Day 9 Denver, Colorado

It was another interesting drive across Nebraska to Colorado. People who do this drive regularly must find it very boring, but having never driven this part of the country before, I thought it was a really interesting 265 miles. We got to the Homewood Suites downtown by noon, they checked us in right away and gave us a top floor room (12th) looking out on the Rockies. Then as usual, we immediately went for a walk to stretch the legs on this perfect 65 degree day. It seemed as though we should do the obligatory first timers 16th street walk. It's a nicely designed 15 block pedestrian walk lined with office buildings, shops and restaurants with plenty to look at. The upper part of 16th street was mostly touristy and the lower part (closer to the river) had the better stores and restaurants. Since we hadn't eaten we picked the Paramount Cafe for a quick bite. It had beer and wine, very important after spending the last 3 consecutive days sitting in the car together. Both of us enjoyed our meal and had the most unusual iceberg wedge salad I had ever come across, very good, spicy but tasty. We also stopped for a refreshment at a bar/restaurant called Public School 303, honestly. Denver has many, many unusual places to eat, drink, and shop and this was one of them. I was impressed with the architecture in that they preserved so many of the old beautiful brick buildings and mixed in new modern structures. Anyhow, we walked around a lot before going back to the hotel to unpack. We went out again early in the evening and stopped in the Stout Street Social for some Sushi and a few Deviled Eggs. Of course they came with cocktails. I think I'm getting fatter.

Most Unusual Wedge Salad