The Apple - Microsoft Store battle

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OK logo

Left Apple - Right MS
Where are the customers? - those tables look familiair



Packed the whole day long...
Funny - the Microsoft store Store looks like a copy of the Apple stores - without the buyers that is and the materials are crappy...

This doesn't look good for Obama in a election year...

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The Mall Of America

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The claim to be the biggest mall in the world. With an indoor theme park and more then 500 stores it is easy to believe - this is HUGE. (As is the transformer on top of the Lego store, completely build of lego)

Holidazzle

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Every season the colorfull parade will pass by on Nicolett Mall in Minneapolis: the Holidazzle. Young and old are wating in the sky walk (outside is to cold with temperatures of about 5F and a chill factor of even lower temperatures) to get a glimpse of the dozens or so fluorescent cars and people coming by.

The Swedish American Institute

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Här i Minnesota bor mÃ¥nga amerikaner frÃ¥n Svenska ursprung. Det finns svenska byn (St. Olaf!) och människor ser skandinavisk ut. SÃ¥ där det är logiskt om det Sedish American Institute är här ocksÃ¥.  
Tyvärr ingen person talade Svensk... :-)

At the Minneapolis Institute of Art

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If you ever want to study the History of Art you must come to the MIA. Here they have a perfect example of all the great art in the world. And if I say ALL, I mean ALL. Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Mondriaan, Picasso, Rodin, Greek, roman, Japanese you name it: they have it. And most of the time a very best piece as well.
It was really fun to wonder around and to rediscover some historical perspective. The MIA is huge so even I needed an hour or two to see it all :-)

At the Walker art center

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The walker art center is well known for its innovative presentations. It has a groovy building and in it is an adventure to discover art in at it forms - print, sculpture, video, fashion you name it. This is how a modern museum should be - it also has an excellent restaurant with a great view on the Minneapolis skyline.

The twin cities discovered

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St. Paul Cathedral
Minneapolis

The weather is great - very cold (10F) but sunny. Minneapolis and St. Paul have a rich cultural life and a couple a great art museums which we want to visit.

2552 miles to go...

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The Great River Road Trip 2011

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We are on our way to Minneapolis to start our Mississippi Trip. 10 states in 20 days, freezing cold - but should be fun :-)

We arrived after a pleasant journey

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Everything went smooth as a baby and we are set in our Hotel (The Marquette - what's in a name...) Our car for the coming three weeks is a JEEP Liberty (and again... what's in a name? ;-) )

Wanted? A violent gang?

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Nope: this are members of the new Belgium Government. The Belges had to wait almost two years - but now they must be very happy with these guys...

Pleae let me help you vote...

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And this is the way Putin won again the Russian Elections...

Fanny, Alexander och Jag

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Min Julpresent var filmen Fanny och Alexander av Ingrid Bergman. Det är en ny 5 delar version - Filmen hade nypremiär i en 312 minuter lång version 17 december 1983 och är den dyraste spelfilm som har spelats in i Sverige.
Filmen utspelar sig i Uppsala under Ã¥ren 1907–1909 och kretsar kring den förmögna familjen Ekdahl som domineras av en rik och begÃ¥vad änka samt hennes tre söner. Filmen nominerades för sex Oscar 1983 och vann fyra... Jag är jätte nyfiken.