Twins night

Nick and Valerie wanted to treat us to a ball game at Target Field for a Father’s Day present. With no hesitation, we accepted the kind invitation.

However, Nick and Val had been surfing the website Reddit before coming to town. Nick says that anything you ever want to know about anything can be found on Reddit, so they found out what the buzz was as far as fun and interesting things to see and do in the Twin Cities. One such place is Betty Dangers.

Just a bit off the Mississippi River just northeast of downtown Minneapolis (locally referred to as “Nordeast”), Betty Dangers is a little like a combination bar, restaurant and amusement park. A mini-golf course runs through both the interior and exterior dining and bar areas. Guests are welcome to amuse themselves on the course while carrying their favorite beverages along, or even some snacks if they prefer.

A more recent addition is a good sized Ferris wheel right out in front of the building. The routine is pretty simple. You buy your ticket and order your food for the ride at the ticket window. You then head to the bar and order the adult beverage you plan to take along with you on the wheel. By the time you have your beverage and are ready to board the gondolas, your food arrives, you are seated with your food and beverage, and off you go.

Heights are not big favorites of the Woman. Nor are Ferris wheels, particularly when they start and stop and sway a bit from the change in flow. To allow for the food and beverage you have with you, your ride runs for 20 minutes so the Woman was even a bit less thrilled, but she was a trooper. Besides, the views of the river and the fantastic downtown skylines were worth the minor anxiety. All in all, we had a great time.

If you ever get a chance to visit Target Field for a Minnesota Twins baseball game, it is well worth taking the time to do so. The stadium is right in the midst of the downtown entertainment district, and the views of mostly glass sky scrapers towering above the action on the field is really very compelling. As the sun goes down and the mood lighting on the downtown buildings comes up the whole scene takes on another tone. It is well worth a visit.

It turned out we got lucky in a couple of ways with going to the game this day. First, the city was completely socked in by clouds in the morning and it was pouring rain. However, as the afternoon approached, it began to break up and by game time, there were only a few wispy clouds in the sky. The other reason we got lucky is that the Twins decided to put on a batting display. They managed to post 15 hits for the game, and no fewer than 4 of those hits were home runs! Every time the Twins hit a home run, a bank of fireworks erupt from behind the scoreboard and light up the sky. So we got to see that exciting display 4 times that evening.

All in all, it was a great day and a fun Father’s Day gift.

Talk to you soon!