Next stop Denver. Started out flying Frontier - a first timer to the Frontier skies, btw. Nothing special, but it was a good price and a very entertaining flight attendant on the way back home. First time the mandatory flight prep was actually funny and you wanted to listen.
I had concerns about my trip to Denver going better than the last time I was there. One glass of wine and it was freshman year of college all over again........darn altitude. But my research on how to handle the transition to higher altitude went well. As suggested, I avoided all alcohol for the first 24 hours, drank lots of water and I was able to enjoy Denver form the start - with a clear frame of mind.
The Better Half and I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn. Mark, our front desk guy, took care of us with a drivers (arrived too late for shuttles), taxis, bike rentals, restaurant suggestions and sightseeing suggestions. Best front desk/concierge guy EVER. Hotel in general? Very, very nice. I'd stay again in a Denver heartbeat. Shout out to Mohcine Gradui, our airport driver with Casabalanca. Courteous, prompt and just great service altogether.
Random question I asked servers and salesclerks this trip? Where is the one place you would take relatives that don't ski when they come to visit to show them Denver? I got two answers; a Colorado Rockies baseball game and RedRock Amphitheater. (Sidebar note here and disclaimer; the baseball game was a must! The Better Half had already informed me that since Todd Helton was a native Knoxvillian that we'd watched grow and develop with his baseball career, going to a baseball game was an obligation and duty!)
Other sightseeing areas around town were the;
16th Street Mall (pretty blocks and blocks of shops and restaurants)
Larimer Square (more condensed, but full of unique locally owned restaurants)
Our favorite restaurant of the trip? Elway's! John wasn't in so he never got by our table to say hello (insert sad face here), but the steaks and lamb chops were FANTASTIC!
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