Milkjam (below) had some of the most delicious ice cream I've ever had (and I've tried a lot of different ice creams too, believe me!). It was more expensive than I expected, but so good! Milkjam Creamery is in Minneapolis, right next to a cafe which also had very good food, though a bit pricey as well.
This was the smallest cup size, and they give you one big scoop in it- about the size of a baseball. I found it to be plenty, though, since it was so full of flavor!
A couple of the flavors below: raspberry with chocolate chunk, chai tea (or was it black tea? Ironically it's the orange colored ice cream).
Below are photos from Lake of the Isles ice rink, also in Minneapolis. It's free to skate here, there's a warming house, and they even provide free skates that you can borrow, though you have to be careful which pair you use. Some of them are pretty old!
The spiky ice sculptures below were amazing to see: perfectly shaped, with little tea candles inside. The tips of the the pyramids of ice were frosted ice, and the rest of the ice was clear and perfectly smooth. The pyramids were set in lines, but from farther away it looked like an ice maze.
This ice sculpture garden was also free to look at. You can walk across the frozen lake to get to it, which was part of the fun for me!
I couldn't tell what all of the shiny broken ice pieces on the ground were from. There was still a clear path throughout the area, so it did seem like the broken ice pieces were part of the design. They certainly added to the sparkle!
Below is a photo of the ice castle in downtown St. Paul, right by the Landmark Center (which is also worth a visit!). The castle area was closed off while I was there, but I still managed to get some decent photos of it.
I'm not sure what they show on the TVs when they're on, but here were 4 or more TVs set into the ice walls!
These kids were cute, checking out the big ice blocks which make up the castle. These kids were no taller than 4 and a half feet, so that gives you an idea of the scale of the castle.
Someone had recently spread a bunch of birdseed on the ground close to the castle, so these happy pigeons were having a feast! They let me come within grabbing distance, but got scared when I reached out my had to pet them, so I let them be after that ;-)
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