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Jim and Ginger, Margie’s folks, were kind enough to suggest that maybe Margie and I might want to go off for an evening while they’re here. So Margie drew up some plans and we have a very pleasant evening away from the hustle and bustle.<\/p>\n

We started off (after a drop-off by Jim) taking the train downtown, whence we walked to the Brown Palace<\/a>, the <\/em>golden lady of hotels in downtown Denver. We checked in, relaxed for a bit, then went for a walk around downtown with an eye toward where to have dinner, etc.<\/p>\n

We returned to the hotel, relaxed a while longer, drank some wine, then went off to Marlowe’s<\/a>, a steakhouse along the 16th Street Mall. In keeping with their sign, I had a martini, while Margie had a Scotch Old Fashioned. I had fillet, she had antelope. We eschewed dessert, but it was a very pleasant meal indeed.<\/p>\n

We wandered across the street, picked up some chocolates and caramel popcorn at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, then caught an evening showing of Quantum of Solace<\/em><\/a>. From there we wandered back to the hotel, had a few after-dinner drinks at the Ship Tavern, then headed back to our room, where we read for a while, then called it an evening.<\/p>\n

This morning we woke up decadently late, showered, relaxed for a bit, then checked out and waited in the lobby for Jim and Ginger and Katherine to arrive. Then  we went to the Sunday champagne brunch<\/a> they have at the hotel, which is always a decadent marvel.<\/p>\n

Then we headed home all together, relaxed and refreshed (and still bit tipsy), had a quiet, nappy Sunday afternoon, had hors d’oeuvres for dinner, and called it a night.<\/p>\n

A nice evening, and a nice weekend, indeed. Especially being able to share it with Margie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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