What a view!

At 4:30 I attended a reception hosted by State Senators Jason Allen and Alan Cropsey. The event was held in the penthouse of a 25 story building next to the Xcel Energy Center. As you can see from the pictures, it has an amazing view of the surrounding area.

The owner, Lowell Hellervik, gave us a tour of his home. Several people commented on the view from his Master Bedroom and the amazing Master Bath...but I happened to ask just the right question that made his day.

As we walked towards the bedrooms we passed a map on the wall. I could not read the map (it was not in English) and I could not identify where it was. My best guess was that it was part of Sweden.

Mr. Hellervik explained that the map is his most prized possession in his home. It is a map of northern Norway and it includes a little town (now vacant) called HELLERVIK. He went on to show us 3 x 5 pictures he had hiding behind the map of his trip to Hellervik Norway. Lets just say I was glad I asked...because he loved telling the story of where his family is orignally from.