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[Raeven]

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[macraven]

Nice

 

[schumigirl]

Love the start of this!!!

Chicken and pizza I can never understand for breakfast.......bacon yes.......lol......

Your room is lovely, and very spacious.....looks very central for Denver. Looking forward to seeing more a I know nothing of Denver........the cow is an odd one for sure?

Glad you`ve started this one.......

 

[amalone1013]

There was a cow?????

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

 

[Raeven]

Chicken and pizza I can never understand for breakfast.......bacon yes.......lol.....

Maybe like a pizza with breakfast items on it? But not a regular pizza lol

Your room is lovely, and very spacious.....looks very central for Denver. Looking forward to seeing more a I know nothing of Denver........the cow is an odd one for sure?

Yes it was a lot more spacious than I thought from the pictures I'd seen before booking, we were pleased with it. It was right in the middle of downtown, I didn't really know much about different hotel areas when I booked, but it was close to many things. The cow was interesting

There was a cow?????

I thought I told you about the cow Yes, it was by the elevators in the lobby. ​

 

[KathyM2]

Great mini TR so far, I too look forward to hearing more about Denver, as I've only been to the airport there and nothing else.

We stayed at the Kimpton Monaco Denver, and it was honestly really nice.

I stayed at the Kimpton in Salt Lake and I really liked it too, the outside looks quite similar.

 

[macraven]

Still reading along

 

[Raeven]

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[Monykalyn]

Saw the vlog first. Glad you got to try Chik fil a!
Denver was gorgeous - wish we could have spent more time there.
Looking forward to more!

 

[Raeven]

Saw the vlog first. Glad you got to try Chik fil a!
Denver was gorgeous - wish we could have spent more time there.
Looking forward to more!

Thanks for watching! Yeah, it's definitely something I feel like you have to try if you haven't ​

 

[Raeven]

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[schumigirl]

Denver Mini TR

Downtown Denver Aquarium

So last I left off we were heading to the aquarium!

(It was pretty cold the first day we were there, but it warmed up by Saturday).

We were supposed to get lunch on the way there, but we were a little shorter on time than we would've liked (our tickets had a timed entry) so I just grabbed a snack at Starbucks.

First we have a cheese & fruit box:

The cheeses and crackers were all really good. Even the brie was fine and I don't normally like brie. (It was kind of flavorless though). The apple didn't seem the freshest, but the grapes were good. I would get this again, and I actually wanted to get another one of these on the way home, but I didn't see any at the airport Starbucks.

I also couldn't resist getting this fox cake pop:

It's so cute! I actually tried to get one the week before at home, but they were all out. It's a pretty standard Starbucks cake pop (so it was pretty good), but you know, even cuter.

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We were a little late to the aquarium, but there weren't many people there so they didn't seem to care.

Josh thought this snake wasn't real, and I was really confused by that.
Did he think they had highly advanced animatronics in the cases?

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I even have video of it moving

Sadly, the otters were out of their area because they were eating, and even though we went back through the room at the end they still weren't back out.

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I mostly took vlog footage, but here's some aquarium pictures:

Doesn't that shark on the left look like Dilbert?

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Then we got a big surprise which probably wouldn't be a big surprise if we looked at any ad around the aquarium. THERE WAS A TIGER!!!

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This setup was giving me flashbacks to the Tomb Raider game I used to play as a kid where 5 seconds in the tigers in the water would always get me, and I'd go back and play the training level again because you couldn't lose it

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Um well this tiger was less...square....

We got some really good pictures of the tiger, and he came right up to us (well as close as he could get since the enclosure had a glass dome around it). I, of course, talked to the tiger like it was a kitten even though he couldn't hear me at all . I have no idea what a tiger was doing in the aquarium, but it was cool to see.

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More aquarium pictures:

Jellyfish on the way out:

Josh petting the rays:

It was a pretty big aquarium, and took us about an hour or so to go through all of it. Our Lyft driver on the way back told us he hadn't been there since he was a kid, and didn't seem to think it was that great, but I thought it was a pretty nice aquarium, and we had a lot of fun.

Also Josh pointed out this street when we went by

We then we back to the room to nap a bit, and then we went out to dinner at the Blue Agave Grill. When we walked there it was like 9 pm and most things were closed so it was pretty empty everywhere. It was eerie sometimes how few people are out and about nowadays, and there were so few people on the streets that we could see and hear rats running around Josh claims he's seen them in every city we've been to, but I've NEVER seen or heard rats running around the streets. I did let him know if one came up and ran over my foot, I'd be screaming.

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At dinner, Josh decided to do something you've seen him do mostly in my dining TR's here, and order a salad without reading any of the ingredients .

Blue Agave House Salad
Spring greens with adobe vinaigrette, candied pecans, mandarin oranges, & fresh jicama

He said the oranges were "interesting" which to me sounds like code for "it's not very good". I don't think I've ever had jicama, but it didn't taste like much. I didn't care for the vinaigrette in the bite I had.

For our entrees he got the Carne Asada Special which had shrimp and carne asada. He said the carne asada was well cooked.

I got the:

Avocado Tacos
Tempura battered, green chile corn tortillas, asadero cheese, lettuce, chipotle vinaigrette with cilantro rice and black beans

& a side of Red Pepper Pesto White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

The tacos were really, really good. But I do love avocado. You're going to think this is pretty odd, but I thought the mashed potatoes tasted like a bowl of four cheese pasta sauce.

Finally it was dessert time!

Sadly, they were out of the GF dessert option , but they did have Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bread Pudding:

It was really creamy and delicious.

When we got back to the hotel room we watched Matilda, and then went to sleep.

Next up

I'll post my first Halloween themed vlog tomorrow! (I'm going to try to do one Halloween themed, and one vacation one every week). My sister and I went on a quest for some Halloween cookies:

I'll also post the aquarium vlog on Friday.

My next post will be about our time at the Nature and Science Museum (which I might have to split up into 2 parts because the museum was huge).

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I should really hate this update.......rats.....snakes......and scary underwater scenes!!!! I have honestly never heard rats scrambling about anywhere......and hope I never do!

But, as usual your pictures are lovely, you captured everything so well. Although I have no clue who Dilbert is

Food looks lovely.......not sure about the potato though, sounds odd. I`ve had jicima in slaw before and it was nice, tried it on it`s own in the Club Lounge.......nothing.....tastes of nothing....weird.

I love your face in the last picture eating a cookie........not sure if you`re loving it or going to spit it all out.......

 

[KathyM2]

I would get this again, and I actually wanted to get another one of these on the way home, but I didn't see any at the airport Starbucks.

I love their snack boxes. They don't always have them, and I find them overpriced...but still get them when I want more than coffee at Starbucks!

I also couldn't resist getting this fox cake pop:

This is adorable. I assume you have tried the fox cookies? I haven't seen either here in Canada, but I tried the fox cookie once in the US.

there were so few people on the streets that we could see and hear rats running around

OMG. "hearing" the rats...would really creep me out. I have only seen them in subway tunnels...never just running around streets...ugh...

 

[Raeven]

I should really hate this update.......rats.....snakes......and scary underwater scenes!!!! I have honestly never heard rats scrambling about anywhere......and hope I never do!

It was so weird. I saw something dart across the street, and I was like oh whats that? I think I thought it was a little chipmunk or something, and Josh goes that's a rat then I saw/heard a group of them. It freaked me out!

But, as usual your pictures are lovely, you captured everything so well. Although I have no clue who Dilbert is

Aw thank you! I wonder if Dilbert isn't a thing outside the U.S.? It's an older thing, it was a comic strip in the papers.

Food looks lovely.......not sure about the potato though, sounds odd. I`ve had jicima in slaw before and it was nice, tried it on it`s own in the Club Lounge.......nothing.....tastes of nothing....weird.

It was a really good meal, but the potato I'm undecided on that one too Josh said that sounded good, but it's odd when you're eating potatoes, and it tastes like sauce.

I love your face in the last picture eating a cookie........not sure if you`re loving it or going to spit it all out.......

It was good, I promise!

I love their snack boxes. They don't always have them, and I find them overpriced...but still get them when I want more than coffee at Starbucks!

Yeah, I don't know if I've seen them frequently, but I usually do the drive thru if we go to Starbucks so maybe that's why. (We don't really have any Starbucks close by).

This is adorable. I assume you have tried the fox cookies? I haven't seen either here in Canada, but I tried the fox cookie once in the US.

NO WHAT?! I want one!

OMG. "hearing" the rats...would really creep me out. I have only seen them in subway tunnels...never just running around streets...ugh...

It was really creepy! Luckily, I didn't see them any other nights. ​

 

[Raeven]

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[schumigirl]

It was so weird. I saw something dart across the street, and I was like oh whats that? I think I thought it was a little chipmunk or something, and Josh goes that's a rat then I saw/heard a group of them. It freaked me out!



Aw thank you! I wonder if Dilbert isn't a thing outside the U.S.? It's an older thing, it was a comic strip in the papers.



It was a really good meal, but the potato I'm undecided on that one too Josh said that sounded good, but it's odd when you're eating potatoes, and it tastes like sauce.



It was good, I promise!



Yeah, I don't know if I've seen them frequently, but I usually do the drive thru if we go to Starbucks so maybe that's why. (We don't really have any Starbucks close by).



NO WHAT?! I want one!



It was really creepy! Luckily, I didn't see them any other nights. ​

I googled Dilbert.......yep, new one on me........and yes, potatoes shouldn`t taste like anything other than potatoes!

Halloween Cookie Baking Vlog

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lol......yes, maths in head is not my strong point! Although Kyle says put a dollar sign in front and I can work out anything!!

Nice vlog!

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Great report @Raeven, nobody can do it better!!!!!

 

[Raeven]

lol......yes, maths in head is not my strong point! Although Kyle says put a dollar sign in front and I can work out anything!!

Nice vlog!

Thank you!

Great report @Raeven, nobody can do it better!!!!!

Aw thank you ​

 

[Raeven]

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