My mom was in town last week and we took a road trip on Wednesday. It’s been a while since I’ve acted like a tourist.
Our first stop was Ruth’s German Haus for no real reason other than we like gawking at castles and chocolate. There was a lot of Christmas stuff, too.
![The Biggest Stein Around](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3532868630_0a3efea4ef.jpg)
![Fliegenpilz](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3532869008_d3f90bdc29.jpg)
![Christmas in May](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2029/3532052949_bfb267246c.jpg)
![Lovely Red Wing](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/3532053447_319d5486fa.jpg)
![Nesting Dolls](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2072/3532053857_fc99bfc082.jpg)
Then we went to the Pottery Place, which is where Red Wing stoneware used to be manufactured. I think. This place was sort of dead, but the antique store was fun to look through.
![Pottery Place](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/3532870370_a1bf891bba.jpg)
![Mom and Very Big Stoneware](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/3532872022_2172e25196.jpg)
![Very Little Stoneware](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/3532056565_2615dc2652.jpg)
![Cat Plates at the Antique Store](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2141/3532058533_844a372f2a.jpg)
We managed to take in the Mississippi River and surrounding scenery at Bay Point Park right before the torrential downpour of rain set in.
![Mississippi from Bay Point Park](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/3532059161_ac0a7dce3f.jpg)
![Floating Houses](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3532875832_4bf39c935d.jpg)
Then we went to Treasure Island—because there is no place better to take shelter during a rainstorm than at a casino.
![Treasure Island](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3532059995_8871c6b3e7.jpg)
(I took this photo of the casino entrance as we were leaving. The rain had stopped and the sun was shining again.)
![Winding Road](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/3532876764_f21837fe6b.jpg)
![Crossing the Mississippi from Hastings](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/3532060605_e893428fc5.jpg)
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