A TA-DAH In America - Part 1

After weeks and weeks of silence (you probably thought I wouldn’t bother you ever again…) I’m back on the blog.

The reason why nothing happened here for so long is simply because at the end of January, my boss asked to go to the American branch for a few weeks. I was supposed to go for 6 weeks so I assumed my blog could survive on its on for a bit but I ended up staying 3 months!

I was in Denver, Colorado and the experience was truly amazing! However, the problem being away is that you’re missing some amazing moments like when my friends Shelley and Joe welcomed their baby boy Noah, Emilie & Nicolas got married, I missed Mister Lapin's Birthday or when Matt proposed to Caz …All that kind of moments.

But let’s focus on Denver! The weather is great (very cold but dry so it’s ok) and with over 300 days of sunshine a year, it was a nice change from England! The views are stunning and you can see the Rocky Mountains wherever you go. Something I’ve learnt is that if the mountains are on your right hand side, you are heading south.

Also, people are wonderful over there! Always very nice and making sure you’re welcome and having a good time.

I’ve been staying with my colleague Janielle who quickly became a great friend and partner in crime! She is the one who took me to all the great places I’m going to tell you about. Living with her was an even better experience as I’ve seen America from an American point of view, not a tourist one, which, I think, is always better. 

When I arrived, I had a TO DO list of the things I wanted to do there and she did her best to make sure I had everything ticked before I leave (except meeting Barack Obama, she said it wouldn’t be possible…)

There is also so many stuff to do in Denver, you can go the museum, the zoo, the aquarium, go to a concert in the rocky mountains, support the nuggets team at the Pepsi center, see a hockey game (very spectacular if you seat on first row), enjoy some baseball and hot-dog, do some « bike » in Denver (try it with a big bunch of friends), visit a brewery in Fort Collins… the opportunities are endless!

At some point, mister Lapin came for a surprise visit! Although I had a lot of work during the day, it was nice to be with him and being able to talk without skype. We went skiing in « Loveland » (true!) and ate a lot of great food. Which bring me to the purpose of this entry: Where and what did I eat for 3 months!