First Day in Denver

A long 24+ hours traveling to get to Denver, through Houston, but it is good to get here, even after the special treatment we received at Houston Airport due to the drug dog reacting to Dan.  One hour of pat-downs and swabs of all of our luggage later, they decided to let us into the country!

My brother met us at Denver Airport and it is a relief to get into bed at 12am and get some sort of sleep.

This mural we encountered on a morning walk with Izzy, my brother's dog.

Day One Highlights:

After a walk around some historical areas of the Denver neighbourhood with Izzy the dog, we ventured out into the heat to visit Lucille's for some brunch.  This is a Creole cafe line which opened in 1980 and I have been to all three of the Denver, Boulder and Longmont establishments, so it is a favourite haunt. 

My brother has always taken me to Denver Botanical Gardens whenever I visit and it is always just lovely -  one of our favourite places to unwind and enjoy the plants. 

 

It was hot today (35 degrees C ) and we didn't linger too long out in the sun but enjoyed the coolness of the inside exhibitions.

Highlights of the gardens are always the Nymphaea (water lilies) but the bonus today was an exhibition of Ansel Adam’s work.  We had escaped the midday heat into his exhibition at the gardens. 

Ansel Adams 1902-1984

What a magic photographer!   Yosemite and other mountainous or wild landscapes  (some examples of his work at this link) captured beautifully in black and white.  Google him!  You'll be amazed by the crisp lines in the photographs of the American wilderness.

Truly remarkable, especially using the cameras of the day.

The day came to an end with some of my brother's infamous drink-making skills and food prepared by lovely Nita.