Thursday, September 25, 2008

Smitten

So smitten I am with this city! Zoe and I were tearing up the pavement today. It is still 80 degrees and sunny here and we are loving it! I am finding Denver to be so much more open and warm than Chicago was. (I mean that theoretically not litterally)There is boundless creativity, gigantic beautiful parks, and so much character!


Little Man Ice Cream looks like someone dreamed that they went to a giant Milk can and got served ice cream. So what did they do? They made their dream come true. Our ice cream place when I was a kid was not quite as exciting. It was called "The Country Dip" and it just looked like someone's little red garage in a corn field. But Little Man even has a balloon machine! In back you can walk up to the machine, put in a dollar, and out comes a helium filled balloon! How cool is that? And this place isn't in the middle of an amusement park like you would think. It is just tucked right into a normal little neighborhood.

Ahh yes, my relationship with Denver is definitely in "The Honeymoon Stage". Right in the heart of LODO (lower downtown) or what some might call the warehouse district is the confluence of the Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. It's called Confluence Park and what a sight! A mini sand beach, plenty of lush green grass, and even hiking trails with tall weeds and grass that Zoe Can't get enough of! She feels like she is back in Vail again! She's always on the prowl, hunting for something.



It is hard to believe there is such a beautiful slice of nature right in the heart of downtown Denver! We might not have to go all the way up to the mountains as often as we think to get our fix ; )There are several really cool bridges that run right over this river too. Since I have been job-searching on foot, I have had the pleasure of finding lots of the ins, and outs, and nicks and crannys that house some really neat little shops and restaurants. I hate to compare Apples to Oranges, but I have only been here two weeks and already this city seems so much more amorous with what it has to offer than Chicago ever did while I was there. Alas I have found my true city love! You can see more Denver pics Here

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