denver

Paul and I decided to exchange the provincial life in Fort Collins for a day in Denver last Saturday. It was nice to be back among the skyscrapers and crowds. I even heard people speaking languages other than English. We started at Union Station, the original Denver train station that still functions even though we don't really have a rail service in the US, then walked up 16th Street to the capitol building.

union station

downtown denver

the state capitol building

There's a large park in front of the capitol that is very pretty and full of vagrants. We watched as two policeman ran after one man and wrestled him to the ground. Ah, the big city.

one of the more appealing residents of the capitol park

frontier statue

REI has a flagship store near the downtown and we stopped there onthe way home. They have a play area inside for kids made to look like a small mountain complete with a cave and climbing wall. Tim thoroughly enjoyed himself while Paul found just what he wanted. We didn't take the camera in the shop, sorry.