A Slice of Life: Colorado: Thursday & Friday

Well, you guys already heard about my bus adventure in Denver, but since the rest was much more pleasant, I thought you might like to hear more about it. ;)

My flight on Thursday was delayed by about half an hour and then took foreverr to get out of the gate, so I got off the plane only 30 minutes before our dinner reservation! Luckily, they held it for us.

We ate dinner at a restaurant called Linger. The building actually used to be a mortuary called Olinger (the restaurant sign made light of it by calling itself an "eatuary," haha). It was fairly trendy and was supposedly a tapas bar, although the portions seemed pretty big to us! I didn't take any pictures because the lighting was rather dim. One fun thing: Instead of chips or bread to munch on, they bring you a bowl of seasoned popcorn. Delicious!

Laura had to work on Friday, so I had a lazy morning and finally ventured out on my own around 11 a.m. I visited a bookstore where I got a used copy of The Kite Runner (yes, I am just now reading it), then walked down to a local coffeehouse. I was jonesing for a bagel, but unfortunately they were out. However, they did have pretty good vegetarian burritos (?).

Inside the bookstore

Laura picked me up after work and we headed home to freshen up for the evening. We ate dinner at a place called Pho 95. Best. Pho. Ever. I am not kidding. We both got the veggie and tofu kind and the broth was sooo yummy!

Mmm.

Next we were headed to Red Rocks! A brief shower came through after we got there, so we checked out the displays in the visitor's center. It's so amazing to see how many great bands have come through there.

Seeing the Avett Brothers perform there was probably my favorite concert I've ever been to. They were so energetic and fun, and I love how their music incorporates different styles.

Of course, the awesome acoustics and the scenery didn't hurt, either. :)