Last November when Greg and I got married, our friend Nick told us that his gift to us would be to cook us dinner on an evening of our choice. You see, Nick is well-known for his masterfully cooked chimichangas and brandy slush. Well, as it always does, time got away from us, and finally ended up nailing down this weekend as THE weekend.
So we decided to precede dinner with a gangster tour of St. Paul. Nick and his girlfriend Robin joined us for the afternoon. Did you know that quiet, quaint St. Paul, MN has a corrupt past? Yup, and it attracted all kinds of famous gangsters to this area. So we got on a bus with "John Dillinger" and he took us to see the sites and told us the stories. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is looking for something fun to do one afternoon.
3 comments:
sounds so fun, now tell me, how did he tote that 'gun' in public without getting arrested? lol Sounds like a great time, good for u!
actually, funny you ask.
he told us that a few years ago, when they were riding the tour bus around town, they stopped near a park to talk about it (they did on our tour too) and while they did that they passed around the gun so everyone could look at it. It got back up front, and a guy in his 90's got an ornery look on his face and pretended to aim it at one of the tourguides (she was a female dressed as a flapper). Well, the bus was outside someone's home, and the person looked out of their window, saw this happening and called 911 thinking the bus was getting hi-jacked. He said no less than 12 cops cards, including the SWAT team came tearing through the neighborhood and surrounded the bus! No kidding! :)
Sounds like a blast. We have so many cool places right in our own back yards!
I am really looking forward to this weekend!
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