Disneyfalcon
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Good morning everyone!! Let's sleep in and then we'll get an early lunch. Well eat at Red Top. I think the burgers are big enough. Its hard to tell but thats a 6 inch bun!!:
Alright now that our bellies are full, lets drive up do Denver, otherwise known as the Mile High City.
http://www.denver.org/metro
Some Denver facts:
Denver receives 300 days of sunshine a year -- more annual hours of sun than San Diego or Miami Beach.
Denver is the nation's most highly educated city with the highest percentage of high school and college graduates.
Denver has the largest city park system in the nation; 205 parks in city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains.
Denver is the "Baby Boomer" capital of America with the highest percentage of boomers of any major U.S. city.
Denver is 20th in the U.S. in population, but has the 10th largest downtown in terms of office space and retail space.
Denver has the nation's second largest performing arts center.
Denver is a mile high. There's a spot on the steps of the State Capitol building that is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level.
Lets start our tour at the US mint. The tours are very interesting and free!!
Lets get some dinner at The Broker. Located in an old Denver National Bank, diners eat in the bank vault.
After dinner, Denvers got plenty of professional sports teams we could watch. Take your pick!
The Broncos:
From Wikipedia:
For most of their history they played in Mile High Stadium, which became one of the shrines of professional football for its record ongoing streak of sellouts. The team has sold out every home game (including post-season games) since the NFL merger in 1970, with the exception of two replacement games during the 1987 strike (but both were sold out before the strike). During home games, the attendance is announced to the crowd, along with the number of no-shows (the fans subsequently boo the no-shows).
The stadium's legendary home-field advantage is regarded as one of the best in the NFL, especially during the post-season. The Broncos have had the best home record in pro football over the past 32 years (19742006, 191651). Mile High Stadium was one of the NFL's loudest stadiums, with steel flooring instead of concrete, which may have given the Broncos an advantage over opponents.
Since 2001, they have played at Invesco Field at Mile High, built next to the former site of the since demolished old Mile High Stadium. Sportswriter Woody Paige, along with many of Denver's fans, however, often refuse to call the new stadium by its full name, preferring to use Mile High Stadium because of its storied history and sentimental import. Additionally the Denver Post had an official policy of referring to the stadium as simply "Mile High Stadium" in protest, but dropped this policy in 2004.
The Colorado altitude has also been attributed as part of the team's home success. The stadium displays multiple references to the stadium's location of 5,280 ft. (1 mile) above sea level, including a prominent mural just outside the visiting teams locker room. Many believe the physical and mental aspects of competing athletically with less air to breathe affects the performance of visiting teams.
Denver also boasts the Rockies:
The Avalanche hockey team:
And the Colorado Rapids for all you soccer fans:
Alright, lets stay the night in the Ritz Carlton, and tomorrow well finish Denver!
Alright now that our bellies are full, lets drive up do Denver, otherwise known as the Mile High City.
http://www.denver.org/metro
Some Denver facts:
Denver receives 300 days of sunshine a year -- more annual hours of sun than San Diego or Miami Beach.
Denver is the nation's most highly educated city with the highest percentage of high school and college graduates.
Denver has the largest city park system in the nation; 205 parks in city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains.
Denver is the "Baby Boomer" capital of America with the highest percentage of boomers of any major U.S. city.
Denver is 20th in the U.S. in population, but has the 10th largest downtown in terms of office space and retail space.
Denver has the nation's second largest performing arts center.
Denver is a mile high. There's a spot on the steps of the State Capitol building that is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level.
Lets start our tour at the US mint. The tours are very interesting and free!!
Lets get some dinner at The Broker. Located in an old Denver National Bank, diners eat in the bank vault.
After dinner, Denvers got plenty of professional sports teams we could watch. Take your pick!
The Broncos:
From Wikipedia:
For most of their history they played in Mile High Stadium, which became one of the shrines of professional football for its record ongoing streak of sellouts. The team has sold out every home game (including post-season games) since the NFL merger in 1970, with the exception of two replacement games during the 1987 strike (but both were sold out before the strike). During home games, the attendance is announced to the crowd, along with the number of no-shows (the fans subsequently boo the no-shows).
The stadium's legendary home-field advantage is regarded as one of the best in the NFL, especially during the post-season. The Broncos have had the best home record in pro football over the past 32 years (19742006, 191651). Mile High Stadium was one of the NFL's loudest stadiums, with steel flooring instead of concrete, which may have given the Broncos an advantage over opponents.
Since 2001, they have played at Invesco Field at Mile High, built next to the former site of the since demolished old Mile High Stadium. Sportswriter Woody Paige, along with many of Denver's fans, however, often refuse to call the new stadium by its full name, preferring to use Mile High Stadium because of its storied history and sentimental import. Additionally the Denver Post had an official policy of referring to the stadium as simply "Mile High Stadium" in protest, but dropped this policy in 2004.
The Colorado altitude has also been attributed as part of the team's home success. The stadium displays multiple references to the stadium's location of 5,280 ft. (1 mile) above sea level, including a prominent mural just outside the visiting teams locker room. Many believe the physical and mental aspects of competing athletically with less air to breathe affects the performance of visiting teams.
Denver also boasts the Rockies:
The Avalanche hockey team:
And the Colorado Rapids for all you soccer fans:
Alright, lets stay the night in the Ritz Carlton, and tomorrow well finish Denver!
