You know I'm not too thrilled with large cities, but our trek downtown to Denver's Capitol building area was really not bad. We found free parking on the street right in front of the home of the "Unsinkable Molly Brown". We didn't take the time for a tour which I'm sure would have been interesting and opted instead to head straight for the Capitol.
Colorado's state Capitol was a beautiful, classic structure with a newly refurbished, glistening gold dome.
That's right, I'm sitting on the step exactly one mile above sea level, unless it's the one behind me or one of the four that have, at various times, been declared to be exactly one mile high.
Back inside we joined our tour group and Bob, our docent, gave us the history of the building and the art inside.
High above the Capitol's rotunda, we were allowed to wander around the viewing deck to study the cityscape in all directions.
Close by, we explored Larimer Square where there was some fascination with cats. Little cat statues were everywhere.
I do not know the reason for the Big Blue Bear that stands three stories tall as he peeks into the civic center, but I will admit he was pretty cool!
We saw a lot but we missed even more - Denver will definitely require another visit.
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