Cycled over to St. Paul’s East Side with a friend to visit another Carnegie Library: East Side Freedom Library. Formerly a public library, this institution is a nonprofit with a mission to “inspire solidarity, advocate for justice and work toward equity for all.”
Category: Move
Traveling by Numbers
Day 1, Minneapolis/St. Paul MSP. I needed to share my love of backpacking and walking with my two young nephews (aged 10 and 11). My partner, the two nephews, their parents, and I have been backpacking in Andalucia, Southern Spain. With a couple exceptions, we traveled using public transport and our legs. How we got…… Continue reading Traveling by Numbers
Cold Beer in a (Former) Convent
The boys and their mom stayed behind to shop in Antequera. The rest of us hiked a few miles to a former convent, now a hotel serving cold beer. Back at our Airbnb it was announced today is Uncles‘ Day. We refreshed ourselves with ice cream, and reserved cream cakes for later.
A Random Walk through Nerja
After dinner we walked. At each intersection, our nephews threw a coin in the air. Heads, we turned right, tails, left. Once, the coin rolled into a crack between cobblestones. After a failed attempt to lift a cobblestone, we walked straight ahead. The game ended at a gelateria.
Two Carnegie Libraries
Cycled to two Carnegie libraries in St. Paul.
Three Carnegie Libraries
Cycled to all three Minneapolis Carnegie libraries.
Rocky Road
Dismounted.
Downtown Reflections
Reflections on reflections on my Skyway walk around Downtown, sheltered from the rain.
Canopy of Blossoms
Cycled under a canopy of blossoms.
U-Turn
Took an alternate route.