Miniature Circus at the Modern Railroad Museum in Greeley, Colorado

 

Hearts beat faster when the circus comes to town.

That's exactly what goes on at the Colorado Modern Railroad Museum in Greeley.

Imagine seeing a circus in miniature where the elephants are no longer than a few inches long.

When members of a band play minuscule instruments and look sharp in red uniforms, it's cause for celebration.

How about seeing an ice cream cart? 

 Nearby, a teeny tiny child gets an ice cream cone with the "cold" creamy confection as only big as a match head.

White horses still perform to perfection in the miniature circus. 

They wear fancy yellow decorations on their bitsy heads.

Extremely small clowns perform in a show, too, as do lions, and their tamers.

There's a ring with tiny seals, as well, garnering for attention from the audience.

All of the circus shows play to audiences of tiny attendees including some people wearing hats.

 None of them, however, appear to have facial features. 

The circus also has a delightful merry-go-round and a Ferris wheel.

So hats OFF to this wonderful circus performance at the Model Railroad Museum. 

If you are anywhere near Greeley, be sure to schedule a visit to this fascinating museum.

A Visit to Avery House in Fort Collins, Colorado

                            (A dollhouse on the second floor of Avery House.)

If Victorian houses and spooky historical facts are your jam, you would have loved a tour of the Avery House toward the end of October of this year.

The house is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. On the tour mentioned,  the black dress-clad tour guide related the history of the home built in 1879.

                                                                                   (A room in the dollhouse).

She included lots of information on Halloween traditions and how they evolved. Participants were led through rooms on both floors of the homestread.

There's a swoon-worthy dollhouse in a little girl's room on the second floor of Avery House.

                                (This is one of the rooms in the Avery House dollhouse on the second floor.)

An art piece, comprised of human hair, drew quite a few curious onlookers.

Apparently, there are many tours of the home offered throughout the year.

Here are photos taken in one of the "big house" bedrooms.

If you are ever in the vicinity of Fort Collins, check the website of Avery House to see what could be in store.

DO YOU LIKE TAKING TOURS OF OLD BUILDINGS?

La Loma Restaurant in Denver, Colorado

Whenever we travel to Denver, Colorado, we always try to have a meal at La Loma restaurant.

Good quality, authentic Mexican food is almost impossible to find in our small, western Massachusetts town.

So going to La Loma is always a real treat.

The restaurant's "queso" (cheese) dippy and accompanying salsas, (shown above), tickled the palette.

On this last trip, the tacos, (shown at the top of this post),  were mouthwatering and I asked for extra avocado and cilantro.

The Corona with a lime wedge hit the spot on that hot summer's day.

Of course, the house-made tortilla chips and spicy salsa were not too shabby, either.

DO YOU LIKE MEXICAN CUISINE?

Breckenridge, Colorado---A Town to Remember

While on vacation this summer in Colorado, we had the opportunity to travel to the mountain town of Breckenridge.

This was a truly quaint and lovely town that made one think about being in a village in the Alps.

Walking through the downtown in summer was like taking a stroll through a kind of paradise.

There were flowers everywhere----hanging arrangements, window boxes and in containers all along the streets.

There was so much beauty and fragrance!

Talk about a fabulous place to visit, Breckenridge qualifies.

HAVE YOU EVER TRAVELED TO COLORADO?

Crocodile Dioramas

 Everyone knows not to get too close to a crock!

They are rather exotic and scary-looking creatures.

You can get a good look at them, fairly close-up, by looking at the dioramas at the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colorado.

The rattlesnake and the crocodile diorama is especially fascinating.

We'll never know who won!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CROCODILES?

Chandeliers and Mirrors, Oh My

It's true.  

I have a "thing" for gorgeous mirrors and chandeliers.

A heart could definitely skip a few extra beats when seeing some of the mirrors and a chandy at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado.

The hotel has quite a history, in itself, and its ambiance is unquestionable.

Ahhhhh, the mirrors, the elegant chandy  and the entire hotel are all splendid to look at.

Even if they are not part of our own homes, they are fun to see.

If you missed the post on tea at the Brown Palace Hotel and are interested, you can read about it here.

DO YOU LIKE ORNATE MIRRORS AND CHANDIES OR DO YOU PREFER MORE MODERN DECOR?

Mummy's the Word

 (A modern depiction  a mummy case, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Mummy Exhibit. More information from the Egyptian Study Society, http://www.egyptstudy.org)

Ever since childhood, when my elementary school class visited a museum with an ancient mummy exhibit, I've had a deep interest in mummies and the history that accompanies them.

So you can imagine how thrilling it was, on a recent vacation to Colorado, to discover an entire Egyptian mummy exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Two mummies there reflected the differences in class.

One mummy was a woman from a poor strata of society, another who was from a wealthy background.

 Part of the exhibit shows what one of the mummies may have actually looked like!  

Fascinating stuff!

It's always fascinating to see the cases in which the mummies are kept, too.

p.s. All of the photos and printing beneath some are directly of the Egyptian Mummy Exhibit at the museum, so many thanks to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science!

  It was an extremely fascinating exhibit.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MUMMIES?

Creole Breakfast in Denver, Colorado, Rocks!

If you love Louisiana style cuisine and get to Denver, Colorado, don’t miss going to Lucille’s Creole Cafe for breakfast.

There's usually a long line to get in but it's worth the wait!

Yum yum yum yum yum

I had poached eggs with a totally delectable Hollandaise sauce on top of succulent beans with pieces of meat in them.

Also part of the memorable breakfast was a small portion of home fries, grits, (not bad with warm syrup poured on them), spicy hot Louisiana sausage and a tender, flaky biscuit.

Shown at the top of the post  is the French toast, ordered by one of our dining companions.

One of the diners at our table also ordered beignets ---- warm rounds of doughy deliciousness---with a thick coating of confectioner’s sugar on top.  (Lord have mercy!)

These are very famous in New Orleans.

The chicory coffee was rich, dark and delicious.

From start to finish, at Lucille's, breakfast is a meal to remember.

HAVE YOU TRIED CREOLE CUISINE?