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)

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.

Här i Minnesota bor många amerikaner från Svenska ursprung. Det finns svenska byn (St. Olaf!) och människor ser skandinavisk ut. Så där det är logiskt om det Sedish American Institute är här också.
Tyvärr ingen person talade Svensk... :-)

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 :-)

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.

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.

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

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? ;-) )

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...

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

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 åren 1907–1909 och kretsar kring den förmögna familjen Ekdahl som domineras av en rik och begåvad änka samt hennes tre söner. Filmen nominerades för sex Oscar 1983 och vann fyra... Jag är jätte nyfiken.

You can do it @St Josef Church in Arnhem - looks cool!

4. The Netherlands (15.87)... not so bad after all
© Alphadesigner

Thanks to Vanessa :-)

A funny new app of the muppets where you can create your own muppet and make greeting cards. How do you like Snaggy?

The first edition of the Boralis Run! was held today. Running in the Center of Amsterdam with OK weather. Curious to see how many people will run next year - this is the start of a new tradition... ;-)

A very nice poster from Alphonse Mucha on sale December 16, New York.

Just arrived! First impression - heavy!

Never knew you could make a real Reuleaux triangles with Lego...

Norwegian knitwear design stars Arne & Carlos are the authors of 55 Christmas Balls to Knit... Here a nice movie of were they live in Norway.

Via Bokus fick jag några nya Svenska böcker: några deckare och några "chick lit" Jag hoppas jag kan läsa den här (för säkerhet har jag nerladdat ljudböcker också)

Somewhere way down at the back of a cupboard I found my first iPod Nano. I haven't used it for years but now Apple want's to give me a new one in exchange... (Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod nano (1st generation) may overheat and pose a safety risk. Affected iPod nanos were sold between September 2005 and December 2006.) It is not clear what Nano they will return. I cannot imagine that they have 1st generations left, so I am hoping for the latstest one! :-)

Couldn't resist

At Pere Lachaise cemetery

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