Had a luxurious sleep in till 7am this morning, then went to the fresh food market for breakfast - great choice, it's an interesting deli-style eatery with fresh produce and chocolate covered everything, pots of coffee (the usual mud) and great food. Back at the hotel we packed the car and then headed downtown for a couple of hours. Walked to the capitol building - a copy of Washington's with fabulous stained glass portraits in the chambers, vaulted ceilings, lots of marble and polished brass. There's a marker on the 13th step of the entry noting one mile above sea level.
Denver is a clean and open city, with wide streets and a mall area with restaurants and shops and a free mall transport system that works beautifully. I suppose it's at its best in Summer but we are impressed anyway.
Cute squirrels in the park nearby are burying peanuts (for later consumption I guess) in the grass and clinging to trees as if they were about to leap out at us :-). Interesting Pioneer fountain has a mother with a child in one arm, a shotgun in the other... Couldn't get into doing any shopping, so picked up the car and checked out some RV dealers on the way to the airport (some of those 'trailers' are HUGE, but the USA freeways cope very well with whatever size vehicle you care to own). Thinking that it might be an interesting way to see some more of the states.
Denver airport is spread over many kilometres of the plains and looks like a row of tipis on the plains. Flew over the Grand Canyon on our way to LA - it's just as spectacular as I remember and we get a fabulous view from the left side of the plane. LA is smoggy as we start our descent and the freeways are full of cars. Still, it's a spectaular sight of its own.
'Momzilla' and her family were in the seats in front of ours during the flight. I hope they enjoy their Disneyland vacation, they certainly entertained us on the nearly 2 hour flight from Denver.
Sitting in the Qantas/AA lounge now with a soothing glass of chardonnay and some cheese and crackers. Our Sydney flight leaves later tonight. Home soon and looking forward to Aussie accents and driving on the correct side of the road :-) Have missed everyone at home, though we have had a fantastic 'vacation'. See you all soon.
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