http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Minnesota , Saint Paul en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:13:21 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:13:21 +0000 GATE G6 MSP to AMSPedro Bidegaray Jay Bell and I from MN are meeting Daniel Sherrard from Costa Rica in Tanzania. Our trip begins today. Our good friend and colleague Brighton Katabaro emailed to wish us safe travels and to assure us that this will be a precious time. The purpose of this trip to Karagwe Tanzania is to cocreate curriculum with the KARUCO Curriculum Development Team made u http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-767374.html Introducing The TeamEngineers for a Sustainable World ESW University of St. Thomas Minnesota coordinated a Jterm trip in 2008 for five engineering senior students and two advisors to travel to the Karagwe District of Northwestern Tanzania. The purpose was to install two solarpowered water pasteurizers. The seniors had majored in a combination of ME and EE and one in both. They wereAndrew http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-766834.html During my trip to the Twin Cities I decided that a nice thing to do would be to get the kids out of the house. I brought them to Como Park Zoo in St. Paul. It is a donation only zoo. So being that I was still in Nursing School aka broke it was not expensive other than the treats that I bought them. All of the kids have already been there but how can you go wrong with animals In 1897 the par http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-761677.html The Empire BuilderAfter my wonderful experience in Chicago I was once again saddened that I had to leave. I dont know why I was creating this type of pattern. Perhaps because there was so much to see and I wasnt giving myself enough of a time frame and therefor I felt I was missing out Or was it the news I heard about my poor friend Kristis daughter Kennedy who had a seizure the n http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-735658.html Winter Carnival trip Day 5 Today was very cold and I have seen all I wanted to see in St Paul so I invested the day in doing homework on some possible future trips and getting prepared to depart tomorrow. It seems like every time I get thing set up the way I like and get my feet on the ground its time to leave. I made a short excursion out into the cold to get my Powerball Lotto ticket a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-685408.html Monday February 6 Day 4Today the plan was to go to the Cathedral of St Paul and then go to the Mall of America. I caught the 21 bus over to the Cathedral of St Paul. There is a bus stop right next to the cathedral where I got off. It was a very impressive Cathedral and patterned after the one in Rome. After touring the Cathedral I got on a very crowded 21 bus and headed towards the Lake Str http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-685324.html I used Sunday as a regroup and refit day. I did a little homework on a few things and then walked over on the Skyway to try and find a regular grocery store. I found one called the Riverside Market on Wabasha St between 6th and 7th street. Unfortunately it was closed on Sundays so I walked back south on Wabasha Street to the Walgreens and got a few things there before they closed. There was a Macy http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-685210.html February 4 Saturday morning Drinking my coffee and thinking things over in St Paul Minnesota. I flew 1500 miles for this. The Ice Sculptures are melting. I39ve seen more snow in Texas in February before....sigh. Guess I should have just went to Colorado again. I heard they had a little snow there. I guess I will change my focus on this trip from attending the Winter Carnival to touring http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-685181.html Friday Feb 3rd 7 AM San Antonio to Saint PaulIm at the airport at the MacDonalds eating breakfast and coffee and doing some homework on my computer waiting for my flight. The leg of my flight from Denver to St Paul was canceled so United put me on a nonstop Delta flight DL5722 that doesnt leave till 1143AM. It was not a bad deal really because a nonstop will get me to MinneapolisSt Paul air http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-685173.html I have been bouncing around for the past week or so trying to decide if I wanted to spend what it would cost me to go to the Winter Carnival in St Paul Minnesota.Going to the Winter Carnival in St Paul has been one of the things I have always wanted to do and since it is a something that only occurs once a year I decided I would bite the bullet on the cost and go.I invested most of yesterday even http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-683689.html Went for a stroll around the town with my friend Liz. The weather was sunny... we visited a lovely old traditional diner and had huge milkshakes and yummy omlettes Ah good times http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-608539.html We had a party back at Glenn's house before I flew home http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-531833.html loading up to go back home. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-531832.html I flew to St paul on Sept 2 2010. Glenn picked me up at 10PM . We went to his house and had a few beers to get ready for our fishing trip in Canada. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-531818.html Hello all I just want to prepare you guys for my next travel back to my home in Nicaragua.Although going for a different purpose and will be experiencing a different side of the country the people and places will be comfortig and familiar to me. Look for more updates with pics later. Bon voyage http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-495470.html We apologize for the delay in sending this holiday missive. time seems to have gotten away from us. Way away as it were. Clearly it is not the holidays any longer. Most of us are yearning for spring but as always we feel an desire to tell you of our travels no matter where they take us. We hope you enjoy traveling along with us. In November we wrote of the balmy climes Parrot Heads a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-479736.html Built inside a historic train repair shop this Best Western is the most unique hotel I've stayed at. The original train tracks run through the floor The original wooden ceiling beams are still there as well. The rooms are all situated around a lobby with a platform that replicates a train stop along a train route. How fun is thatGet wireless highspeed Internet and a free continental breakfast http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Minnesota/Saint-Paul/blog-461233.html