MLBRoadtrip2007

30 Parks, One Summer

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June 13th, 2007

Minnesota Twins vs. Atlanta Braves

Twins win 6 to 0

Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

Today, we started going north through Iowa.  We decided to take a detour through the state capitol, Des Moines, to have some lunch.  We parked near the capitol building, in order to take some quick pictures before heading to Minneapolis.  We went to the Mall of America, the largest mall in the USA.  It is a very nice place, and we both had a great time walking around the amusement park.  We even went to an area with legos, build race cars and raced them down a ramp.  It was us playing with kids aged 1 to 5, but still a lot of fun!

After leaving the mall, we drove to the HHH Metrodome, for the Twins game against the Braves.  We were glad to hear that it was $4/ticket student night, in addition to $1 hot dog night!  The only bad thing about this was that with the $4 ticket, we weren't able to go to the lower level.  Also, Alon got a huge hot dog instead of one of the $1 ones, but we both enjoyed the food very much.  The Metrodome is pressurized, circular, and pretty boring.  There aren't many defining features, besides the dome, home run porch, and different fence heights.

The game itself was decent.  We saw three home runs, all Twins, and a complete game by Carlos Silva.  The early scoring took the crowd out of the game, however, besides a few loud spots, it was pretty quiet for the rest of the time.  Overall, this isn't your traditional baseball stadium, but we still had a fun time.  Neal thinks its "goofy." Today marked the end of a long stretch of East coast and Midwest baseball,  Tomorrow, we will be visiting our first National Park, the Badlands, and are both excited for a change of pace.  We decided to rank national parks as well, so look out for these ratings! 

 
 
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Copyright, Alon Y. Mass, 2007

Photos of June 13th, 2007

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  The Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines

  A visit to the biggest mall in America... with an amusement park!

Inside of the Metrodome