tennis, life and a few things in between

1 Twins Way
Minneapolis, MN 55403

… more pix & videos on Google Maps, Reddit.

Named after Target which is headquartered in Minneapolis and opened in 2010, this open air baseball park is the home of Minnesota Twins.

So the second-last team Twins lost to the last-place team—Chicago White Sox. The stadium is practically empty. Guess I’m alone couldn’t turn the tide.

The box office doesn’t open. Standing in front of Target gate, we purchased the tickets online. That made me missed the national antheme. Boohoo

The ball park is ok. Average. Functional.

The dinner at Spoon and Stable is very good. Something to weite home about.

… and the game

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This film (@ AMC) featuring Brad Pitt (Sonny Hayes), is about an aging driver who drives, that includes for Formula One.

A pretty good movie.

The speed makes the film enjoyable. One might appreciates it more if knows something about F1 racing, or auto racing.

Lewis Hamilton (1985-) who’s a Sir now, made a cameo role apparence. Michale Schumaker () and Ayrton Senna (1960-94) are mentioned.

The team has a female technical director who designs the car.

Another female plays the crew member who changes wheels during the pit stops: not sure she’s up to it.

Tampa Bay Rays is owned by  Stuart Sternberg (1959-) but could change hand as soon as September. Tropicana Field is under repair (?), be ready for 2026 season.

Canyonlands National Park
Moab, UT

A little yoga to stretch out

LoanDepot Park

~ Mets def Marlins 10:4. More pix on Reddit

Getting into the parking garage is super difficult – long wait at traffic light, then the traffic itself. There are sections in the garage that are corned off for the valet parking. Seriously, where are the valets? We’re late for the game – for me, the national anthem is the highlight. So I’m pretty mad.

The game is very much one sided. A grand slam home run in the 5th inning by Mets 1st baseman Pete Alonso (1994-), his first of the year, which is kind of sealed the outcome. Mets would defeat Marlins 10-4.

The LoanDepot park is an arena with retractable roof. It’s air conditioned tonight. At Miami Open because there isn’t roof, so the finals are affected by the element.

We’re on the upper deck and there are no cup holders (!!!) – for Pete’s sake, even Van Wezel has. (Cheap seats don’t have them.)

The small box of popcorn is very much appreciated.

There are these letters on the ground – do they mean anything, or just a decor? A, N, O could be Loan but M or W?   … Some fans said it’s a nod to the Orange Bowl.

… and the parking and the park

Saturday is a busy day at South Beach on Miami Beach, Florida.

After coffee on our little balcony, we stroll over to the beach and immediately attracted by the activities there:

• gym rats @ Lummus Park
• volleyball
• kick ball

Some courts are league competition and a few are for lessons.

… more volleyball

Once we left Cambodia, the ship offers 30 minutes yoga before breakfast.

One of crew leads us. Very basic, more like warm up before my tennis. The scenery is, pretty unsightly but I didn’t sign up this river cruise for the scene.

It was peaceful.

8 Ratchadamnoen Nok Rd, เเขวง วัดโสมนัส,
Pom Prap Sattru Phai,
Bangkok 10100, Thailand

… they fight but kiss up at the end -:)

Saturday matches serve free beer

… a short version

River Kwai Resotel in Thailand has many spots for yoga.