of the lakes. I spent a lot of time there in my childhood.  The BITWRATHPLOOB enjoyed meeting the ducks and did his (its?) best to not fall into the water.  In retrospect, I should have taken the ‘Ploob to the elf house at Lake Harriet.  I’m sure he would have found it refreshing to tower over a landmark, for once. Instead, he was dwarfed by the Lake Harriet Band Shell, a much-photographed landmark of the city.

After all this natural neighborhood beauty, it was time to take the ‘Ploob to see the crasser, more touristy side of the great north.

The Mall of America is not usually my cup of tea, but it’s one of the only tourist destinations we have here, so it seemed mandatory.  I decided to try to see from a new perspective. A shorter, more troll-haired perspective. And the best part is that the Mall of America is so full of weirdos, they barely even give you a second glance when you pull out a pantsless wood bear and hold it out in front of you to take a picture of it.

At the amusement park, formerly known as Camp Snoopy and now heavily re-branded with Nickelodeon characters, the ‘Ploob met a fellow traveler.

Alas, the ‘Ploob was much too diminuative to ride any of the rides, so that’s as close to Dora ad he could get.

At the Lego Imagination Center, the ‘Ploob showed his unruly side and ignored the posted placards just to get a little closer to the T-Rex.

Yep. That’s a big mall.

After all this consumerism, the ‘Ploob was ready to expereince some of the state’s natural beauty. However, that was not what was in store for him next.  Stay tuned for more adventures from America’s Upper Midwest.