Happy Tuesday everyone! After our hike on Saturday, Cam and I did a quick change out of our sweaty clothes and decided to go explore Fort Collins. I’ve heard a lot of great things about FoCo (Colorado slang) from friends who had visited, so I was excited to check it out.
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| They had a lot of really cute sculptures all over the place |
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| Making new friends wherever she goes… |
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| Such a social butterfly |
The downtown area is definitely really adorable, and I can see why people love this town. It’s has somewhat of a similar feel to Boulder, but it’s definitely got it’s own unique vibe. Cam and I were pretty hungry after our hike, so we headed straight to get some grub at one of the restaurants in the Old Town area. We ended up eating lunch at CooperSmith’s, which (to my knowledge) is the only one out of the many breweries in Fort Collins that actually serves food. (Points to Portland on that one; while there are a lot of breweries in Colorado, I don’t think the food scene is as prevalent here so not as many breweries serve food, whereas in Oregon a lot of the brewpubs have both great beer and delicious food) CooperSmith’s was a pretty neat place that had two different sides on the Old Town Square, a pool side and pub side. Both had outdoor seating so we ended up on the pool side and had a pretty good lunch. I got a yummy salad, and Cam got a burger with some really excellent fries (of which I probably stole half). Both of our beers were decent, I wouldn’t say they were great, and Lola was super appreciative that they brought her out a big bowl of water when the waiter brought our waters.
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| The “you’re not putting this on your blog” face |
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| Lola passed out like a hobo during our meal |
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| I seriously cannot take a picture straight to save my life |
After lunch, we walked around the Old Town area and checked out all the neat little shops and restaurants. There happened to be a jazz festival going on this weekend, so it was lovely to have live music playing throughout the afternoon. There were bikes everywhere, and in the center of the Old Town area, there is a bike library where you can go and rent bikes for free! I know that a lot of people rent bikes and ride them around to the nearby breweries, so that’s definitely something I’d like to do when we come back without Lola! We ended the day by getting some delicious ice cream at Walrus, which I had heard was a must try spot. All in all, I definitely think I like Boulder a little bit better, but we’ll definitely be coming back to spend some more time in Fort Collins because it really is a cute little town!
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| There are lots of stores like this in Colorado which is great |
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| Bike library |
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| I need to come back and check this place out, it looks so cute! |
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| Jazz Festival |
