a day in downtown denver

Spencer and I heard about a street chalk drawing festival going on this weekend at Larimer Square, and we decided to check it out. Some of the artists were pretty amazing, others not so much, but it was fun to see so many people out and about, and the weather was perfect! While we were downtown we decided to take a tour of the Brown Palace Hotel (an old hotel that is supposedly haunted). After admiring the tea parties taking place in the lobby, we started our tour. Our tour guide was super obnoxious, and all the rooms were booked so we couldn't see them. A little disappointed, we ducked out early and strolled along the 16th street mall. We got lunch at the Corner Bakery DELICIOUS, and then walked toward the Capitol building. We were surprised to see the People's Fair going on. Live music, and tons of booths and vendors, it was fun to walk around and it reminded me a lot of the River Festival that used to go on in the summers in Boise. The People's Fair took us right near the Denver Art Museum and since Spencer and I haven't been yet, we decided to check it out. We went inside and were excited to find that we were there on a free day, so we spent the rest of the afternoon in the Museum. The architecture of the museum was almost more impressive than the exhibits featured inside. A little exhausted from walking around all day, we wrapped up the night with the new Indiana Jones movie. As cheesy as they all are, we both really liked it. It ended up being a really fun Saturday, and best of all, it was almost entirely free! Yeah for fun on a budget.