Rochester is the home of Mayo Clinic, a renown and historic health care facility. My cousin David lives there with his wife Rachel, who is doing her audiology doctoral externship here.
I arrived Sunday midday, and we went for Mexican at El Carambas (¡comidas verdades!). They gave me a little driving tour of the area and some of its history, including a stop at the Plummer House with a walk around the grounds.
That evening I made rhubarb pie from rhubarb picked up at the Madison farmers’ market.
Monday we had lunch at the DAHLC (Mayo’s staff fitness facilities) cafeteria, tried to go on an art tour (Mayo has an amazing collection lining its building walls) but the volunteer didn’t show (boo), ran into a falconer in the building. Fhkj Rachel gave us a tour of her offices, tested my hearing (still okay) and gave me a detailed talk on cochlear implants. David and I took a self-guided art tour (free audio guides at the info desk) while Rachel took a meeting, and saw a number of famous works by Warhol and Chihuly’s glass. We wrapped up the day with yoga at the DAHLC and then back home for dinner of red beans and rice.
Tuesday David and I had dinner at Mango Thai (excellent), walked around the few blocks of retail, checked out the coolest Barnes and Noble in the world, went for a hike at Quarry Hill Nature Centre, and then picked up Rachel from work who was unfortunately ill. David and I had a quick dinner at City Café, where I had a nice piece of rare seared tuna.
Tomorrow I’ll head up to Minneapolis via the Mississippi, and then leave the Midwest.
And where were cochlear implants invented?
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