Momwe mungakonzekere tsiku lachikondi ku Denver
Pankhani ya chikondi ku Colorado, Mzinda wa Loveland umakonda kupeza chikondi chochuluka pa zifukwa zina zosadziwika. ( Psst , mutha kugwiritsa ntchito makadi anu a Valentine kudzera ku ofesi ya positi ya Loveland ndikupeza sitampu yokoma yosungira pa mavulopu omwe amati "Ndi Chikondi Chochokera ku Loveland." Apa ndi momwe mungachitire!)
Koma, Denver, monga mzindawo wokongola kwambiri mumzinda wa kumpoto, amachititsanso manja ena amodzi ndi achikazi-amadzaza ndi maluwa, chokoleti, chakudya chokongoletsera ndi magalimoto okwera pamahatchi.
Polemekeza Tsiku la Valentine, apa pali zinthu 10 zokondweretsa zomwe mungachite mu Mile High City, kaya muli pa tchuthi kapena mukukonzekera madzulo usiku. Koma, ngati muli wokondana chaka chonse, omasuka kuchotsa malingaliro onse chaka chonse, nanunso!
01 pa 10
Tengerani makasitomala kudutsa mumzinda wa Denver
Tambani tsamba kuchokera ku zolemba zapamwamba poika galimoto yokwera ndi akavalo kuti mupite kukaona Denver, kutsekedwa pang'onopang'ono pansi pa Msewu wa 16 Wodutsa Msewu ndi kudutsa pafupi ndi Larimer Square. (Ochezera, mudzadziwa kuti muli pa Larimer mukawona chipinda chowala chowala chowala chokongoletsedwa chapafupi). Irish Rose Drafts amatsogolera kumalo okwera magalimoto komanso maulendo a mahatchi, kuphatikizapo Belgium, Clydesdale, Percherons ndi Suffolks. Mukhoza kusankha mapepala osiyanasiyana ndi njira zomwe zimachokera pa $ 130 mpaka $ 343. (Ulendo wapamwamba kwambiri umatha kufika maola 1.5).
02 pa 10
Slurp ena oyster ku Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House
Nthano ili ndi Giacomo Casanova amadya oyster ndi khumi ndi awiri. Kutembenuka, wokondedwa wotchuka wa ku Italy angakhale atakhalapo chifukwa mazira oyambirira ali ndi zinc, zomwe zingakulimbikitseni kugonana kwanu, malinga ndi kafukufuku amene adafotokozedwa ndi American Chemical Society. Zosangalatsa: Musalole kuti anthu ammudzi amakuuzani kuti "Oyimba a Mapiri a Rocky" pokhapokha mutakhala ndi vuto lachilendo. ( Ahem , chifukwa chosadziwika, ndizo zikho za ng'ombe zamphongo zokazinga ndipo nthawi zina mumazipeza pa menus a Colorado).
M'malo mwake, tchulani GPS yanu ku Del Frisco ya Double Eagle Steak House, 8100 E. Road Orchard. Malo odyerawo amawonjezeranso chikondi ndi "Oyster & Pearls For Two" mbale, $ 48, yomwe imabwera ndi chilled oysters pa theka la chipolopolo yokhala ndi caviar mignonette, kuphatikiza magalasi awiri a Veuve Clicquot Champagne kapena Grey Goose VX Vodka.
(Zosungirako zimalimbikitsa, ndipo zingapangidwe poitana 303-796-0100).
03 pa 10
Lembani tebulo la awiri pa Vesta
Mukuyang'ana kuti mugwire chizindikiro ndi malo odyera oyenera? Mtsinje wa Aim Cupid ku Vesta, malo odyera a LoDo, omwe, mwachidule, ndiwotchi ndi kuwala kwake kokhala ndi zowonongeka. Mkulu wa apolisi Nicholas Kayser ali ndi chakudya cha Valentine ndi zakudya zina zachikondi, monga oyendetsa nyanja zam'maŵa akummawa akutumikira ndi madzi a granita. Vesta, 1822 Blake St., ndi tsiku lokongola kwambiri usiku wonse. Mapulogalamu apadera ku masewera awo atsopano, kumene mungathe kupanga mbale ngati mwanawankhosa wa mwanawankhosa wa Colorado kapena fupa yamphongo ndipo kenako mumusungunule ndi "zazikulu zophika" kumbali. Tikulankhula za sauce zotentha zakale, jalapeño remoulades ndi mkuyu wamkuyu.
04 pa 10
Mtsinje kudutsa m'minda ya Denver Botanic Gardens
Ndichifukwa chiyani mumapereka maluwa khumi ndi awiri pamene mungapereke tsiku lanu munda wonse? Kuthawa kuzizira ndikupita ku Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. ku Denver. Maluwa okongolawa ali ndi knack yowala tsiku lachisanu. Mawonetseredwe a Orchid akuchitika kuyambira tsopano mpaka Feb. 20, 2017 mkati mwa Orangery ndi Marnie's Pavilion. Orchids amapezeka kuti adziyitana okha chifukwa maluwawo ndi osiyana kwambiri, okhala ndi mitundu yoposa 25,000. Maluwa a Botanic a nyengo yozizira amawonetsera ma orchid omwe amodziwa ndi ena osadziwika. Mukhozanso kugula maluwa kuyambira 9 koloko mpaka 2 koloko pa Feb. 11, 2017 ndi Feb. 18, 2017. Komanso, ngati mujambula chithunzi ndikuchigawa pa khoma la Botanic Gardens Facebook ndi hashtag #dbgcontest mungapambane chomera chanu cha orchid. Bonasi, ngati Denver atangoyamba kasupe tsiku ndi tsiku, ndikunyamula pikiniki ndi kudya masana ku Cheesman Park, yomwe imadutsa Botanic Gardens.
05 ya 10
Kokani Magalasi a Champagne pa Mzere 44
Kale, Street ya Larimer ndi yokondana, ndipo pali magetsi omwe amapatsa kuwala kwa chaka chonse komanso malo odyera apamwamba omwe amayenda mumsewu. Kaya munakhala usiku kumalo ozungulira masewera kapena mumapita kukadya chakudya chamadzulo, ndi bwino kuti mulowe mumsewu 44, 1433 Larimer St.. Zedi, mungapite ndi dongosolo lachikale la maluwa. Koma operekera pano ali ndi vuto labwino, ndipo amapotoza mwadzidzidzi vinyo wonyezimira. The "Raspberry Truffle" amapangidwa ndi rasipiberi vodka, Godiva chokoleti liqueur ndi champagne. (Swoon!) Omwa mowa wambiri? Yesani Black Velvet, ndipo khulupirirani pa ichi. Zimasakaniza Guinness ndi champagne. Chinthu chinanso ndi Italian Twist yomwe imagwiritsa ntchito mphambeni ndi limoncello, mowa wa mandimu, ndipo amakongoletsedwa ndi kupweteka kwa mandimu.
06 cha 10
Candy Candy Factory
Kodi mudadziwa kuti kumpoto kwa dera, Denver ali ndi Candyland yake yokha? Patsiku lokoma-ndithudi-mukhoza kuyang'ana Candy Factory yamtundu wa Hammond, 5735 Washington St. ku Denver. (PS Sitikuuzeni ngakhale tsiku lanu kuti kuvomereza kuli mfulu ndipo simunasowe kuti mupange chiwongoladzanja) . Pa ulendowu, mudzafika kukayang'ana antchito ogulitsa fakitale, kupotoza ndi kupanga mawotchi apamwamba, ndi maswiti. Njirayi yakhala ikukhazikitsidwa kuyambira pamene Hammond idatsegulidwa mu 1920. Pambuyo pake, imani mu sitolo ya maswiti ndikutsata zokoma. Zomba za Valentine zimaphatikizapo chitumbuwa chokhala ndi mtima kapena bulblegum. Fakitale yamakono yowonjezera idatsegulidwa pafupifupi zaka zana zapitazo ndi Carl T. Hammond, yemwe adayambitsa bizinesi kugwira ntchito monga wophunzira maswiti. Pa nthawiyi, adayambitsa Honey Ko Kos, omwe ndi chokoleti chokhala ndi kokonati yosalala.
07 pa 10
Lembani malo onsewa ku Ritz-Carlton
Insider nsonga, mungathe kupeza mankhwala opatsirana pogwiritsa ntchito mankhwala pa tsiku la Ritz-Carlton spa, 1881 Curtis St. ku Denver, ndipo inu ndi wokondedwa wanu mudzasangalala ndi spa yonse, mwayi wapadera kwambiri. Mukaitanitsa spa concierge pa 303-312-3830, funsani za "Couple's Spa Escape." Phukusili limaphatikizapo mphindi makumi asanu ndi limodzi, kupitilira kumbali kumbali ya banjali komanso kufika pa malo onse, kuphatikizapo mphepo yamkuntho, chipinda cha nthunzi ndi malo ochezera. Kuwonjezera apo, mupeza makasitomala okondweretsa. Phukusili amawononga $ 450. Mukhozanso kumangirira kudya ku Elway's (inde, monga momwe mumasewera wa Bronco wodabwitsa). Ngati mutapeza kusungira Lamlungu kapena Lachisanu usiku, mungathe kusangalala ndi vinyo wa vinyo wonyezimira kwa awiri, saladi, New York Strip steak ndi peppercorn msuzi, magalasi awiri a vinyo wofiira, mbali ndi mchere wa chokoleti.
08 pa 10
Muzidutsa madzulo m'dera la masewera
Denver ali ndi dera lokongola lamasewero, ndi Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1400 Curtis St., yomwe ili kunyumba ya Colorado Ballet, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, masewero a zisudzo ndi Broadway omwe amaikidwa ndi Denver Center for Performing Arts ndi Opera Colorado. Mukhoza kupanga usiku mwa kutenga masewera otchuka ndikufika kumudzi koyambirira kuti mudye chakudya ndikumwa mumsewu mkati mwa Curtis Hotel ku Corner Office. Zomwe muyenera kuchita mukakhala pamenepo, pitani kuchipinda ndikusiya zolemba za chikondi pa khoma. Malo osungirako ophikira pamadzi omwe amachokera kumalo otsekemera amatsitsa Post-It akulemba zomwe zimapangitsa kuti aziwerenga mosangalala.
09 ya 10
Lembani chipinda ku Hotel ya ART
Pakatikati mwa chipatala cha museum cha Denver ndi ART Hotel, yomwe, ndi luso la luso lonseli imakhala iwiri monga museum. Ngati inu ndi tsiku lanu mumakonda kuyang'ana m'masamu musamu, fufuzani ku hotelo ndipo mwawazinga, ndi Colorado History Museum mbali imodzi ku Museum of Denver Art. Koma "chowonjezera" chomwe timachikonda pa hoteloyi ndi FIRE Lounge, yomwe ili ndi mazenera omwe amatha kutsekemera kuti mutha kuyisakaniza ndikudya zakudya zowonjezera. (Ngati zilondazi, MOTO umataya ma bulangete a ubweya kwa inu ndipo tsiku lanu likhale losangalatsa ndi). Zina mwazozizira zakumwa zachisanu, kuphatikizapo "Jamb Juice" zopangidwa ndi syrah, Grand Marnier, vanilla yosavuta, sinamoni ndi clove. Kapena, Njuchi za njuchi zimapangidwa ndi Wonong'onong'ono Wakale, omwe ndi bourbon, ndi Honey, Colorado ndi timbewu timbewu.
10 pa 10
Pangani izo 4/20-themed ndi usiku mkati
Inde, ngakhale masitolo a poto a Colorado akudziwa momwe angapezere chikondi. Ngati tsiku lanu limakhala ndi khansa, mukhoza kuigwiritsa ntchito usiku umodzi ndi mafuta ena oyandikana ndi khansa komanso mafuta osakanikirana omwe ali ndi THC m'malo mwa mafuta ndi mafuta omwe mumapezeka mu mafuta. Mutha kupeza zonse ku Native Roots, malo otchuka a Colorado omwe ali ndi malo 19 ku Denver. Nthano zapachibale zimayendetsa malonda pa chokoleti ndi mafuta oyandikana mkati mwa mwezi wa Feliyumu monga kugwedeza kwa Tsiku la Valentine.