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Denver Experiences
Food::
Jason's Deli (5302 DTC Blvd) Great toasted sandwiches, good lunch prices, would return.
Samurai (9625 E Arapahoe Rd) Sushi place that's a good value, but not great quality.
Abo's Pizza (Arapahoe Rd) Bacon pizza was absolutely incredible. Definitely would return.
Brothers BBQ (9069 E Arapahoe Rd) Decent sandwiches, a little cold, but nicely spiced and good sauces.
John Holly's (?) Expensive asian place, but high quality sushi, and the "John Holly's Fillet" was exceptional.
Coors Field::
4/24/09 Rockies vs Dodgers. Walk-up seats readily available. Field level, 11 rows back, a couple sections away from directly behind home. The stadium is wide open, especially around the left field stands. Attendance at first pitch was sparse, but nearby seats were 80% full by the 5th inning. Rockies dog was good with onions and sauerkraut, but the bun was falling apart. Lots of traveling Dodgers fans, but there were far more Rockies fans, most with Rox jerseys, jackets, or at least t-shirts. Got down to about 40-45 degrees by the end of the game (while it was mid 60s during the day).
Overall::
Denver's a great city. They are second only San Diego in terms of number of Sunny days each year. The roads are excellent, and traffic isn't usually bad (outside of rush hour). People are the typical level of friendly you see outside of New England. Public transportation needs serious work (Boston area's is far better, though Denver beats Houston's joke of a public transportation system). I'd definitely like to come back to see more of the city and to go snowboarding (mountains supposedly remain open into mid-May or later).
Later days!
Jason's Deli (5302 DTC Blvd) Great toasted sandwiches, good lunch prices, would return.
Samurai (9625 E Arapahoe Rd) Sushi place that's a good value, but not great quality.
Abo's Pizza (Arapahoe Rd) Bacon pizza was absolutely incredible. Definitely would return.
Brothers BBQ (9069 E Arapahoe Rd) Decent sandwiches, a little cold, but nicely spiced and good sauces.
John Holly's (?) Expensive asian place, but high quality sushi, and the "John Holly's Fillet" was exceptional.
Coors Field::
4/24/09 Rockies vs Dodgers. Walk-up seats readily available. Field level, 11 rows back, a couple sections away from directly behind home. The stadium is wide open, especially around the left field stands. Attendance at first pitch was sparse, but nearby seats were 80% full by the 5th inning. Rockies dog was good with onions and sauerkraut, but the bun was falling apart. Lots of traveling Dodgers fans, but there were far more Rockies fans, most with Rox jerseys, jackets, or at least t-shirts. Got down to about 40-45 degrees by the end of the game (while it was mid 60s during the day).
Overall::
Denver's a great city. They are second only San Diego in terms of number of Sunny days each year. The roads are excellent, and traffic isn't usually bad (outside of rush hour). People are the typical level of friendly you see outside of New England. Public transportation needs serious work (Boston area's is far better, though Denver beats Houston's joke of a public transportation system). I'd definitely like to come back to see more of the city and to go snowboarding (mountains supposedly remain open into mid-May or later).
Later days!
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That being said, I can only speculate on the best places in the US for me (while moving to New Zealand may be an option someday, I can't see doing it in the next 10 years). Colorado certainly has its appeal, and the fact that a number of migrants from Texas and California live there speaks volumes (positively). It's sort of an island within the US, because how often do you plan on visiting Wyoming, Utah or Nebraska?
My time in Kansas City spoke positively about that region. I didn't get the feeling that there were any neighborhoods, though. Basically: city city city country county country(x1000). And the strip malls were eeeeeverywhere. But fantastic people and good weather, outside of tornadoes.
But California's too expensive, Florida's too hot, humid and full of old people, New Englanders are jerks and the infrastructure sucks, and the traffic in Virginia/DC is horrid. Houston was nice... can't really think of any specific drawbacks, but I'm not sure I could see living there. I'd like to visit the Pacific NW, Arizona/New Mexico, and Michigan/Wisconsin.
But based on all of that, sure, I'd say Colorado would be in a top 3.