Today we were up early for our excursion to the largest indoor mall in the country: the Mall of America. It's only an hour or less south of the Twin Cities, near the airport, so we were there for the opening of many stores at 10 am. There are four complete floors, with stores and restaurants on every level.
We entered on the third level from the parking garage and were met by the largest parrot I've ever seen!
So off we went! We shopped for shoes. We shopped for T shirts. We shopped for Green Bay cheese hats.
And we walked. We walked up and we walked down. We walked in and we walked out. Then we walked some more. Then we stopped at Caribou Coffee for a break. Whew! A quick cup of Campfire Mocha with Dark Chocolate and we were off again....
Two pairs of shoes, two jars of hot salsa, a hat and two T shirts later, we stopped at "Bubba Gumps" for lunch.
Bill and Linda and Donna and I shared two orders of Forrest Seafood Feast, which consisted of deep fried cod, shrimp, "Hush Puppies", and french fries, with cocktail, tartar, and ranch sauces. The hush puppies were superb, and made in house. The entire restaurant was based on the famous movie, and was a lot of fun.
Just down the "street", I tried to sell a dessert of my favorite seasonal candy, but didn't have much luck...
By now we were on overload, so we checked out the indoor rollor coasters, carnival rides, LegoLand and Ninja Turtle rides as we cruised out the door...
As we left the mall, we were treated to a late afternoon weather show...
What a wonderful day with family! And the shopping....!
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