On Thursday, Josh and I explored the new Twins stadium, and I must say, we have excellent choice when it comes to freezing rainy days. We sat way up at the top of the stadium on the third base line, and besides the railing that partially blocked our view, we had pretty good seats. Granted, we were barely watching the game, because the stadium was so cool! The parking ramp had this sculpture that changed shape and design in the wind and the HD scoreboard screen was mesmerizing! We would've taken some pictures, but Josh didn't want to get his new baby--I mean, camera--wet from the drizzle.
After the third inning, we decided to get ice cream (I know, makes perfect sense. But it's one of the only places that has twist cones!) and ran into some friends from school (we have a knack for doing that). Naturally, once we had the ice cream in our hands and stomachs, the wind picked up and my fingers turned white. No need to be alarmed about it. Everyone freaks out when they see it happen, but to me, it's just one of those annoyances that come along with being a very small person who has poor circulation to her extremities. So naturally, that called for a cup of hot chocolate, which, to my frozen fingers, felt like burning daggers. Not entirely enjoyable, but it brought the color back.
In the meantime, I overheard a worker mention that the main floor of the stadium had heat lamps. !!! Down the escalator we went to squeeze with the masses and feel like baked chicken.
You may be wondering how much of the game we actually saw, and you'd be right in assuming that it wasn't much. But I didn't care. The Twins lost anyway, and I had much more fun bumming around the stadium. Plus, by the time the end of the game came around, we had worked our way up to the railing and had a much better view of the field than when we started. So, the moral of the story? Buy cheap tickets but watch the game from anywhere. That's definitely not something you could do at the Dome.
I was sad, though, that we weren't sucked out of the stadium at the end. Guess I'll have to test out a Vikings game to have that experience again.
Cant wait to get the to stadium to relive your experience, without the COLD weather! I heard many stories that sound similar from friends who have been there. Wish I could have used Josh's tickets today. Enjoyed your post as always and look forward to the next "Heidi Adventure"!
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