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while in town we stayed at the hotel alex johnson which is apparently haunted, a fact I was unaware of until just now when I looked up the link & I'm pretty sure we even stayed on the 8th floor!
anyhow, from the newly completed rooftop bar I was able to get a photo of the lonely dinosaur, at least I thought it was but it appears it's actually one of the creatures over at dinosaur park...either way I found it very cool to look out & see him there especially with such a pretty sunset:
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the night we were in town they had closed off part of the downtown area for a festival which included live music & food tents. in addition there was a grafitti covered alleyway which that evening was full of people selling things & more live music. it felt a little bit like dueling festivals but I was able to find a tasty cupcake at one & a guy with fire at the other so I was happy:
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2 comments:
Ok, that hotel looks like it's out of "the Shining" !!
That place looks like an awesome place to visit!
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