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Tourist Attraction Review: Mall of America – 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425

Mall of America – 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425– h ttp://www.thepointboston.net/

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This was my second time here but Suzi J’s first time. This time we spent a good amount of time exploring the biggest mall in America.

As part of our yearly New Orleans Saints road trip, we took this opportunity to see what all the talk is about this large indoor shopping and entertainment center. We stayed across the street from the mall, which is close to the airport. Doing this allowed us to walk across the street to the mall, where there was also a light rail station that took us downtown.

The mall is located in Bloomington which is a suburb of the twin cities. There didn’t seem to be much to do other than the mall here, but the mall has several restaurants, an amusement park (Nickelodeon Park), an aquarium and plenty of stores. We didn’t do the aquarium, but it seemed pretty cool from what we heard. We did the flight across America ride which was like Soarin at Epcot (they also have the flight across Canada for our friends to the north). I had done the roller coasters there in 2010, which are pretty cool for an indoor park.

The mall was built on the site of the old Metropolitan Stadium where the Vikings and the Twins played. In the middle of the theme park, there is a bronze home plate exactly where the plate was for the stadium.

There are so many stores in this mall, it would take a day or 2 to see them all. Plenty of food choices as well, both food court and sit down. The mall has weekly events so check the site to see what is going on at the mall. This would be a cool 2 day trip for a family with kids.

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The Score

Total: (B) Worth a destination trip to this location

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Amusement Ride Review: The Cyclone Roller Coaster Coney Island NY

The Cyclone Roller Coaster Coney Island NY – 101 Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224 – http://www.thepointboston.net/

About

A bucket list ride that I finally checked off this summer. Suzi J does not like roller coasters so I decided to take on this assignment. I rode this coaster on the 4th of July 2018 on a day trip we took to NYC.

This coaster opened in 1927 and was part of the Astroland park that was in Coney island. Since then, the parks have change some and now is part of Luna Park. The cool part of this ride is that you can just pay to ride it and don’t have to get a day pass or anything. I think it was about $7 – $10 to ride.

The park is closed for the winter and opens up in April. I would think it probably closes around Columbus day in October. The ride is cool because as you climb up, you have a nice view of the beach and the entire boardwalk. The lines moves pretty fast and if you are going to have someone film you, tell them to go to the side where there is a little alley way and can catch you about halfway into the ride coming down a hump back.

Highest point is about 85 feet and you hit max speed at about 60 MPH.

If you are in NYC and have some time, check this out!

The Score

Intensity (1-10) : 7
G rating: 3.75
Type: Wooden Roller Coaster
Total Grade: (B)

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Arty and Suzi J;s puppy has finally arrived. Its their first day with Little Tommy Brady, a yellow lab they rescued from the south. They got him on 7/28/16 and he was a about 8 weeks old at this point. Little Tommy Brady is one of 5 in his litter.

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Hotel Review: Residence Inn by Marriott Nashville Airport, 2300 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37214

Residence Inn by Marriott Nashville Airport, 2300 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37214

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bdlsm-sheraton-springfield-monarch-place-hotel/

About

This was our first time staying at this hotel. Last time we were in Nashville we stayed downtown, but we did some research and with only being 10 miles from downtown, a total of about $10 for an uber and free transportation to the airport, this seemed to be a good choice for this adventure.

We needed 2 rooms for 6 of us and the Residence Inn style rooms are great because they are like min studio apartments with kitchens, big bathrooms and living rooms. The rooms are spread out in smaller buildings. Each building has about 8 rooms in it.

There is a main building where breakfast is serve and the front desk with a little store (that also sells beer) is located. During the week they have happy hours where they have free snacks and drinks for the guest, definitely a plus. Each room actually has a fireplace which was awesome. $10 for a fire log at the front desk (just make sure the flue is open unlike us).

We had gone down for the Patriots vs Titans game and would suggest this hotel to anyone who was coming in town for a game or just some TLC. In the summer the hotel has a nice outdoor pool. There is a gas station with a store across the street and if you get hungry in the middle of the night, a 24 hour waffle house a quick walk. way. Staff was great and as we said above, would definitely stay here again.

The Score

Room Cleanliness : A
Hotel Cleanliness: A
Friendliness and knowledge of staff: A
Food & Drink Selection: B
Accessibility: B
Total: (-A)

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Arty gets a new shopping cart that Suzi found in the building they lived in. The cart is working great until Arty puts to much weight in it and it falls apart.

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Hotel Review: Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel – One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA 01144

Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel – One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA 01144

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bdlsm-sheraton-springfield-monarch-place-hotel/

About

This was our first time staying at a Sheraton in a long time. We typically stay at Marriott’s but with the new shared points program we decided to give it a try. We were heading out to the new MGM casino in Springfield, MA, about 90 minutes from our house and didn’t want to drive back at night.

The hotel is located in downtown Springfield with a nice view of the river. It is about .3 miles from the casino and about .8 miles from the basketball hall of fame. As platinum plus members our parking is free, regularly it would be about 18 dollars for over night.

We were able to use the lounge in the upper floor with the status, but the staff there was OK at best. The lounge wasn’t fully stocked and was dirty. The bar had run out of a lot of stuff and had no backups. The next morning for breakfast up there, they had no silverware out and it seemed to still be a mess from the night before.

Our room was nice and in a section of the third floor that had a separate lobby, although I would of rather this be on an upper floor. The window was oddly small in the room too. It seemed like an older building but it was clean and close to where we needed to go, also close to the highway.

This hotel offers discounts for the basketball hall of fame and has room service until 12am. Bathroom in the room we had was large along with the room being a good size.

The Score

Room Cleanliness : A
Hotel Cleanliness: A
Friendliness and knowledge of staff: C
Food & Drink Selection: B
Accessibility: A
Total: (B)

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