Colorado 2010

This year’s summer vacation was to Colorado. After a quick stop in Denver to see Adina and chill at a really cool hotel, it was up to Grand Lake for camping on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Denver

• The Curtis Hotel: Sweet boutique hotel with a different pop art theme on every floor. Yay Hotwire.
• Jack and Grill: New Mexican food.  Yay green chilies. Thanks, Adina, for taking us here!
• Sam’s #3: Diner/breakfast.

Camping in Stillwater Campground on Lake Granby, Arapaho National Forest.

Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

• East Shore Trail on Shadow Mountain Lake
• Colorado River Trail
• Green Mountain Trail

Grand Lake

• Max and T’s.
• Grand Lake Brewing Co.
• Gateway Inn lodge.

Winter Park

• Silver Screen Cinema: Yay Toy Story 3!

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My Year in Cities: 2009

Chicago, IL (2)
New York, NY
Washington, DC
St. Louis, MO
Jefferson City, MO (2)
Pleasant Creek State Park, IA

Previous years…

Where did you go in 2009? Rules: Must stay over at least one night. Numbers in parenthesis indicate multiple trips to the same city.

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Chicago recap

We took the train to Chicago this past weekend for an anniversary getaway.  We once again stayed at the Allerton Hotel on North Michigan Avenue, a great 1920s hotel.  Across from Grant Park we discovered the Museum of Contemporary Photography, a nice gallery attached to Columbia College. And then we ate a lot…

Noodles, Etc. in Hyde Park.

Aladdin’s Eatery – Lebanese in Lake View.

Half Shell – seafood and bar in Lake View.

Crepe and Coffee Palace (a.k.a. Icosium Kafe) -  Algerian restaurant with a huge crepe menu, in Lincoln Park.

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New York CITY!

A long weekend in New York included the Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, Central Park, Bryant Park, Washington Square Park, the Empire State Building, Smith Street in Brooklyn, Greenwich Village, and The High Line - an old elevated train line that has just been turned into an awesome linear, elevate park. Photos here.

Brooklyn Bridge Bike/Ped Path

The High Line

More photos here

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Bike the Drive

This past weekend I took the Dahon folder on Amtrak to Chicago for the annual Bike the Drive bike ride.  Lake Shore Drive is shut down for four hours and taken over by 20,000 bicyclists.  It was a great time in a great city.

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