Travel Talk with Ed Finn
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The Minneapolis-St Paul direct route is back. We arrived in Minneapolis to a traditional water cannon salute last week. I was first off the plane where we were welcomed to a wonderful civic reception complete with Irish Dancers What a fantastic 4 days here staying at the very cool Royal Sonesta Hotel. I attended a great performance at the stunning Minnesota Orchestra meeting famous conducer Thomas Søndergård. I chatted with acclaimed theatre director Joe Dowling at the impressive Tyrone Guthrie Theatre and I took in the Keith Haring exhibition at the Walker Art Centre..... An amazing oasis of art and beauty. I also enjoyed some amazing tax free shopping at Malls of America.
Spectacular natural beauty, world-class theatre and fabulous tax-free shopping are just some of the reasons to plan your trip to the beautiful twin cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Our flights from Dublin restart on 29 April 2024. Book now and choose from four weekly flights.
Fashion fans can drop into America's largest mall - Malls of America while foodies won't miss out either, with plenty of restaurants, food halls and even authentic farm stays to choose from. I had a great dinner in All Saints Restaurant and the Wood & Paddle eatery at the Sonesta Hotel was named number 1 on Trip Advisor - brilliant bar and cocktails as well. They make a mean Old Fashioned. A huge thanks to Aer Lingus and Sonesta Hotels for a great trip. Riana and Megan at the Sonesta showed me all the locals places to go including O' Shaughnessy's fantastic distillery
A wonderful send off and welcome from Aer Lingus' Ivan Beacom in Dublin Airport and Yvonne Muldoon on arrival in Minneapolis
Minnesota Orchesta
Thomas Sondergård from the Minnesota Orchestra and the GM at the Royal Sonesta Minneapolis, Dan Dedecker
For booking flights to Minneapolis - Aer Lingus - The Royal Sonesta Hotel - https://www.sonesta.com/
Tours and Travel - https://www.minneapolis.org/
Malls of America www.moa.com
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