misadventures in travel, part 2

The light rail train is the way to go to get from the airport to downtown Minneapolis: cheap, direct, easy, and frequent. And having Google Maps on the phone makes it easy to check on the go on where one should get off the train. However, figuring out where to stand to get the correct bus going in the correct direction to get from Niccolet Mall to the convention center is quite a challenge. Ed and I had to put our two very-well-educated heads together to figure that one out.

Between the plane being delayed, the suitcase mystery, and the time it took to find the bus, we didn't get to the convention center until about 12:40, and I still had to get my badge before my first session at 1:00. And I had not had lunch, so I was completely starving, and willing to settle for just about anything food-wise. This leads us to Part 3... (tbc)

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travel misadventures, part 3

OK, so, you have to know how I eat at home. I am forever trying to get up to 9 servings of fruits and veggies per day. I also eat nuts, beans, whole wheat bread, and bran cereal. Lots of fiber.

Yesterday (Sunday) I went to the airport first and then got breakfast, so I had a Dunkin' Donut breakfast sandwich. For lunch, in a rush, I grabbed what they had convenient: a turkey wrap with an absurdly large amount of mayo. Plus, because I was so hungry, I got a baked goody, something like a cinnamon bun. For supper: I always try the hotel restaurant once: they featured "Minnesota chicken" which was  chicken breast covered in sauce and cheese. In summary, I ate basically animal protein, starch, mayo, and beer.

Today my digestive system punished me for this abrupt and complete change of diet. Not to give you the TMI but I was suffering. Today I have been more cautious about what I eat, avoiding meat and seeking out fruit and veggies and high-fiber food, although it has been difficult because I pre-paid for a rubber chicken lunch that came with a free lecture by one of the luminaries of chronobiology. In the future I should try to travel with a stash of healthy food. Digestive systems do not like sudden change.

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