Author Archives: Alison Rentschler

Walking around 50th and France, a popular neighborhood in Edina, Minn., just south of Minneapolis, is a bit like looking back to what many neighborhoods may have looked like in Minneapolis years ago.                                       There’s the corner drugContinue reading “50th and France, Edina”

I’m a Minnesotan, always have been, always will be at heart, no matter where I end up living in the world. And Minneapolis is one of those cities that makes me proud to be a Minnesotan – it’s arts, culture, food, biking trails, river and kind people continue to draw me back to Minneapolis, severalContinue reading “Minneapolis: A City by the River”

London. I arrived in London early on a Saturday morning, hopped on the metro (usually called the tube) and found my way to my hotel near Russell Square. I studied in the United Kingdom years ago in college with a group of students from my college, and we traveled all over the United Kingdom andContinue reading “London- England Trip 2012”

Everyone remembers their first car. Everyone remembers their first car. The red Ford Focus wasn’t my first car, but it was my first brand new car. Mom and I picked it out at a Ford dealership in Wisconsin, where my uncle worked, almost 11 years ago now. It was summer, and I had a weekendContinue reading “Goodbye Old Car, Hello New Car”

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to see the Lion King at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. First of all, if you have a chance to see it, go see it! I think you’ll enjoy it! Even if you aren’t a big fan of all things Disney, this isn’t just another Disney movie. It’s soContinue reading “The Lion King- The Musical”

Cavalia, an exciting show under magnificent white circus tents, is so much more than a circus, so different than a horse show at a fair, and somewhat reminiscent of a Cirque du Soleil show. After watching Cavalia during its tour in Minneapolis last week, I wanted to share a few thoughts about it with allContinue reading “Cavalia”

My dad would tell stories.  I have so many memories of sitting around the dining room table, with our family and guests, as he would tell stories and entertain everyone. Stories about traveling, hunting, living in Montana, teaching school, visiting or working in hospitals, meeting interesting people, and many more stories about his life. I’dContinue reading “Stories my Dad Told- the April Fool’s Day Lunch”

It’s hard to picture a place until you really go there and experience it. I didn’t know what to expect in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, beside what I’d seen in the pictures in books and online, and the information I’d read in guidebooks. So I had a vague sense that Rio was a huge cityContinue reading “A Taste of Brazil: A Week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”

For a couple days in Barcelona, I was in search of the Catalan Music Hall when I was walking around during the day, because I heard it had amazing architecture. I kept looking at my map (and usually I’m good with maps and directions!) and following the roads I thought would take me to it. And IContinue reading “Barcelona- Walking Around The City”