This week has certainly shown me many glorious aspects of Minnesota, mainly experiential ones, but also the weather this time of year, though monotonous, is still very beautiful. This week we saw another snowfall cover our barren, brown surroundings; I think this event is one of the more enjoyable frustrating things in life, a sort of double edged sword. I visited a new restaurant in Downtown St. Paul, Christos, it was overwhelming walking into the renovated building in which it resides. The building itself was bigger than any other restaurant I have ever seen, being that it could easily a hockey rink in its main seating area which is raised and elegantly decorated. The balcony which overlooks the rest of the space was very pleasant as well, and I expected a drastically more expensive bill for a dinner for two. The whopping $15.34 bill included dinner and desert for me and my date, these prices would be awesome anywhere, but for its location in the city, and the quality of the building, this restaurant may be my new favorite.
The other noteworthy attraction I am privileged to write about from my past week was my visit to the Como Zoo. I have gone to this zoo most of my life, and for good reason, its free to all 365 days a year. It has had some pretty drastic changes over the years though, including a very large addition which contains a tropical plants exhibit, something which is quite odd to experience with 9 degree weather outside. The people around were in good spirits considering the parking lot antics and the numerous crowds. But for the most part, people were respectful and polite as you would expect in Minnesota, or anywhere else for that matter. The animals were something to smile about as their natural everyday antics drowned out the idea of tests and papers coming due. I found myself also revisiting previous experiences from the sights, and enjoying making new ones with my date. Overall a wonderful experience including seeing the brand new giraffe, Willow, who has recently made news a few times for her presence and birth in October. Definitely worth visiting, even in the cold months, but once spring comes, it will certainly be even more packed than it was today. In these next few months more changes will occur to the park to get it ready for the warmer part of the year.
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