Robertson, Party of FOUR!: Daytrippin' to Boulder

We've now been back in Denver for a few weeks now, and we are getting a bit of cabin fever! We still don't officially have a new home, which means we don't have all our stuff, which ultimately means we don't have our skis and ski boots! So... no skiing yet, but we decided to get out and explore a bit anyway! Part of the reason we haven't found a place is that we set a pretty strict budget for our rental home. We feel that there is no reason to spend tons of money renting a place, when on weekends we want to be out in the mountains anyways. This crazy life we live doesn't make sense unless we get to enjoy and explore the new areas we move to, so we decided to do just that!

We had heard that Boulder was just down the road a bit from northern Denver, so we decided to hop on the highway and head out to the home of the University of Colorado-Boulder. I think I officially fell in love with Colorado on our trip out to Boulder. What a town! So neat, and unique, plus it seems like a great college town, and you have the mountains as a backdrop. I don't think it gets much better than that.

We had an appointment to see a house later in the afternoon last Saturday, so we didn't have all day to spend in Boulder. We decided to head to Pearl Street Mall first. We walked along the historic mall area and took in all the shops and restaurants that were along the strip. It is such a neat area and I can imagine that in the summer, that area is filled with all kinds of festivals and farmers markets. Can't wait to go back!

We ended up eating at a tapas restaurant called Tiaco! It isn't actually on the Pearl Street Mall, but just a few blocks over. We stumbled upon it as we were trying to find another restaurant, and decided to give it a try. It was DELICIOUS! We ordered several different kinds of tacos and ate until we were stuffed. After lunch, we found a neat shop with all kinds of antique maps of all over the world. We even found some maps of Missouri from the 1800s. We love things like that for our home, so I can definitely see going back there and making some purchases. After lunch, we drove through the college campus (which seemed really nice!) and drove to take in a view of the Flatirons. I don't know much about the Flatirons, but it seems like a great area to go hiking this spring and summer, so we will definitely be back.

Here are a few pictures of our first day adventure in Colorado. I'm sure it's the first of many.