After CS’s wedding, BK spent the night so he could take me to the airport early Sunday morning. We got there in pretty much record time, which was strange considering we weren’t speeding… I guess we just caught every green light and had no traffic. Check-in was quick and easy, and my luggage came in ½ pound under the limit once again (really funny, since I keep moving things around between bags but it’s weighed the exact same three times now). Security took a little time, and I grabbed a ham-and-cheese croissant before heading to the gate. We were a little late boarding, but I had an aisle seat, and nobody was next to me so I slept pretty well.
Jonathan picked me up from the airport, and we headed back to a Marriott for a quick rest. Jeremy, Jim, and Eilbroun got ready, and we all headed to get some surprise Qdoba for lunch. Then we went to a
Jonathan, Jeremy, Jim, and Eilbroun
After the game we wandered downtown Denver a bit, eventually taking the tram up and down 16th Street, looking at a couple malls, and stopping at Peet’s for a few people to grab some coffee. Then we stopped to eat at the ESPNZone. We caught the Magic/Celtics game while we ate. I had a bacon cheeseburger that was decent, but great fries.
Monday was our anniversary, and we started out by touring the US Mint. I tried to do this when I was in
From the Mint we headed to the
For lunch we were originally going to do Pizza Hut, for the lunch buffet. We both really love their buffet. Unfortunately, the one near us didn’t have that option. So we decided that we’d be bold and exciting and head to the local Texas de Brazil (it’s a Brazilian steakhouse, and we’ve been to the one in Orlando a few times, and they sent us an email coupon for our anniversary). We get there and it turns out they only serve lunch on FRIDAYS. How bizarre! Since this was near a shopping center, we walked around a bit and stumbled upon another Qdoba. But, we ultimately chose to go to Jim & Nick’s Bar-B-Q, which was next door. They had a good sweet tea, and FANTASTIC nachos. They were out of chicken, so we had pork on ours. They had sour cream, cheese, queso, peppers, tomatoes, salsa, lettuce, and probably more I can’t remember now. It was a steal for $8. Jonathan had the sliced beef sandwich with macaroni and cheese, and I had pulled pork with fries. The fries were so-so, as was the macaroni. The sauces weren’t that exciting (a regular and a hot), and the waiter thought I was crazy for not getting the second half of my sandwich to-go (it was only average and we’re on vacation so fridges aren’t prevalent).
For dinner, we tried out Del Taco, since we keep hearing how much better than Taco Bell it is. NOPE. It was one of the worst meals I’ve EVER eaten, and Jonathan didn’t care much for it, either. I had the classic chicken burrito, which was only lukewarm in a crappy tortilla. The fries were cold and rather soggy, plus they weren’t that well-done anyway. Jonathan had a beef burrito and a chicken soft taco… the taco was gross but the burrito was halfway-decent. Neither of us ever plans on going there again, LoL.
More Denver pics: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2646069&id=5201298&l=bbdfecbdce
we got to the airport in record time because my car is so fantastical it moves the space around it...duh
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