Thoughts on Denver
The city of Denver is pretty much what I was expecting. A very chill city. It's a small city. The Downtown area is small, smaller than Downtown Seattle for sure. People don't speed; they drive within the speed limit, at speed limit or 5 over. People yield to you. People are also friendly. I was also expecting to see some major racial differences: like the way Jason put it, instead of seeing more Asians like in Seattle, you see more Mexicans. I actually haven't seen a lot of Mexicans. Asians are definitely at like 1%. Instead of seeing people all over the place in DT with messy traffic, you barely see a lot of people or tourists walkiing around. You always pay by meter all day until 10pm, except for Sundays/holidays. It is also cheap: $1/hour by coins mostly, some let you use cc.
Today, I drove to Downtown twice. The first time, I went to check out Coors Field (had just missed the tour, though!) Pepsi Center, Invesco Field in a distance. I really wanted to go to the Denver Art Museum, but they had some major detour with the roads being closed, and it was really messing with my GPS. I was tired of it all and it was 93 degrees, so the best I could do was also to take a picture of the state capitol in the car.
The second time was when I went back a few hours later to watch the husky game playing at BYU. I kinda was forced to drink for the first time since July. A little weird again hanging out at the bar by myself (at a bar called Sports Column) for an hour or so. I wasted too much time getting ready to head out because I had realized my GPS was going low on battery so I went with googlemap for directions. I am a little bit screwed for the next 2.5 days.
ANYWAYS...I am also flattered because apparently I am pretty/attractive in Denver? LOL. I've gotten attention both days/nights! Partly maybe because I was never with a guy? I don't know. It feels good, though, lol.
Traveling alone again? I don't think so! I felt pretty lonely late last night and again today. Partly because I know Jason is having a lot of fun. While I am admiring a new city, I still feel like something is missing here.
Yes, I could definitely live here. It's a bit scary to drive in a new city, but it would not be difficult to learn the streets here. It's very laidback. There is definitely not that much to do, though. But I don't do much, either, haha. I love the mountain view. I know Jason would like it here, too.
I am off to Rocky Mountain National Park tomorrow! Without my GPS, I am most likely not going to drive up to Cheyenne anymore. I was tempted to drive up, but I don't want to get lost. And I am still nervous about all the scratches all over the car and the stupid dent. I am probably going to get f'ed over. :(I am going to study the map some more tonight here, and probably go to bed really early (slept like shit last night/early morning), but I will still wait for Jason's call...
Today, I drove to Downtown twice. The first time, I went to check out Coors Field (had just missed the tour, though!) Pepsi Center, Invesco Field in a distance. I really wanted to go to the Denver Art Museum, but they had some major detour with the roads being closed, and it was really messing with my GPS. I was tired of it all and it was 93 degrees, so the best I could do was also to take a picture of the state capitol in the car.
The second time was when I went back a few hours later to watch the husky game playing at BYU. I kinda was forced to drink for the first time since July. A little weird again hanging out at the bar by myself (at a bar called Sports Column) for an hour or so. I wasted too much time getting ready to head out because I had realized my GPS was going low on battery so I went with googlemap for directions. I am a little bit screwed for the next 2.5 days.
ANYWAYS...I am also flattered because apparently I am pretty/attractive in Denver? LOL. I've gotten attention both days/nights! Partly maybe because I was never with a guy? I don't know. It feels good, though, lol.
Traveling alone again? I don't think so! I felt pretty lonely late last night and again today. Partly because I know Jason is having a lot of fun. While I am admiring a new city, I still feel like something is missing here.
Yes, I could definitely live here. It's a bit scary to drive in a new city, but it would not be difficult to learn the streets here. It's very laidback. There is definitely not that much to do, though. But I don't do much, either, haha. I love the mountain view. I know Jason would like it here, too.
I am off to Rocky Mountain National Park tomorrow! Without my GPS, I am most likely not going to drive up to Cheyenne anymore. I was tempted to drive up, but I don't want to get lost. And I am still nervous about all the scratches all over the car and the stupid dent. I am probably going to get f'ed over. :(I am going to study the map some more tonight here, and probably go to bed really early (slept like shit last night/early morning), but I will still wait for Jason's call...