After a brief stopover in Flagstaff, AZ (and my first Cracker Barrel visit ever – yummy!), we travelled to Durango, CO. Our long drive through Arizona unfortunately did not take us to the Grand Canyon, but we were still able to see many majestic red rock formations. The voyage constantly reminded me of my visit a few years ago to St. George, UT, where the landscape and vegetation are very similar. We made a short stop at Four Corners, USA, headed into New Mexico and then entered the mountains of Colorado.
Before we knew it, we arrived in beautiful Durango, CO! Durango is a quaint, picturesque ski town. This former mining and railroad town boasts a rich history. Many of the buildings in Durango are haunted, including the regal Rochester Hotel at which we were staying. The Rochester Hotel has been around since the 1890s, where it served as low-income housing for railroad and mine workers. In the 1990s, the city decided to renovate the building and convert it into a hotel. However, all of the construction workers refused to return to work because of strange events that occurred onsite. According to legend, Room 204 of the hotel is frequented by a playful female ghost dressed either in full Victorian garb or in classy lingerie. The room books up a year in advance for Halloween stays with people hopeful of seeing a ghost. While I did not have the opportunity to stay in this room, I did have the pleasure of staying in the room directly below it, Room 104. Let me tell you…I heard every single little noise and several times even heard strange noises at odd hours of the night.
Our stay at the Rochester Hotel was venue-provided and was extremely nice and comfortable, very much like a bed and breakfast. The hotel rented bicycles to guests, provided fresh baked cookies and cocoa every day and each room was stocked with Aveda products. Pure bliss!
Halloween is a crazy night in Durango! The streets are filled with many costumed and inebriated individuals and at midnight, there is a raucous Halloween parade on Main Street. Alas, we were sans costumes this evening, as our luggage did not allow us any extra room for costumes (and frankly, the desire to wear costumes was not dire as we wear costumes almost every single day at work). As we walked from one bar to another, one of the locals approached us and asked one female member of our group, “Where’d you get your mask at?” Of course, she was mortified by the comment, but the event provided a hearty laugh for the remainder of our group.
At one of the bars we visited, we were treated to a peepshow by female local. Hoping to obtain a free drink, this colorful local climbed on top of the bar and proceeded to flash her boobs and nether regions to the bartender and everyone seated at the bar. Drinks and a show - what lucky individuals we were! We wrapped up the evening at Lady Falconburg’s, another local pub, where we saw many creative costumes, including The Flintstones, Jesus, and a Dick in a Box.
The weather in Durango was cold and dry for our sojourn, with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. At least we had our yummy cocoa, thick quilts and hotel ghosts to keep us warm!
Until the next adventure…
Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine
Before we knew it, we arrived in beautiful Durango, CO! Durango is a quaint, picturesque ski town. This former mining and railroad town boasts a rich history. Many of the buildings in Durango are haunted, including the regal Rochester Hotel at which we were staying. The Rochester Hotel has been around since the 1890s, where it served as low-income housing for railroad and mine workers. In the 1990s, the city decided to renovate the building and convert it into a hotel. However, all of the construction workers refused to return to work because of strange events that occurred onsite. According to legend, Room 204 of the hotel is frequented by a playful female ghost dressed either in full Victorian garb or in classy lingerie. The room books up a year in advance for Halloween stays with people hopeful of seeing a ghost. While I did not have the opportunity to stay in this room, I did have the pleasure of staying in the room directly below it, Room 104. Let me tell you…I heard every single little noise and several times even heard strange noises at odd hours of the night.
Our stay at the Rochester Hotel was venue-provided and was extremely nice and comfortable, very much like a bed and breakfast. The hotel rented bicycles to guests, provided fresh baked cookies and cocoa every day and each room was stocked with Aveda products. Pure bliss!
Halloween is a crazy night in Durango! The streets are filled with many costumed and inebriated individuals and at midnight, there is a raucous Halloween parade on Main Street. Alas, we were sans costumes this evening, as our luggage did not allow us any extra room for costumes (and frankly, the desire to wear costumes was not dire as we wear costumes almost every single day at work). As we walked from one bar to another, one of the locals approached us and asked one female member of our group, “Where’d you get your mask at?” Of course, she was mortified by the comment, but the event provided a hearty laugh for the remainder of our group.
At one of the bars we visited, we were treated to a peepshow by female local. Hoping to obtain a free drink, this colorful local climbed on top of the bar and proceeded to flash her boobs and nether regions to the bartender and everyone seated at the bar. Drinks and a show - what lucky individuals we were! We wrapped up the evening at Lady Falconburg’s, another local pub, where we saw many creative costumes, including The Flintstones, Jesus, and a Dick in a Box.
The weather in Durango was cold and dry for our sojourn, with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. At least we had our yummy cocoa, thick quilts and hotel ghosts to keep us warm!
Until the next adventure…
Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine
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