Denver – Day 2 pt. 2

Filed under Food, Travel by on 30 April 2010 at 9:58 am {no comments}

After finishing at the Botanic Garden, we went to lunch at Wynkoop, which is situated diagonally from Union Station.

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At this point, I was feeling less than great. I think coming from the ocean to a mile above it was taking it’s toll on me. I had a headache, and I just felt blah. After lunch, we were on our way to Golden, Colorado – Home to Buffalo Bill’s final resting place.

IMG_1478 There are sweeping views of the Rockies here.

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I got to see my first mesa.

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And even though there was still snow, for which I was obviously not prepared.

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We were more than amazed by the grandeur.

IMG_1508After enjoying the mountain air and the views, we headed to Colorado Springs. The speed limit is 75 in some places – awesome I know.

We then arrived at the Travelodge.

Initially, it was just Mindy and I on this trip. We thought we would save a little money, by staying at a cheaper hotel our second night. My apologies Jamie. This was a poor decision. While the hotel had great views -

IMG_1534 Yes, the snow capped one is Pike’s Peak -

it was loud, the beds were uncomfortable, and it was just absolutely worth the $39 we paid. From now on, I don’t think I’ll stay any place that cheap. Lesson learned.

After dropping our bags, taking a little rest, and looking for places to eat (no concierge here), we decided on Jose Maldoon’s.

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The food at this restaurant was bland and boring, not what I expect from a Mexican restaurant. The guac had no flavor, the rice and beans actually tasted bad. Jamie’s cheese wasn’t even melted on her beans.  It was a less than pleasing experience.

After such a long day, we were done. We headed back to the hotel to try to get some sleep. Try being the word of importance.

A look ahead at Day 3 – Pike’s Peak, Garden of the Gods and our last night in Denver.

This is the farthest west I’ve ever been. Have you ever been to Colorado?

Denver – Day 2 pt. 1

Filed under Food, Giveaways, Travel by on 29 April 2010 at 9:20 pm {no comments}

After staying out way too late on Saturday, we were all ready for a great breakfast on Sunday.  I found a restaurant called The Delectable Egg, apparently there are a few of these in Denver. If you travel to Denver, I’d highly suggest the downtown location. Both the atmosphere and the food were great. I had the Idaho a skillet filled with potatoes, scallions, and bacon topped with eggs. I don’t know how they kept the scallions so crunchy.

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After breakfast, we headed back on the free mall bus to get ready for the day.

If there’s one thing I learned in Europe, thanks to Rick Steves,  it’s the love of a good walking tour. I found a self-guided tour online before leaving that was supposed to show us all of the main historical sites in downtown Denver. This walk was nothing like a Rick Steves’ book; the directions were confusing and there was very little information.  We managed to find all of the main sites on our own though.

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After seeing the Capitol building, we headed over to the Denver Art Museum and Library. Both are architecturally interesting and different.  I thought about how much my mathematical husband would enjoy the angles.

IMG_1323The Library

IMG_1352 IMG_1342Huge art installations.

As we approached, the library and museum, which create their own little quad there were tons of dancers with authentic Native American head dresses (HIMYM).

Even after scouring the web, I was unable to figure out what exactly was going on, but it was not something I see on a normal day in NH, so score one.

After, the library we wandered by the United States Mint, which was closed.

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It isn’t really all that interesting just to look at from the outside.  After walking around, we went back to get the car and headed out to the Botanic Garden of Denver.

While many things weren’t in bloom yet, what was in bloom was enchanting. If I lived in Denver, I would definitely have a membership and just spend relaxing afternoons at the garden.

Up next – Dinner in Colorado Springs and why I no longer stay in cheap hotels.

Great Giveaways:

I Am Boring is giving away a 50 dollar gift card to Road Runner Sports.

Barefoot Angie Bee – a blog I just found today is giving away a $20 credit to the Whooah Gear. I love their “I have many miles to go before I sleep” Tee. Too bad it’s only in pink.

TravelEatLove is giving away a whole box of Honest Tea.

Denver Day 1

Filed under Food, Travel by on 29 April 2010 at 1:20 am {no comments}

Saturday, I headed out from home early in the morning on the C&J bus down to Logan. The trip was great. I listened to one episode of This American Life, and then I was there. The bus took me right to my terminal, and I made it through checking my bag and security in less than 15 minutes; that’s a great time for Logan.

I was starving at this point, so I had breakfast at Wolfgang Puck’s Express. This was some of the best airport food I’ve ever had.  A spinach, mushroom omelet with remoluade on ciabatta bread with homefries is not your usual airport fare. I must learn to make remoulade!

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The flight to Denver was long, so I’m really glad I had such a great breakfast. The flight was over four hours of turbulence filled fun. Ugh. . . at least I flew jetBlue, which means TV.

Once I landed in Denver, my friends already had the car, and we were on our way to see the sites and a Rockies game.

IMG_1266 We stayed at the Crowne Plaza which was in a great location. We were able to walk all over the downtown area.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures, as of yet, from the first night.Because there was a possibility of rain, I was too afraid to take my camera out. Denver day two will be a much better post with many more pictures.

Denver Itinerary

Filed under Saving Money, Travel by on 22 April 2010 at 4:00 pm {one comment}

On Saturday, I fly out to Denver to meet two of my college friends. If there’s one thing I love, it’s planning a trip. We only have a little time; we’re there from Saturday to Tuesday.  We used Hotwire for most of our hotels, so we are saving a ton of money, while still staying at lovely locations like the Crown Royal Plazas. If you don’t use Hotwire, you really should.

Our itinerary looks a little like this:

Saturday Arrive
See a little of Denver
Rockies Game
Sunday Walking Tour Denver
Buffalo Bills Grave
Botanical Gardens
Monday Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Garden of the Gods
Tuesday Everyone flies home

 

Here we are in Maine a few years ago

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And in the D.

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So excited for more memories, pictures, and fun.

See you in the Centennial State ladies.

Lettuce Wraps and Pizza Dilemmas

Filed under Fitness, Food, Reading, Real Food, Travel by on 21 April 2010 at 9:44 pm {no comments}

Even though the last few days at school have been hellacious, I have made my days good.  I just keep telling myself 4 days until vacation, 3 days until vacation. Tomorrow marks 2 days until vacation.  Spring is in the air, and we have had some great dinners this week.

On Monday night, we had lettuce wraps. These are the only lettuce wraps I’ve ever had, but now I really want to order them at a restaurant. I basically just threw together a bunch of veggies (shoots, cabbage, carrots) and chicken. The cool, crisp lettuce was slowly wilted by the ginger and soy sauce flavored filling.

 

Today, Jeremy and I went for a run when he got home. I think, for the first time today, I was actually able to regulate my breathing and really understand what it means to get in a stride. The weather was perfect – low 60’s and sunny.  We did pass a skunk and there were mosquitoes everywhere already, but that didn’t bring me down.

Last night, I tried to make pizza dough, but was not paying attention and added only half of the flour the recipe called for. Major disaster! Today Jeremy measured the flour, and I didn’t explain the process. You know spoon the flour in and level it off. So the dough we made today was firm to say the least. At first, I didn’t think it was going to work at all, which led me to beg Jeremy to go to our local pizza place and buy dough from them. While he was gone, I was able to work the dough into some sort of semblance of a pizza.  We ended up with a dinner pizza and a lunch pizza.

IMG_1238  Pizza one – green pepper, red onion and prosciutto(Geppetos Dough)

IMG_1244 Pizza two – green pepper, red onion (homemade wheat dough)

Tomorrow is Thursday, my long day. I can’t wait to be in Denver with my friends living the mile-high life.

Time for bed and reading; Lolita has me hooked.

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