Back from Denver, part 1

ok...I actually got back from Denver a week ago, but this is the first chance I've had to blog at a time when I was thinking about it. In case you were wondering....yes, Denver is awesome!

We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, across the street from the convention center, on the 10th floor with a magnificent view of the mountains. We chose the Hilton instead of the Hyatt Regency because it came with free WiFi in the room, and the building is only about 1 year old (major selling point for the wife).

We were only 2 blocks from the 16th Street pedestrian mall. This place is really nice! For several blocks 16th Street is closed to vehicle traffic, except for the free buses (hybrid/alternative fuel-powered, of course) that only travel up and down 16th St. The street is bricked and has trees, benches, and kiosks in the middle.

If you're ever there make sure to stop in Cook's Fresh Market. They've got a deli and a bakery, and they make the absolute best cookies (1 inch thick I swear!). Katie had to go there every day and get a walnut shortbread cookie. She bought 12 for the trip home (gone within 3 days).

Another interesting thing about 16th Street:
Every other street corner had some bleeding-heart college kid in an Obama t-shirt with a clipboard trying to get me registered to vote, or some dirty hippie college kid in a Greenpeace t-shirt with a clipboard trying to talk to me about global climate change. EVERY DAY!

Politics not withstanding, we had a wonderful time and Denver is one of our favorite cities!