I really enjoyed my Denver trip, despite the cold and the scratched cornea haha. Being in a new city, seeing new things, taking in another culture, learning about its history and geography, doing as locals do, sampling new dishes, wandering wherever my feet take me, ... all these and more make me feel alive.
It has never been a problem for me travelling overseas alone. In fact, I love it. I find myself learning a lot on trips like these, not just about the places I visit but also about myself. You can say every trip is like a self-discovery trip for me lol. It is also the freedom of going where I want whenever I want, doing what I want whenever I want without having to follow anyone's schedule but MY OWN! :) It is the wanderlust in my genes that I blame lol. :P Look at my own immediate family: my parents originated from other countries and my brother now resides in UK lol. Looking further back in time, it seemed on my maternal side of the family there was a sea-faring Dutchman for one of our ancestors haha.
Showing posts with label Denver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denver. Show all posts
Monday, 17 May 2010
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Flowers in Denver
It was considered spring when I was in Denver although it felt more like winter to me. :P There were flowers everywhere I go. I marveled at the fragile-looking flowers blooming in the cold. Oh, and these are are not native flowers of Denver. :P
Saturday, 15 May 2010
Scenes of Denver
I finally managed to sort out my Denver photos. Here are some of my favourites of the Rocky Mountains and of Denver city. I hope you will like them as much as I enjoyed taking them.
Rocky and the highway: Can you see the storm coming in?
Sun setting over the Rocky
Another sunset over the Rocky
I love watching the sun setting over the Rocky
Various city scenes
Rocky and the highway: Can you see the storm coming in?
Sun setting over the Rocky
Another sunset over the Rocky
I love watching the sun setting over the Rocky
Various city scenes
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Photos of Denver
I took plenty of photos when I was in Denver and of The Rocky Mountains. I have yet to sort them out properly. I will upload the photos once I have sorted them out. Soon I hope so please bear with me. Thanks. :)
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Last Day in Denver
Today is my last day in Denver. I decided to take it easy and besides, the weather has turned cold again lol.
After 1pm Denver time (3am Singapore time), I took a walk to 16th Street Mall for the last time. First, I took the free mall ride up to one end of the ride which is Civic Centre Station where I took photos of Colorado State Capitol, The Denver Post building. The sky started to look threatening. I took the free mall ride down to the other end towards Union Station where I took photos of Union Station and Tattered Cover Book Store. I visited Tattered Cover, a book store with lots of nooks and crannies, an ample supply of sofas, overstuffed chairs, and antique tables for lounging and study and a Coffee & Tea shop with free wi-fi. I don't mind doing my writing/ work in this book store lol. I wish we have a book store like this in Singapore. Something unique about Tattered Cover too, it sells used books in addition to new books.
Me trying to take a photo amidst the strong wind lol
The building that housed Tattered Cover Book Store
It was close to 4pm Denver time (6am Singapore time) when I left Tattered Cover with a purchase of two children's books. It has started drizzling. I took the mall ride back down towards Larimer Street where The Cheesecake Factory is. I decided to have lunch cum dinner lol. I had a Lunch Pasta - Pasta Da Vinci (US$10.95): Sautéed Chicken, Mushrooms and Onions in a Delicious Madeira Wine Sauce Tossed with Penne Pasta and Parmesan. It was delicious. I ended my lunch/dinner with a slice of Lemon Raspberry Cream Cheesecake (US$6.95): Raspberry-Vanilla Cake, Creamy Lemon Cheesecake, Raspberry Lady Fingers and Lemon Mousse. Sweet! :)
When I came back to the apartment around 5:30pm, it was raining lightly. The weather has certainly turned cold again lol. Strangely, I don't feel so cold now. I think I have become more accustomed to the cold now, just when I am to return home! Haha. :P Finished up the last of my packing and now updating my blog. I shall try to rest earlier tonight lol. :)
After 1pm Denver time (3am Singapore time), I took a walk to 16th Street Mall for the last time. First, I took the free mall ride up to one end of the ride which is Civic Centre Station where I took photos of Colorado State Capitol, The Denver Post building. The sky started to look threatening. I took the free mall ride down to the other end towards Union Station where I took photos of Union Station and Tattered Cover Book Store. I visited Tattered Cover, a book store with lots of nooks and crannies, an ample supply of sofas, overstuffed chairs, and antique tables for lounging and study and a Coffee & Tea shop with free wi-fi. I don't mind doing my writing/ work in this book store lol. I wish we have a book store like this in Singapore. Something unique about Tattered Cover too, it sells used books in addition to new books.
Me trying to take a photo amidst the strong wind lol
The building that housed Tattered Cover Book StoreIt was close to 4pm Denver time (6am Singapore time) when I left Tattered Cover with a purchase of two children's books. It has started drizzling. I took the mall ride back down towards Larimer Street where The Cheesecake Factory is. I decided to have lunch cum dinner lol. I had a Lunch Pasta - Pasta Da Vinci (US$10.95): Sautéed Chicken, Mushrooms and Onions in a Delicious Madeira Wine Sauce Tossed with Penne Pasta and Parmesan. It was delicious. I ended my lunch/dinner with a slice of Lemon Raspberry Cream Cheesecake (US$6.95): Raspberry-Vanilla Cake, Creamy Lemon Cheesecake, Raspberry Lady Fingers and Lemon Mousse. Sweet! :)
When I came back to the apartment around 5:30pm, it was raining lightly. The weather has certainly turned cold again lol. Strangely, I don't feel so cold now. I think I have become more accustomed to the cold now, just when I am to return home! Haha. :P Finished up the last of my packing and now updating my blog. I shall try to rest earlier tonight lol. :)
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Snow Showers
What a change of the weather! Yesterday was a high of 21C with plenty of sunshine and today, it plummeted down to only a high of 9C! FREEZING COLD!
I was woken up by the cold actually. :P Around 8am Denver time (10pm Singapore time), I started feeling very cold. I took a peek out the window and saw that it was showering. ok but hey, what's those white specks?! Lo and behold, it is snow!! I am witnessing for the very first time in my life, snow showers! :) It was kind of beautiful to watch but very COLD lol. I was out on the balcony (on the 19th floor where I am staying), dressed only in my pj and a jacket, taking photos like crazy. I tried to catch the snow flakes both in my hand and on camera but they melted really fast as they were small. I stuck out my tongue and caught a few snow flakes lol. It was cold haha. I wish my girls were here to see this sight. :)
The Rocky in the distance after the snow showers in the afternoon
It is really cold today due to the snow showers. I didn't venture outdoors until late in the afternoon when my friend, Luis reminded me to register for my AERA Conference pack. By then, the snow showers had stopped. Thank goodness lol. :P Since I was already outdoors to collect conference stuff, I might as well have dinner too. I joined Luis for a quick dinner at Bubba Gump which is the nearest restaurant, right next to the Colorado Convention Centre haha. I ordered a Shrimp Po' Boy (under US$12): French Loaf stuffed with warm Popcorn Shrimp served with fries and coleslaw while my friend, Luis ordered a Baja Shrimp Tacos: Three spicy shrimp tacos. Both dishes looked and tasted delicious. :)
My Shrimp Po' Boy
Luis' Shrimp Tacos
By the time we finished dinner and parted ways, it was close to 7.30pm Denver time (9.30am Singapore time). I walked around the city for a while as my friend went back to prepare for his presentation the next day. Managed to take a few photos before I started to freeze. Time to go home and snuck into bed to keep warm lol.
I was woken up by the cold actually. :P Around 8am Denver time (10pm Singapore time), I started feeling very cold. I took a peek out the window and saw that it was showering. ok but hey, what's those white specks?! Lo and behold, it is snow!! I am witnessing for the very first time in my life, snow showers! :) It was kind of beautiful to watch but very COLD lol. I was out on the balcony (on the 19th floor where I am staying), dressed only in my pj and a jacket, taking photos like crazy. I tried to catch the snow flakes both in my hand and on camera but they melted really fast as they were small. I stuck out my tongue and caught a few snow flakes lol. It was cold haha. I wish my girls were here to see this sight. :)
The Rocky in the distance after the snow showers in the afternoonIt is really cold today due to the snow showers. I didn't venture outdoors until late in the afternoon when my friend, Luis reminded me to register for my AERA Conference pack. By then, the snow showers had stopped. Thank goodness lol. :P Since I was already outdoors to collect conference stuff, I might as well have dinner too. I joined Luis for a quick dinner at Bubba Gump which is the nearest restaurant, right next to the Colorado Convention Centre haha. I ordered a Shrimp Po' Boy (under US$12): French Loaf stuffed with warm Popcorn Shrimp served with fries and coleslaw while my friend, Luis ordered a Baja Shrimp Tacos: Three spicy shrimp tacos. Both dishes looked and tasted delicious. :)
My Shrimp Po' Boy
Luis' Shrimp Tacos
By the time we finished dinner and parted ways, it was close to 7.30pm Denver time (9.30am Singapore time). I walked around the city for a while as my friend went back to prepare for his presentation the next day. Managed to take a few photos before I started to freeze. Time to go home and snuck into bed to keep warm lol.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
In Denver!
I am finally in Denver! :) It is still Tuesday 27 April 2010 in Denver, whereas in Singapore, it is already Wednesday 28 April. I will try to put in both times in my blog where possible.
My flight UA804 departed from Terminal 3, Changi Airport at 7:30am, just 20 minutes behind schedule for Narita, Japan. I watched "Up in the Air", how apt haha. :P Lunch was diabetic meal of broiled chicken with herbs and vegetables. Somehow the others' meals look a lot more appetising lol. Time passed pretty quickly and we soon landed at Narita Airport at 1:40pm Singapore time (2:40pm Tokyo time). At 4:45pm Tokyo time, we departed for Seattle on flight UA876. I tried to sleep since it was night time during the 8 hours flight to Seattle. We were served breakfast shortly before landing in Seattle at 8:40am Seattle time.
Lunch (diabetic) on UA804
Breakfast (diabetic) on UA876
We had to clear customs as it is the first point of entry into the US. The queue was really long and it took me over an hour to clear customs. By the time I was done, I had an hour to spare. I had to rush over to the gate for the connecting flight to Denver at 11:20am Seattle time. However, I discovered that the flight to Denver has been delayed until 1:20pm Seattle time. I was actually quite tired and wanted nothing more than to get to Denver as soon as possible! :( No choice, had to find things to do and tried my best not to sleep lol. By 1:40pm Seattle time, we were in the air again. We touched down at 5:10pm Denver time. I collected my luggage and was on my way to my accommodation by 6pm Denver time. I was at my accommodation at 7pm Denver time. I have never been so glad to be somewhere lol. :)
I like my unit which is to be my home for the next 10 days. :) Although tired, I had to go out to King Soopers (a supermarket) to get groceries for my stay in Denver. I think I am going to be alright here. Those of you at home, don't worry about me. Hey, remember I am a seasoned traveller haha. :) Good night, everyone. I am dead beat, need to sleep. :)
The unit from the doorway
The study and dinning area
The kitchen
The bathroom
The bathroom II
The living room
The bedroom
The bedroom from the balcony
The living room from the balcony
The Daniels & Fisher Tower (a landmark) from my balcony
The Rockies in the distance from my balcony
The D & F Tower at night
The city at night
My flight UA804 departed from Terminal 3, Changi Airport at 7:30am, just 20 minutes behind schedule for Narita, Japan. I watched "Up in the Air", how apt haha. :P Lunch was diabetic meal of broiled chicken with herbs and vegetables. Somehow the others' meals look a lot more appetising lol. Time passed pretty quickly and we soon landed at Narita Airport at 1:40pm Singapore time (2:40pm Tokyo time). At 4:45pm Tokyo time, we departed for Seattle on flight UA876. I tried to sleep since it was night time during the 8 hours flight to Seattle. We were served breakfast shortly before landing in Seattle at 8:40am Seattle time.
Lunch (diabetic) on UA804
Breakfast (diabetic) on UA876We had to clear customs as it is the first point of entry into the US. The queue was really long and it took me over an hour to clear customs. By the time I was done, I had an hour to spare. I had to rush over to the gate for the connecting flight to Denver at 11:20am Seattle time. However, I discovered that the flight to Denver has been delayed until 1:20pm Seattle time. I was actually quite tired and wanted nothing more than to get to Denver as soon as possible! :( No choice, had to find things to do and tried my best not to sleep lol. By 1:40pm Seattle time, we were in the air again. We touched down at 5:10pm Denver time. I collected my luggage and was on my way to my accommodation by 6pm Denver time. I was at my accommodation at 7pm Denver time. I have never been so glad to be somewhere lol. :)
I like my unit which is to be my home for the next 10 days. :) Although tired, I had to go out to King Soopers (a supermarket) to get groceries for my stay in Denver. I think I am going to be alright here. Those of you at home, don't worry about me. Hey, remember I am a seasoned traveller haha. :) Good night, everyone. I am dead beat, need to sleep. :)
The unit from the doorway
The study and dinning area
The kitchen
The bathroom
The bathroom II
The living room
The bedroom
The bedroom from the balcony
The living room from the balcony
The Daniels & Fisher Tower (a landmark) from my balcony
The Rockies in the distance from my balcony
The D & F Tower at night
The city at night
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