BASEBALL
Monday night we went to the Rockies vs. Braves game at Coors Field. The stadium is super cool, very modern. It sits on 76 acres, so it's a pretty BIG offensive ballpark! Andrew danced the whole time, while Drew spouted stats, and I laughed and snapped photos.
We got to "the house that beer built" about an hour early so we could check everything out and enjoy a good hot dog!
We had great seats at the Mile High Stadium!
I took this for Mimi, she wanted a shot of her boys chowing down on some ballpark dogs!
Fun Fact: A ball travels 9 percent farther at 5,280 feet than at sea level. It's estimated that a home run hit 400 feet in sea-level Yankee Stadium would travel about 408 feet in Atlanta and as far as 440 feet in the Mile High City!
Fun Fact #2: The thinner air at this altitude also has an influence on pitching. Curve balls will be a little less snappy, and fastballs will get about an extra six inches of giddy-up due to the decrease in resistance the thinner air provides.
BOOKS
Tuesday night after a prime rib dinner at The Keg Steakhouse in Denver's LoDo district we walked over the the Tattered Cover Bookstore in the historic Mercantile Building. Besides the Rocky Mountain Nation Park this was my second favorite place in Denver. I love old buildings and I love old bookstores! This bookstore is quaint and cozy, full of history and great architecture.
Andrew and I found a great spot on the second floor. :)
BUILDINGS
Union Station: Built in 1881 by architect A. Taylor of Kansas City
In it's heyday it served six different railroads and 80 trains a day.
This building was built in 1903 as a cold storage warehouse for Beatrice Creamery.
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