Travelogue / Boulder

As promised, another little travelogue, this time about an afternoon spent in Boulder a few weeks agoexploring their promenade and giant farmer’s market. I wish we’d had more time in Boulder, but it makes such a nice day trip from Denver. The drive isn’t too far or taxing, and you get just that little bit closer to the mountains.

(In case you missed it, last week’s post followed me through an adventure in Denver and its suburbs!)

Michael and his brothers spent the weekend together in Las Vegas (along with 11,000 other Irish people) watching Conor McGregor fight – and win! Michael trains at the same gym as Conor, so he’s a pretty big fan of his, and the rest of the boys were along for the ride. Long story short, the Westbrooks girls didn’t want to be left out of the fun, so we planned a few girls weekend adventures. Michael’s sister, Leah, flew in from Houston, and our gracious hostess Summer took us to Boulder for lunch and a little wandering around. We were missing Angie, but she caught up with us the next day back at the pool.

We started with a wander down Boulder’s pedestrian promenade, Pearl Street, which is full of buskers and street performers. There seemed to be a fire theme – there was this guy throwing fire sticks, and the guy after him was lighting things up as well!  Boulder is nestled right at the edge of a mountain, and it has a really relaxed hippy-student vibe about it.  After some great people watching, we stopped at The Med for tapas and wine, which has a giant patio covered (thankfully!) with umbrellas. We sat in the shade and chatted over patatas bravas and the most delicious bacon-wrapped dates.

Fully fueled, we made our way to the Boulder farmer’s market, which is huge!  My sister-in-laws (sisters-in-law?) are babes. And one is just a tad taller than the other!  The produce was so bountiful we couldn’t help but pick up all the fixings for a salad later. We chose some golden beets which are one of my new favourite vegetables. So sweet! We also picked up a bunch of this Southwestern artisan pasta that really tasted Southwestern! I ended up making it into the most bizarre but delicious pasta salad with black beans, corn and leftover salsa for dressing.  Overall, a lovely day spent enjoying a really relaxed town. If you’re headed to Boulder, just make sure you hit the Saturday farmer’s market well before 2pm when it closes for the day!