Week in Review #37: Minneapolis and a marching band

Last Wednesday we flew from Paris to Minneapolis via Amsterdam. It was a during-the-day flight traveling West so I (attempted to) stay awake for (most of) the whole flight. Neither of us really had too much trouble with jet lag this whole trip! A blessing. I frankly didn't have high hopes for Minneapolis—we were headed there for an event Amy was invited to attend, it was convenient to attach it to the end of this Europe trip, and we figured we'd make the most of it. But it was kinda great! A strong introduction: the Minneapolis/St. Paul transit system is terrific. We got on a train from the terminal that took us to right outside our hotel in downtown Minneapolis. It was clean and fast and well-lit and well-used! We never ended up on a bus but used the train for like half a dozen trips in the three days we were there. Some highlights included excellent food at Diane's Place and Billy Sushi; an excellent curation and presentation of art at the The Walker Art Center (sans an exhibit that…