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A question for those familiar with Minneapolis. I'm thinking of going to the celebration. I'll have no car and need accommodation. What area should I stay in? Chanhassen and presumably be stuck in the middle of nowhere in my downtime or somewhere in Minneapolis and have to Uber or taxi each day? If the milk turns out to be sour, I aint the kinda pussy to drink it! |
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lust said: I'm thinking of going to the celebration. I'll have no car and need accommodation. What area should I stay in? Chanhassen and presumably be stuck in the middle of nowhere in my downtime or somewhere in Minneapolis and have to Uber or taxi each day? Rent a cheapie car or über but don't go without | |
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lust said: I'm thinking of going to the celebration. I'll have no car and need accommodation. What area should I stay in? Chanhassen and presumably be stuck in the middle of nowhere in my downtime or somewhere in Minneapolis and have to Uber or taxi each day? That's a pickle. Maybe you can carpool with someone else going? It will not be a cheap cab/über ride each way. Like $50 or more by cab, I would think. |
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Minneapolis to Chan is a bit of a haul. You might spend less on a car rental than cab fare. I would be inclined to stay closer to Chanhassen just for the cheaper accommation rates. Eden Prairie or Edina are somewhat in between, and they do have things to do, depending on what you are looking for. [Edited 11/30/16 20:14pm] | |
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I stayed in St paul, near the airport. As long as you have mapquest, you'll find Paisley Park. It's about a half hour to 45 minute drive. And the Mall of America is only 10 minutes away. Eden Prairie is near Chanhanssen. Nothing much to do in Chahanssen except the dinner theater which is down the street from PP. There is also a big shopping cener. fan for life | |
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there are a lot of hotels in the area, and one of the closest one is Holiday Inn 7855 Century Blvd, Chanhassen, MN
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Thanks everyone. I'm not confident driving on the "wrong" side of the road so staying in Chanhassen or Eden Prairie might be the way to go. But. Done some maths and might be a graffiti bridge too far fiscally speaking. If the milk turns out to be sour, I aint the kinda pussy to drink it! |
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there are a lot of hotels in the area, and one of the closest one is Holiday Inn 7855 Century Blvd, Chanhassen, MN
Rent a car because you might want to got see the Purple Rain house, go see first Ave, stuff like that I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R. | |
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You will also need to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka, so you should definitely rent a car. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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KingSausage said: You will also need to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka, so you should definitely rent a car. In April?! This Minnesotan says if you do that in April, you're more Minn esotan than I. Srsly, I'd consider cutting up my Minnesotan card.  |
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XxAxX said:
Thanks. That's a good tip. I'd love to make it happen. Gotta factor in flights from New Zealand too If the milk turns out to be sour, I aint the kinda pussy to drink it! |
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If I where a Chanhassen resident, I would rent my guest bedroom out to Prince fans. Better yet , open a Prince themed B&B ( if city council allowed it)  but seriously, renting out a bedroom is not weird. It's done in Miami Beach. I would deco it Purple. [Edited 12/1/16 11:35am] I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R. | |
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Heck this is information I need even though it might be awhile before I get there. It's nice to know beforehand the dynamics of the city and it's surrounding area. Queen of getting lost. [Edited 12/1/16 11:42am] | |
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rent a car and reserve it early to lock in the price. "Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!" |
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i wonder if it might be possible to work with one of the local hotels and obtain a group discount. that is, local hotels might be willing to negotiate a crowd discount and reserve rooms for individuals attending the celebration/ anniversary of his passing. | |
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When I went in October I stayed in Bloomington near the airport and renteld a car for cheap. But I was right in the middle of things and got to PP, the tribute concerts and First Avenue/after parties easily.
I would offer to give you a ride but I don't know just yet that I'm going. Now I will tell you everywhere I went there was Prince fam and I did give a few folks a ride and I carpooled to lunch with some fam.
I rented my car from Priceline and I told them how much I wanted to pay and they made it happen. I did this about a month out because on the map everything looks so far and I am not a public transportation girl. I do know some folks that use only public trans and with the exception of the after parties said they had no problems.
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You will definitely need a car for that, I got lost trying to find it. And can the good folks from Minne tell me where the Grafittie Bridge is and give directions. I don't mean the one by PP. Beautiful, Loved and Blessed
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i think there is a business/group/individual? offering 'Prince' tours. maybe Paisley Park management could incorporate this endeavor into the April 17th Celebration, providing a map of historical Prince sites and the opportunity to take a tour bus along with other travelers, to visit all the Princely scenes around town? | |
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The original graffiti bridge was in Eden Prairie and was torn down in the early 90's.
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Try to rent a car if you can. It's inexpensive and offers you incredible access and freedom to come and go. Public transportation out to PP isn't quite there yet. For what it's worth when my young, sheltered son was without much notice transferred to England he managed the driving thing quite well so I'm confident you will too good luck whatever you decide!It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN | |
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OnlyNDaUsa said: rent a car and reserve it early to lock in the price. Yes if pay ahead of time especially. I had a car rented for 3 days at Alamo in terminal and my total price was $45!. I got it from one of those sites were you pay upfront nonrefundable. Unfortunately, my Oct. 7 th VIP Paisley Park tour was cancelled so I never went.  I'm still trying to get over that. When I finally do go, I'm just going general admission and taking my kidI asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R. | |
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Definitely rent a car. Staying out near PP makes sense to save money, but there's so much great stuff to do in Minneapolis. (I'll put a plug in for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, a fantastic and free museum!) And you will want to go over to Saint Paul if you have time. It's smaller than its fellow twin city, but beautiful and fun in its own way. Whatever you do, the goal is to have fun! "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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I'm going, but I haven't booked my hotel yet. . |
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SquirrelMeat said: I'm going, but I haven't booked my hotel yet. When I was living in MN, the roads around there weren't exactly pedestrian friendly. But perhaps things have improved. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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KingSausage said: SquirrelMeat said: I'm going, but I haven't booked my hotel yet. When I was living in MN, the roads around there weren't exactly pedestrian friendly. But perhaps things have improved. It's walkable. With the growing population and increased infrastructure the streets are better for pedestrian traffic than they were. It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN | |
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sonshine said: KingSausage said: When I was living in MN, the roads around there weren't exactly pedestrian friendly. But perhaps things have improved. It's walkable. With the growing population and increased infrastructure the streets are better for pedestrian traffic than they were. That's great news! "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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To be clear, the Park is situated on a divided highway with no sidewalk. There might be some roundabout ways to get there on foot on the bike path the runs from the park across the street, but I'm not sure where that connects to the rest of Chanhassan. It wouldn't be safe to walk on the side of the highway for sure. |
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