Wandering to the Twin Cities

We headed to the Twin Cities to get away.  It was our way of celebrating 20 years of marriage.  We had a fun trip.

First we stopped at IKEA.

It was our first time exploring here.  There are so many things to see.  (For a first timer maybe a little too much.)  We'd just moved through the first gallery when we got a text from home that the electricity had been knocked out due to a storm.  Thankfully that was resolved before we were finished shopping at IKEA.

We headed to St. Paul to find our bed and breakfast.  We stayed at The New Victorian Mansion Bed & Breakfast. You can learn more here http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/mn-st-paul-thenewvictorianmansionbedbreakfast.html

We found it with little trouble.  We did have to turn around once because the front of the building surprised us.

It was a Montessori school.  When we drove by, the children were outside watering their little gardens.  (You can see the trellis on the left.)

We were a little early for check in.  We'd seen a coffee shop nearby and headed there.  But, when we got to that part of the neighborhood, we saw a restaurant that I'd come across in my research.  It was listed as one of the 10 most romantic restaurants in the Twin Cities.  It was so charming!  We ate an early meal, since we'd skipped lunch and were going to the theater later.  Because of the time, the menu was limited.  But, it was delicious.  We ate at W.A. Frost & Company.
http://www.wafrost.com/

My pictures don't do it justice. The ones on their website don't either.  The atmosphere is just enchanting. The weather was perfect for eating outdoors.  We ate at a table with an umbrella.  But, there were garden benches and an area with over stuffed patio furniture.  There were lights in the trees.  And beautiful gardens.  It was so lovely.

Brad got the grilled lamb burger.  I ordered the Yucatan style pulled pork sandwich.  Brad says the lamb burger was the best thing he ate this weekend.

We went back to The Victorian Mansion to check in.  The inn keepers' aunt checked us in and showed us around.  I'll post about that next time.