Denver, CO: Boulder with a Bite

After a long weekend of adventures in Boulder, we were very excited to make it to Denver for some good old fashion relaxing and catching up with old friends. We were surprised (but very happy) with the close proximity of the two cities – only about 40 minutes apart. Our hope for a somewhat relaxed visit was soon diminished once we realized how much the city has to offer. Denver was described to us as ‘Boulder with a bite’ in the sense that it was much more urban, had greater diversity of people and culture, and was all-in-all busier. That type of environment appealed to us as young, nonprofit urbanites.

On our first night, we enjoyed food from a local Denver food truck and a combo jazz and Latin live performance thanks to City Jazz. Despite the constantly changing weather, the band played on and the audience kept their spirits up – very reminiscent of Chicago’s weather.

We spent Monday being full blown tourists, walking around the city with our map and all. The highlights of the day were a microbrewery tour of Great Divide (Denver is known for it's microbreweries) – who knew watching beer brew could be so fascinating?--and dancing in the park with giant sculptures. 

Hope it was OK to play Carol of the Bells in downtown Denver in June!

Dancing Sisters

Enjoying our afternoon of beer sampling and touring

And we loved watching the Blackhawks WIN the Stanley Cup with our longtime (since 1996!) friend and wonderful host, Audrey. Thank you so much Audrey for hosting us, we had a great time exploring the city with you and are so thankful for your hospitality. Here’s to another 15+ years of friendship!

Also, we randomly stumbled upon the Denver IU sports bar. Theresa was thrilled to be among fellow Hoosier fans!