Take me out to the ballgame

The big building behind we think is the US Mint

Since we spent our first day in Denver on a day trip to Estes Park (yesterday’s blog), we decided to spend today learning a little about the city. We were told about a free bus that goes through the heart of the city to the civic center, and we hopped aboard. We went to Civic Center Park, which was a little sketchy, but which enabled shots of the State Capitol, and either the Firefighters Museum or the Denver Art Museum.  We weren’t sure, and it was actually too hot to go check.

Capitol Selfie

State Legislature building - with convenient food trucks

Seen at the bus stop we used to get into central Denver. How convenient, and you don’t hear any screams about voter fraud in Colorado.

After a yummy snack in a Mexican restaurant in the downtown area, we headed back to our hotel (located, we have learned, in the LoDo neighborhood ). And get ready for our real reason for being in Denver—watching the Mariners play the Rockies.

Carl cheers the Ms at Coors Field

Enjoying the game

It was a great game, by which I mean of course, the Mariners won. 6-4: The tying run was at the plate in the bottom of the 9th, which made it even more exciting.

Marco saves his best performance for us

Tomorrow, it is off to the desert of Utah, and then we head for home; we are actually looking forward to the challenges of getting our new house ready