They are up in the air and where the action is at…musings while walking through the skyways today.

Walking around downtown Minneapolis one would think there are very few places to grab lunch. The secret is the skyways – everything is up there. Every type of deli, fast food and coffee shop (and Jamba Juice!) can be found in the skyways. I have even found a tasty sushi place – better than Byerly’s, but just as cheap.

Skyways are a wonderful invention for MN – where 3/4 of the year it is too hot, cold, snowy, rainy, humid, or windy to walk comfortably outside. Nearly everyday I manage to get away from work for a nice walk through the skyways. The IDS skyways (one going in each direction out of the building) truly are amazing.

Today it is flurrying outside. Near Orchestra Hall there was a guy in the skyway playing “Winter Wonderland” (or is it “Let it Snow”?) on an accordion. Only in Minnesota.