Following yesterday's warm reception in Boise, we were pleasantly surprised by the way 'today' panned-out too. The 'Modern Hotel' proved to be as comfortable as it looked on our arrival and despite the hot overnight temperatures outside, our room remained cool.
The hotel provides a free continental breakfast and whilst the choice is a little more limited than of late, the quality is very high......the orange juice is freshly squeezed! Since Jenny was 'out and about' back home, we savoured the prospect of Skyping her for later in the day! Our plan was to take a lazy day in the State's capital city and a pleasant breeze helped to keep the temperature down to an ambient level. We soon spotted the Capitol Building and on the way chanced upon a couple of guys who are part of the team that takes care of the fabric of this and some other municipal buildings in the area.
Terry Warden kindly agreed to give is a personal tour and we soon found ourselves in the Governor's Office.....a great place to work, and the significance of 'The Otter' wasn't lost on us! (Thanks again Terry!)
Visit completed, we headed to Main Street, stopping off for coffee and one of the myriad of great coffee shops here. (Boise also has several 'top' micro-breweries!) We chatted to a local hair-stylist/tattooist who trained at Vidal Sassoon' (London) and who now has some pretty avant garde ideas for his business.....currently looking to market elaborate eye make-up concepts to ladies who wear burkas, employing photographs of models wearing burkas made from the American Flag! (Maybe ought to talk to Salman Rushdie?!!) He was also kind enough to identify "John the Welder" for us, as he walked off with one of the chairs....it was reassuring to know that it wasn't "John the Thief"! Pat and I then went our separate ways for a while, as I searched out the (very helpful) Visitor Centre and Pat went for a 'walk-in' pedicure and met some ladies from up-state New York. We planned our afternoon around the Green-Belt area, walking through the park and its lovely rose-garden to the river and then on to the University campus.
By late afternoon we were ready to head back to the hotel (via the Basque Quarter) for short stop (and chance to catch-up with Jen) before hoofing-it to our favourite brewery/distillery for dinner. We didn't listen to Sirius-XM today, so this is a track picked from the annal of my mind......
The hotel provides a free continental breakfast and whilst the choice is a little more limited than of late, the quality is very high......the orange juice is freshly squeezed! Since Jenny was 'out and about' back home, we savoured the prospect of Skyping her for later in the day! Our plan was to take a lazy day in the State's capital city and a pleasant breeze helped to keep the temperature down to an ambient level. We soon spotted the Capitol Building and on the way chanced upon a couple of guys who are part of the team that takes care of the fabric of this and some other municipal buildings in the area. 
Terry Warden kindly agreed to give is a personal tour and we soon found ourselves in the Governor's Office.....a great place to work, and the significance of 'The Otter' wasn't lost on us! (Thanks again Terry!) 
Visit completed, we headed to Main Street, stopping off for coffee and one of the myriad of great coffee shops here. (Boise also has several 'top' micro-breweries!) We chatted to a local hair-stylist/tattooist who trained at Vidal Sassoon' (London) and who now has some pretty avant garde ideas for his business.....currently looking to market elaborate eye make-up concepts to ladies who wear burkas, employing photographs of models wearing burkas made from the American Flag! (Maybe ought to talk to Salman Rushdie?!!) He was also kind enough to identify "John the Welder" for us, as he walked off with one of the chairs....it was reassuring to know that it wasn't "John the Thief"! Pat and I then went our separate ways for a while, as I searched out the (very helpful) Visitor Centre and Pat went for a 'walk-in' pedicure and met some ladies from up-state New York. We planned our afternoon around the Green-Belt area, walking through the park and its lovely rose-garden to the river and then on to the University campus. 
By late afternoon we were ready to head back to the hotel (via the Basque Quarter) for short stop (and chance to catch-up with Jen) before hoofing-it to our favourite brewery/distillery for dinner. We didn't listen to Sirius-XM today, so this is a track picked from the annal of my mind......
Now that's what I call a hotel. I love the US, but most American hotels are lumpen, overblown places that haven't changed since the 1980s. Pleased to see they've finally discovered minimalism.
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