Colorado Trip: Part 2 Colorado Springs

The road from Denver to Colorado Springs was nice. You could see the Rocky Mountains the whole time. We got to my brother's new house (he had just closed on the house December 31, 2009.) It is a decent looking house. A little small for me, but it is their second house and so is good for them.

I have to say that I wasn't really impressed with Colorado Springs. While it had all the main stores and restaurants they were so spread out. Also there are huge tracks of unused green space throughout the city while the housing developments are so close to each other and no house has much land. It was cool to see NORAD near-by.

We really went to Colorado to see my brother, sister-in-law, nephew and niece. Since we stayed at their house we got to see them a lot. The only complaint I have is their new dog, Luke. He is a rescue dog (as are most of the dogs we get.) When I first met him he was licking my hand and it seemed everything was fine and then he jumped at me and tried to bite me. I have been around dogs my whole life and have never had one do that to me. Needless to say my mom and I wanted Luke kept in a room away from us the whole time. My brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew were not that good at keeping him away from us. They would leave the door of the room he was in open and several times I would get something upstairs (our room was downstairs) for my mom only to come face-to-face with Luke. I don't think he is the best dog for my brother or his family. They need a more gentle dog.

While in Colorado Springs we ate out several times throughout our stay. Some were good (like Boston Market and On the Border) while others were just bad (Noodles and Company.) While the food was good at On the Border our waiter, Horatio, was awful and we got served by everyone but him. We complained to the manager (about Horatio and being over-charged), but made sure to mentioned the food was great. We got our meal for free and so we gave the waitress who actually served us a big tip.

We went to Fort Carson several times. That is where I got my post cards to send to my friends and family. One thing I will never understand is why Military Bases require an ID from everyone. I only had my Driver's License and showed that at the gate - how does that prove anything or keep the base safe? I would understand if I had to sign in since I didn't have a military ID, but they didn't make me. I guess it is more for show and to make you feel safe when in fact it is useless in terms of security.