Cold Stone Creamery: A ten minute visit to heaven

We were out to shop at Cub foods in our now favorite Silver Lake Village when we saw the neon sign of”Cold Stone Creamery”. We hadn’t entered a pastry or ice cream parlor since the time we came from India as we bought it straight out of the shelf and had it at home. So with all the enthusiasm of a kid going to an ice cream shop, we entered this place.
Cold Stone’s variety is stunning and they specialize in ice cream creation- that is, you get to choose from their numerous delightful mix-ins of nuts, candies, fruits and biscuits. Add to that, caramel or chocolate sauce or what ever topping that comes to your mind and the various kinds of ice cream cones. The ice cream maker scoops out the ice cream that you would like to have, flattens it out and adds all the mix-ins you ever want and mixes it thoroughly and rolls it back in a nice scoop and presents it to you. Yum!
No wonder, there was such a big queue in front of us.
After treating ourselves to a “Germanchocolatecake” made with chocolate ice cream, pecans, coconut shredding, a hot Brownie and rich Caramel, we were back on earth to continue our mundane shopping.

A lazy evening drive

Yesterday, after a lazy cup of coffee in the evening, we decided to drive out aimlessly on 55. After driving about 5 miles, we came to Minnehaha Ave where Pergola gardens and Minnehaha falls were located.
We parked our car near the entrance and decided to take a stroll in the garden. Boy, was it cold. The moment we stepped out, the cold air started stinging thro my jeans and was hardly able to walk. But we braved the situation and didn’t need to repent it.
This waterfall drops 53 feet and is pretty small when compared to the Indian ones but then given the fact that it is not even 10 minutes drive from our place, why complain.


We walked down to the bottom of the waterfall and took the trail following the stream of water to explore the park further. People were cycling in this crazy cold weather and there we were, wrapped up in sweaters and still feeling cold. The colors of the leaves have just begun to change and I guess another visit to this place during October is definitely on the cards.