Five Things I love about Minneapolis
What do I love about where I live, Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA)?
I have been living in Minneapolis for more than two years now and by far I enjoyed living in the city. Although I still don’t get why dim-sum in the Chinese restaurants here should only be available in the weekend; and I still can’t cope with its cold and long winter. Sometimes I also feel the season jumps immediately from the winter (a very long one) to the summer. Nevertheless, there are awesome things about Minneapolis that I adore and make the livings here are delightful.
First: the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. It’s just open last year and I love it. There are numerous sculptures around the garden plus a field for miniature golf. Dogs are allowed in the garden, thus, it becomes our regular dog walking visit.
Checker and Dante at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Second, Pianos on Parade in the downtown Minneapolis every June. 25 pianos are placed around the downtown for everyone to play. It’s free and it’s fun to watch. Although I don’t play piano, I love listening to strangers playing piano in the public space, and most of the time, they are awesome players!
Third, the lakes in Minneapolis. Lake of the Isle is our favorite lake…hm, no, maybe Lake Harriet. Or Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly known as Lake Calhoun)? Wait, I think Lake Nokomis is better..oh, well, the city has too many lakes to enjoy all season, but we’d prefer the summer. Of course 😀
Fourth, colorful street arts in the city. I will prepare a special blog post about this!
Street art in Minneapolis
Fifth, frozen waterfall is just 20 minutes away. OK, I am not a fan to the winter season but to seeing a frozen waterfall is a memorable one.
Frozen Minnehaha falls
All images are taken using mobile-phone camera Samsung Galaxy S6 edge.
indahs: dive, travel & photography 
great post love the water falls and murals
Thank you so much! There are numerous waterfalls nearby to Minneapolis. It’s so convenient to have the waterfalls near to the city 🙂
I am really glad to see you are enjoying Minneapolis, Indah; I know when you moved it was a giant leap, given your birthplace, as well as your full life in the Netherlands. This was an excellent post with beautiful photos, and the beauty of Minneapolis shines here. I love the idea of free pianos for anyone to play. And the frozen waterfall is stunning.
Thank you, Jet! Minneapolis has so much to offer and as well its state, Minnesota. I am glad to get a chance to stay here – regardless the cold and long winter 😀
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Thank you so much for sharing! ❤
I somehow have the idea Minneapolis doesn’t really excist. That it’s a place in a fairy tale: Far far in the north, where winters lasts 11 months of the year, where polar bears gather for their annual meeting, where even pinguins are said to live, lies the mysterious city of Minneapolis. Nobody has ever seen the place but everybody fears it, because a giant named Houshjörg lives their and he swollows all that gets in his thunderous ways. But look! Minneapolis does excist and even is pretty! In my city of Groningen we do have a lake, we do have murals (well graffitti really) and even some sculptures. But we don’t have a frozen waterfall 🙂
Somehow Minneapolis could be a perfect location for Game of Throne 😀 A great description of Minneapolis – a fun one for sure!! Hartelijk bedankt 🙂
So beautiful! Where did you live before and why are you there? Happy Sunday Indah!!
Thank you so much, Kristin! I lived in the Netherlands before moving to the U.S. It’s all because of my husband’s job, he was transferred by his company to the U.S. ~ wishing you a lovely week!
That’s so interesting! I hope u have a lovely week as well. Happy Valentine’s day dear! 😄
Indah!!! A wonderful post about your USA “home.” I don’t know if you have done others like this….I don’t think so. Too bad you did not share your reflections all along as you learned about Minneapolis & the USA. I’ll be looking forward to you elaborations of this post in the future as you indicated here! Great observations & comments! Loved this!!! Maybe compare things American to the Netherlands & Indonesia too! Phil
Thank you, Phil! I have been thinking to write about that too – the reflection of living in the USA to the Netherlands 🙂 Will think through it 😉 Thank you again for the support and great idea!
Those waterfalls!! The pianos have to be such a delight!
I have never been to Minneapolis but your photos and blog post entice me!
Hi Nancy, thank you! Minneapolis is full of surprises.. I just wish Minnesota has shorter winter 😀 😀 – Have a great week!!
Wow, that waterfall is something.
I love the crazy piano on parade idea.
A frozen waterfall means a very cold winter 😀 I am looking forward to the piano on parade this summer – I wish the pianos stay for the whole summer 🙂