1997 Trip: Visiting Rochester

Hi there!! Sorry I haven't written, but I haven't had the time. Here's a synopsis of what has happened so far:

1. We went on a tour of the Mayo clinic. Before the tour itself, we watched a dumb 70's film about Americans in France which we laughed through (Chrissie does a great imitation of the "pecan" part) & a dull one about the founding of the clinic itself. The tour was pretty nice and the older building has a classy style. Then we went to get Sean and went went over to the galleria (accessible through an elevated walkway), a nice Barnes & Noble, and the gallery which had Sean's artwork (medieval-style manuscripts). Sean left & we then saw the Rochester federal buildings and the nearby lake. We reunited for dinner at Henry Wellington's and, later, Baker's Square pies at Betsy & Sean's home.
2. We went over to the Mall of America in Minneapolis, looked through the shops, went on some rides in "Camp Snoopy," went through "Underwater World," and ate at the "Rainforest Cafe." I learned not to go on the log ride, since, on the big drop, a huge wave went over the boat and straight onto me (I was in front, of course). At least I was set for "Underwater World." I would have preferred just getting sprayed, like on Splash Mountain, but oh well. In "UWW," a shark kept following dad overhead. We then walked around & had dinner.
3. Today we had breakfast in the hotel & are getting ready for Venice.

That's pretty much it. Bye!!