Minneapolis ta kunna duniya da murmushinta

Sa’ad da nake makarantar firamare, na fi son kallon wasan kwaikwayon The Mary Tyler Moore, “ɗaya daga cikin shirye-shiryen talabijin da aka fi yabo da aka taɓa yi” a tarihin talabijin na Amurka. Mary "Richards" ta yi aiki a matsayin mai samar da labarai a Minneapolis, kuma ta jagoranci rayuwa mai ban sha'awa; Gidan da ta zauna a ciki wani katafaren gidan Victoria ne, ta sa riguna masu kyau kuma ta sadu da mutane masu ban sha'awa. Haba, kuma garin da take zaune yana da sihiri.
Lokacin da nake tunanin mutane masu daraja, hankalina yana komawa ga waɗanda suke misalta na gaskiya aloha ruhi, fara'a na kudu mai kyau ko sashin da'a na Scandinavian. Ina tunanin waɗanda suke bi da wasu cikin tausayi da tausayawa. Idan kuna neman mutanen kirki, masu al'ada, tabbas za ku same su a cikin tagwayen biranen Minneapolis / St. Paul.

"Minnesota kyakkyawa ita ce dabi'ar mutanen da aka haifa kuma suka girma a Minnesota don su kasance masu ladabi, da kiyayewa, da kuma tawali'u. Halayen al'adun Minnesota suna da kyau sun haɗa da abokantaka na ladabi, kyama ga adawa, ƙiyayya ga rashin faɗin magana, rashin son yin hayaniya ko ficewa, kamun kai, da ɓacin rai… Hakanan ana danganta halaye iri ɗaya ga 'yan Scandinavia, waɗanda mutanen Minnesota suke tare da su. raba abubuwan al'adu da yawa." (Madogararsa: Wikipedia) A cikin rahoton Balaguro & Nishaɗi kan Abokan Abokan Hulɗa na Amurka, Minneapolis St. Paul yana matsayi na 5 mafi girma a ƙasar (Disamba 2009).

Lokacin da Kamfanin Jirgin Ruwa ya sanar da farashin jirgin sama na $30 daga Detroit zuwa Minneapolis, ba zan iya jure yin ziyara zuwa Garuruwan Twin da kuma sake farfado da kwarewar Mary Tyler Moore ba. Mataki na farko na hakika, shine don samun cikakkiyar gabatarwa ga birnin, wanda na samo tare da "Award Winning City Tours". Sun kai mu wurare mafi kyau, kamar Minnehaha Falls, Cathedral na St. Paul, Gidan Lambun Sculpture na Minneapolis, Chain of Lakes Parks, unguwannin attajirai da shahararrun, da wuraren da ke da alaƙa da mazauna yankin, kamar Judy Garland, Garrison Keilor. , Eddie Albert, James Arness, Jessica Lange, Charles M. Schulz, The Andrew Sisters, Tiny Tim, Bob Dylan, Prince, The Pillsbury Dough Boy, J Paul Getty, dangin alewa na Mars, Billy Graham, da F. Scott Fitzgerald. Shafin da na fi so shine Sarauniya Anne Victorian ta 1892 a 2104 Kenwood Parkway Na san sosai daga wasan kwaikwayon Mary Tyler Moore; anan ne masoyina Maryamu ta "rayu".

Bayan yawon shakatawa, mun ziyarci wani babban gida, Gidan Alexander Ramsey, a gefen St. Paul na kogin. Ƙungiyar Tarihi ta Minnesota tana aiki da wannan alamar ƙasa, wanda aka gina shi a fili don gwamnan yanki na farko na Minnesota. Ko da yake gidan ba ya buɗe sa'o'i ga baƙi na yau da kullun, Society yana shirye-shiryen abubuwan ban mamaki na musamman a wurin da ake kira "History Happy Hour." Misali, a gabatarwar Victorian-Era Cocktails, zaku iya sha tare da abokanku a Gidan Ramsey yayin da kuke koyo game da hadaddiyar giyar a zamanin Victorian. Wanda ya kafa North Star Bartenders Guild yana shirya hadaddiyar giyar da aka yi wahayi zuwa gare ta kuma ya tattauna abubuwan dandano da girke-girke waɗanda suka shahara a ƙarni na 19. Mun halarci lacca mai farin ciki ta “Sa’a Farin Ciki” akan titin jirgin ƙasa na ƙasa, lokacin da malamin gidan kayan gargajiya Dwight Scott ya ba da labarin “wakilin tashar” Joseph Farr, wanda ya taimaka wajen ja-gorar bayin Allah ta wurin St. Paul zuwa ’yanci. Scott ya kasance mai gabatarwa mai raye-raye, yana kiyaye masu halarta suna rataye da kowace kalma. Na ji daɗin jin yadda mazauna wurin suka ƙetare miyagu bayi da suka yunƙura zuwa Mississippi don nuna dukiyarsu ta mugu. Gidan Ramsey yana gabatar da waɗannan laccoci na "Sa'a Farin Ciki" kowane wata, maraice ya haɗa da tebur mai daɗi na doki-d'oeuvres, cheeses na Faransanci masu kyan gani da nau'ikan giya da ales iri-iri. Mun yi mamakin ganin pinot grigio daga Mezzokorona, ƙauyen da ke kusa da gidanmu a Dutsen Italiya. An shirya maraice sosai kuma an yi farin ciki sosai don halarta. A lokacin bukukuwa, za ku iya dandana abubuwan gani, sauti da dandano na Kirsimeti na Victoria tare da yawon shakatawa na musamman, duba kayan ado na iyali Ramsey na asali da kyaututtuka, jin kiɗan biki da aka kunna akan piano na Steinway na 1875, kuma ku dandana kukis da aka gasa a cikin murhu na itace. Docents za su bayyana yadda dangin Ramsey da bayi suka yi bikin lokacin hutu mai kayatarwa.

Kusa da gidan Ramsey akwai Kamfanin Jirgin Ruwa na Padelford, kwazazzabo kwale-kwalen kwale-kwale na zamani wanda ke ba da kwarewa sosai. Kuna iya hango gaggafa masu sanƙarar fata, herons, egrets da falcons yayin da kuke tafiya dawowa cikin lokaci daga tashar jirgin ruwa na St. Paul mai cike da cunkoson jama'a ta cikin babban filin shakatawa na Mississippi National. Wannan kwale-kwalen yana da kyawawan kayan adon, da buffet na sama, tare da kek ɗin karas wanda zai mutu don! Fall shine lokacin da ya dace don ganin ganye suna canza launi, yayin bikin Oktoberfest a kan jiragen ruwa na Padelford. Baƙi suna shiga cikin wasan hammerschlagen mai ban sha'awa da kuma polka hanyar hawan kogin a lokacin Oktoberfest Lunch & Lock cruise. Jirgin yana da girma, dadi, kuma yana da kyawawan ma'aikata masu karbar baki.

Idan kuna son gyada kamar yadda nake yi, zaku sami wurin shakatawa na Valley Fair kyakkyawar dawowar ku na yarinta. Wannan wurin shakatawa yana ba da kyauta mai ban mamaki ga Snoopy, Charlie Brown, da duk haruffan gyada. A cikin yini, ƙwararrun haruffa sun zagaya cikin filaye kuma suna ba da hotunan hoto ga yara na kowane zamani. Ko da ƙugiya da ba zato ba tsammani suna da kyakkyawan shiri na ban mamaki, kamar wuraren shakatawa tare da Woodstock suna hawa a kan madogaran baya.

Hotunan mu tare da mutum-mutumin Snoopy sun fito da kyau. Tabbas, babban abin da aka zana zuwa wannan wurin shakatawa shine don haka yara, wato waɗanda ke cikin maki K zuwa 12 ana iya jefa su cikin jin daɗi a cikin abubuwan ban mamaki, adrenaline suna haifar da tafiye-tafiye masu ban sha'awa. Ba za a kama ni mutu ba a kan ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan abubuwan hana; idan ina son a tsorata ni, zan yi tsalle daga wani dutse ko wani abu. A lokacin faɗuwar, Valley Fair yana canzawa zuwa ValleySCARE wanda ke nuna Haunt Haunt da Planet Spooky.

Wannan shine ƙarin saurina - wani abu da ƴan shekara 5 suke so. Ɗaya daga cikin siffofi a Valley Fair wanda na sami ban sha'awa shine wucewar su "duk abin da za ku iya ci" - ƙari ne don shigar da filin ajiye motoci wanda zai ba ku damar cin abinci daga yawancin abinci a kowane minti 90. Na yi imani wannan zai zama babban darajar idan kuna da matasa waɗanda za su iya cinye ku a waje da gida. Na ga ƙungiyoyin makaranta da yawa a ranar da na ziyarta, kuma suna son yin hutun abincin rana a filin ajiye motoci inda suke cin abinci daga kwandunan fiki. Kamfanin yana siyar da fasin platinum mai ban sha'awa wanda ke ba ku izinin shiga duk wuraren shakatawa na Cedar Fair a cikin ƙasar; hakan zai zama fasika mai ban sha'awa ga iyalai waɗanda ke son ziyartar wuraren shakatawa da yawa kowace shekara.

Shahararriyar tafiya ta rana daga Minneapolis ita ce 1848 "Wurin Haihuwar Minnesota," Stillwater, kai tsaye a fadin St. Croix River daga jihar Wisconsin. Lumbering ita ce babbar masana'anta a cikin kwarin St. a cikin masana'antun gani na Stillwater da yawa. An yi amfani da jiragen ruwa mafi yawa daga 19 zuwa 1860, kuma har yanzu ana amfani da wasu don nishaɗi a yau. Aikin katako ya yi tsanani sosai a cikin shekarun da ake samun bunkasuwa, yankin ya zama dazuzzuka gaba daya, kuma sana'ar katako ta yi fatara da kanta. Darasi a tsarin jari-hujja mara shinge, garin sannu a hankali ya bi ta hanyar fita daga halin kunci, kuma ya kafa sabon matsayinsa a matsayin wurin yawon bude ido. An gina shi a kan kaifi da tudu, garin yana da matuƙar wahala don yawon shakatawa da ƙafa; ergo mun ɗauki dacewa, dadi kuma mai daɗi Stillwater Trolley yawon shakatawa. Direban mu, kuma mai ba da labari, ya girma a Stillwater kuma ya nuna mana wuraren da ya ji daɗin sa tun yana yaro. Ya kai mu da gine-ginen tarihi da kuma tarkacen kyan gani da ke kallon kwarin St. Croix. Ya nuna mana gidan Jessica Lange, da gidan da babban mashawarcin Dell ya mallaka. Asalinsu, an gina gidaje masu kyau da gangan nesa ba kusa ba daga tashin hankali da ɓacin rai daga jiragen kasan injin tururi. Wurin da na fi so shi ne Teddy Bear Park, filin wasa na hasashe tare da katafaren teddy bear sculptures wanda yaro zai iya hawa ko buga hoton hotuna masu mantawa. A matsayin mai tattara teddy bear, wannan wurin shakatawa ya sanya ziyarar ta zama sihiri!

Yayin da muke cikin Stillwater, mun yi balaguro tare da Kamfanin Jirgin Ruwa na St. St. Croix Boat kuma yana aiki da kwale-kwalen kogin na tsawon shekaru biyar masu tarihi na 100 tare da ingantacciyar nishadi, kamar ƙungiyoyin Dixie Land da kuma ƴan kwale-kwale. Mun yi sa'a da gaske mun ci abincin dare a cikin jirgin ruwa, saboda mazauna yankin sun gargaɗe mu da mu yi hattara da sharhi na karya da aka buga a shafuka kamar Tripadvisor ta masu cin abinci masu cin gashin kansu. Mazauna yankin sun ce masu gidajen abincin yawon bude ido da suka yi tsadar tsadar kayan abinci, a koyaushe suna gabatar da bita mai haske na kadarorin nasu da sunan karya domin yaudarar masu yawon bude ido su ci abinci a jibgegensu. Abincin dare da muka ji daɗi a kan jirgin ruwa na alfarma ya yi fice! Muka zagaya cikin jirgi don ganin wani yanayi na farin lilin, tare da buffet na sassakakken ganyen crusted na New York strip loin, BBQ St. Louis style hakarkarinsa, marsala kaji da gasa cod, tafarnuwa dankali, sabo 'ya'yan itace, jefa salad tare da dukan gyarawa, da kuma sabon yisti rolls. Gilashin kambi na maraice ya kasance nau'in kayan zaki da suka haɗa da cheesecake, cake carrot da Chocolate tort.

Lokacin da kuka girma a Tsakiyar Yamma, babu dama da yawa don jin daɗin balaguron kogi; galibin ƙasar fili ce ta gonaki, tare da ƴan raƙuman ruwa waɗanda a ƙarshe suka ciyar da Mississippi. Duk da haka, muna koyon duk labarun game da Tom Sawyer da Huckleberry Finn, kuma muna iya tunanin yadda yake shawagi a kan Old Man River da kansa. An yi sa'a, akwai wadatattun dama don samun gyaran jirgin ruwan ku a cikin Twin Cities. Cibiyar Nunin Centennial ta Minnesota da Cibiyar Taron ita ce gidan bazara ga Jami'ar Minnesota Department of Theater Arts and Dance. Kowace lokacin rani suna yin wasan kwaikwayo na 80, kuma Showboat yana samuwa daga Satumba zuwa Mayu don abubuwan da aka tsara. Showboat yana da babban gidan wasan kwaikwayo mai kujeru 225 da dakunan liyafar Victoria guda biyu. Wannan gidan sarauta na Kogin Mississippi na musamman mai shawagi shine babban abin jan hankali ga masu son salon wasan kwaikwayo na Broadway.

Kasancewa na DNA na Scandinavia, ba zan iya rasa ziyartar babban gidan Swan Turnblad French Chateau, gidan Cibiyar Yaren mutanen Sweden ta Amurka ba. An kafa shi a cikin 1929 ta Swan J. Turnblad, wannan katafaren gida yana aiki azaman gidan tarihi mai hade / gidan kayan gargajiya wanda ke nuna nuni da shirye-shiryen al'adun Sweden da na Nordic. Wannan gidan sarauta yana ba da ƙwarewar Minnesota ta musamman: oh yaya Swede yake. Attajirin dan jarida ya shigo da murhu masu kayatarwa da launuka masu ban sha'awa, kuma a yau an goge su zuwa babban haske. Kowane rufi a cikin katangar abin kallo ne - yana da wahala a zaɓi mafi kyawun fasalin anan. Kowane bene yana da baje koli kala-kala, kamar tufafin kayan girka na Sweden, da yadin da aka saka da hannu. Creme de la crème shine lokacin hutu lokacin da zillions na bishiyar Kirsimeti da aka yi wa ado da sana'ar Scandinavian sun cika gidan ga baki. A lokacin bazara, abubuwan da suka faru na musamman sun ƙunshi kiɗan raye-raye, nunin sana'a, abubuwan sha da abinci. A cikin haɗe-haɗe zuwa katangar akwai ingantacciyar kyautar yabo ta Yaren mutanen Sweden, wacce ake kira Fika, wacce ke kawo mafi kyawun sabbin kayan abinci na Nordic zuwa Minneapolis-St.Paul.

A Sweden, fika hutu ce ta yau da kullun, ta al'ada ta ƙunshi kofi da magunguna. A gaskiya, fika yana da yawa fiye da java da kayan zaki; cibiyar zamantakewa ce ta Sweden, inda abokai ke taruwa don tattaunawa game da rayuwa da abubuwan da ke faruwa a yanzu. Mun ji daɗin abinci mai daɗi na köttbullar (ƙwallan nama na Sweden) da ales na gida. Lokaci-lokaci, Fika yana ba da smorgasbord mai cike da jin daɗi na Scandinavian.

Ba mu iya samun isasshen kwarewar kwale-kwale na kogin ba, mun yi balaguron balaguron cin abinci a kan babban abin sha'awa, mai ban sha'awa, wanda ba za a iya kula da shi Sarauniya Minneapolis ba. Sarauniyar Minneapolis jirgin ruwan yawon bude ido ne mai siffa kamar tsohon kwale-kwale na jirgin ruwa; a zahiri ana sarrafa shi ta hanyar propellers kuma yana iya tafiya ta gefe. Kyaftin din ya ce shekara goma ke nan, amma a ra'ayinmu, ya yi kama da sabo; An gaya mana cewa suna tsaftace jirgin sosai a kowace rana, kuma ya nuna. Docked a Bohemian Flats Park, tuƙi don isa wurin yana da kyau. Flats ƙaramin filin kogin kwance ne a yammacin gabar kogin Mississippi, ɗan ɗan tazara kudu maso gabas da St. Anthony Falls. A Ranar Bohemia (Agusta 20) wurin shakatawa yana raye tare da Lipa Slovak Dancers a cikin kayan ado masu ban sha'awa da ke nuna kyakkyawan tarihi da al'adun unguwar.

GPS ɗinmu ta kasa gano mashigar jirgin, amma nuna alama ta Red Cross ta Amurka akan W River Parkway, sannan muka tuƙi kudu na minti daya ya kai mu kai tsaye zuwa jirgin. Na tsawon sa'o'i biyu da rabi muna tafiya sama da ƙasa kogin Mississippi akan Sarauniyar Minneapolis, muna ɗaukar kyawawan wurare na halitta. Babu gine-ginen da za su lalata yanayin kogin, duk hanyar tana da albarkar kore da namun daji, watakila kamar yadda ta kasance a zamanin Mark Twain. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan jirgin ya fara tafiya, ma'aikatan sun yi ta yawo a tsakanin fasinjojin tare da bruschetta mai daɗi da ke ɗauke da manyan capers da cuku mai tsami. Daga nan suka bude wani babban buffet na naman sa, kaji tare da sage dressing, rosemary dankali, veggies da kuma Greek salad. Kowane tebur an ƙawata shi da rit ɗin lilin, sabbin furanni da aka yanka, babban abincin abinci tare da china na gaske da kayan aiki masu nauyi, mai kyalli mai kyalli da ra'ayoyin dala miliyan. Abincin dare na mu ya ƙare tare da faranti na kayan zaki; Na ci hudu na ban mamaki karas cake mini muffins tare da ainihin kirim cuku sanyi.

A daren da muka yi balaguro, mun ga baƙi sanye da rigunan yamma, da kuma jami’an sojoji sanye da cikakkun riga. Wannan babbar motar motsa jiki wata kyakkyawar hanya ce don sanin tarihin kyawawan cikin garin Minneapolis, kuma zai zama wurin da ya dace don neman aure ko bikin aure.

Kai, da Mary Richards ta kasance a kwanan wata a kan Sarauniyar Minneapolis, na tabbata da ta sami wannan shawarar aure mai wuyar gaske. Amma ina tsammanin, wasu abubuwa ba su da ƙima. Amma hakan yayi kyau, domin tun ina karama na shirya auren Maryama lokacin da na girma. Ƙaddara ta zaɓi wani juyi daban.

Yawancin mafarki na yarantaka sun faru, ko da yake. Kamar Mary Richards, na sami aiki a matsayin furodusa na gidan talabijin, wanda ya haifar da wasu damammaki masu gamsarwa kamar rubutawa ga CBS, Broadway World da eTurboNews. Kash, ban taba samun auren Maryama ba, amma na koyi ikon yin mafarki. A nakalto mawaƙin Victorian Robert Browning, “Ah, amma ikon mutum ya kamata ya wuce yadda ya kama, ko menene sama domin?” – mai mafarki zai iya tafiya mai nisa.

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Godiya ta musamman ga Kristen Montag, Minneapolis CVB da Lisa Huber, St. Paul CVB.