Things have been more than just a little hectic for the two of us over the past couple of weeks as we try to get prepared for being out of the country for several months. Working two full-time jobs and packing up our house has caused us to be pretty stressed, so we decided to give ourselves a break and head to Denver for the weekend. It was a pretty hot weekend, but the weather was perfect for being outside and walking through Denver’s historic district. It is hard to believe that after all of the years that we’ve lived here, we hadn’t taken the time to walk the historic district of downtown Denver. It was worth the wait, however, as we really enjoyed seeing all of the buildings and statues.
The capital is under some major renovations at the moment, but its gold dome still dominates the skyline, shimmering in the afternoon sun. We walked over to the Molly Brown House and Museum, which is a wonderful representation of the turn of the century Victorian homes. As most people know, she became famous after surviving the sinking of the Titanic giving her the nickname of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”. We also walked around Civic Center Park with its columns, statues, and flower beds. In a couple of weeks we hope to return there to partake in the Taste of Colorado, which is happening in the park over Labor Day weekend.
By the time we made it back to the 16th Street Mall, which is a pedestrian street with lots of restaurants and shop, it was late in the afternoon. There are hop-on hop-off busses that will take you from one end of the street to the other, but we decided to have one of the bike taxis take us to the far western end of the street as we were hot and tired at this point. They aren’t cheap, but it is a fun way to travel on the mall as they are like an American version of a rickshaw. We’re back at work today and the pressure is mounting once again, but at least for a few hours over the weekend we were able to forget about all of our stress and enjoy a beautiful summer day in Denver.
I wanted to thank you for the steady encouragement you have been giving for so many weeks. I like your posts and pictures. Thank you.
We enjoy your posts as well! Thank you for reading ☺
Great photos. The horse standing on chair by Art Museum and Library always makes me smile. Thanks for including it in your weekend.
Thanks, it is very whimsical ☺
All I have seen of Denver is the railway station as we stopped on ur way from Chicago to SF (which is a great journey), so thanks for the views.
That would be a great way travel and see the various landscapes ☺
It´s been years since I´ve been in Denver. I don´t recall every place on your photos which tells me I should come visit again, but some of those places I still remember and your photos took me back! Thanks for that! And I hope your hectic life relaxes a bit and you find those months away refreshing and wonderful! XO
Yes, you should visit again, there is a lot to see. We’re definitely looking forward to some relaxing days ahead ☺
I’ve only spent one night in Denver when our connecting flight to Sacramento was delayed, so it was interesting to have a virtual wander around with you both. Enjoy your trip.
Thanks ☺
Oh my goodness, dear Denver…what a wonderful place. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for reading ☺
Don’t know if I’ll ever get to visit Denver, meantime your pictures do a fine job 🙂
If you get the chance, you should come to Colorado ☺
I’d love to, but there are just a limited number of days in a year!