Land of 10,000 Lakes

{Games Lake}

 {Lake Calhoun}

{East Cedar}

Why Minnesota extra wonderful in the summertime.

Barbette Bastille Day Block Party

Nobody ever said a transatlantic transition would be easy. 

Thankfully, this last weekend Minneapolis offered the best sort of balm for its Francophile souls.

{Barbette's Bastille Day Block Party} 

--Vin blanc, s'il vous plaît.--

The local restaurant specializing in French dining and amusements (I like amusements!) threw a swinging block party - food, libations, live music. Scorching heat didn't stop lots of cool young things from coming out to celebrate France & prison-storming revolutions, and let's be honest, day drink.

Super French, huh? 

The food was good but I still got a little wistful dreaming of Parisian street food: kabobs, samari sauce, a nutella and banana crepe (drool).  

Also, lots of scantily-clad females, baseball caps and scary pronunciations of Bastille Day made good reminders of our middle America coordinates.  

Rouge, Bleu et Blanc. 

{{Red, White and Blue}}

\\\a tangible little piece of Paris/// 

 The music was awesome all day but when Astronautalis jumped on stage, he killed it. The crowd got into it and it was the perfect icing on the cake for a day that reminded me of why I love Minneapolis. It is full of creative people that aren't afraid to get excited about the things that they like, something the Parisienne self-aware cool doesn't aways permit. 

But hey, maybe this is our Midwest science. 

Sand, Sun and San Pellegrino

A pretty perfect way to spend a {scorching} Saturday afternoon. 

 Reuniting with friends East Cedar [Hidden Beach] in Minneapolis.