An evening stroll in Minneapolis

DJ-S1

During a business trip to Minneapolis I took a little time to see the sights. Downtown on the Mississippi River was a great way to spend an evening.

We started out walking to the impressive St. Mary's Basilica.



Then we wandered through a park - didn't expect to find monarchs in Minnesota in autumn!



Next came the waterfront. They have some strange signs here to confuse the tourists.



You can walk down to see the ruins of the old mills...



...and see how they creatively left some of the old as a facade when they renovated it to be new again.



The old North Star Blankets sign was cool -



Some modern architecture was right nearby - I think it's part of an art museum? Note the wedding shoot - there were at least 5 different brides getting photos taken all around the waterfront that day.



You can't go to the waterfront without a shot of the Arches bridge -



Part of the old Pillsbury complex



Even in a city there are quiet spots for couples.



As the sun set, I tried a few panoramas out for fun -





And then one last shot before dark - all in all an enjoyable walk around town!



Thanks to Swartzy for the heads up on the sights to see! :thumb

Bruce Novotney

Beautiful shots of my town! Nice variety.

JenGrace

Very nice. Thanks for sharing these. I especially liked the first panorama. :cool

Tango

neat to see, thanks

Mhorwitz

Very cool set. I really like that one of how they kept some of the old building when making a new modern glass addition

DJ-S1

Bruce, Jen, Aaron and Mike - thanks for the kind words! We had perfect weather and it was a lot of fun. Great city to wander around in.

Swartzy

Nice job! Finding things with so so light is always tough but you did well...nice eye. Really love that red sunset too. Glad you had fun and were able to get out to see the town.

GOLDENORFE

last shot is awsome! well done
phil
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Awais Yaqub

That last one is superb !
Great series

grimace

Nice looking series!! You captured my area well!! Next time you are in town you should drop a PM and we can get you to some of the tourist spots!!

DJ-S1

Hey Adam, funny thing... I was just there on Thursday for the day. Looked a bit different than in September though! At least you were having a heat wave, 25 degrees.:D

If I ever get there again I may just take you up on the offer! Definitely a pretty part of the country.

dlplumer

Beautiful series. I especially like the one looking through the bridge at the old mills.

DJ-S1

Thanks! It was a fun day