New Blog Explores Art and Culture in Minneapolis and Tours
Minneapolis-Tours cultural liasion and local photographer, Sean Smuda, has started a blog dedicated to stimulating a cultural exchange between Minneapolis and Tours sister cities. Organizing official collaborative efforts is long term and costly, but here’s to the viral!
June 2 Art Exchange Fundraiser Join us for this event and meet Sean at his studio.
Fabulous Food and Friends, It Doesn’t Get Any Better
By Sarah Johnson, MT Blogger
Minneapolis-Tours Group Photo, Jean Max-Marceau Vineyard
Pistachio ice cream. Roasted quail with creamy mashed potatoes and petite vegetables. Heartwarming cassoulet with beans, carrots and sausage. Yes, the French know their food. One way to describe my premiere trip to Tours is as a culinary extravaganza! From the moment we arrived to the time we left, I’ve never had such a strong desire to take pictures of the food placed in front of me.
Dating back more than 2,000 years, Tours, Minneapolis’s sister city, is also steeped in history. I thoroughly enjoyed a stroll through Vieux Tours (old Tours), where you can view Renaissance style buildings straight out of “Romeo and Juliet.” Everywhere we went, city residents were welcoming and helpful. My father and I even came in contact with an elderly gentleman named Marcel who noticed we were tourists and proceeded to give us a free (and very interesting) history lesson on the area.
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